Kyle Featherstone Sells 459 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) insider Kyle Featherstone sold 459 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.67, for a total transaction of $70,075.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $160,303.50. This represents a 30.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

NASDAQ HURN opened at $152.78 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.87 and a beta of 0.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $110.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.64. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.88 and a 1 year high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $2.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.17 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $475.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $448.98 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 32.33% and a net margin of 6.38%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.89 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.000-9.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 9.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HURN. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 14.9% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 464 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,255,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,098 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on HURN. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.25.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is a global professional services firm that advises organizations across a range of industries on strategy, operations and technology. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, the company helps clients address complex business challenges such as performance improvement, digital transformation and organizational change. Huron’s consultants work alongside executive leadership teams to develop and implement tailored solutions that drive growth, increase efficiency and manage risk.

Huron’s service offerings encompass business and financial advisory, healthcare performance improvement, life sciences consulting, higher education and research lifecycle support, as well as legal and regulatory consulting.