Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Has $31.65 Million Holdings in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lessened its stake in Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 183,027 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,140 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $31,647,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HURN. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,661,000. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,092,000 after purchasing an additional 308,770 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $82,454,000 after purchasing an additional 162,706 shares in the last quarter. SG Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% in the third quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,764,000 after purchasing an additional 142,448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BloombergSen Inc. boosted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% during the third quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,596,000 after purchasing an additional 131,365 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,221,686.44. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $52,468.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,616,232.24. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 1,837 shares of company stock valued at $224,707 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on HURN. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.50.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

HURN opened at $105.48 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52-week low of $101.49 and a 52-week high of $186.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a PE ratio of 18.00 and a beta of 0.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a current ratio of 2.22. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $151.30.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.15. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 29.41% and a net margin of 5.94%.The business had revenue of $451.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.12 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group’s revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Huron Consulting Group 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.