Debra Zumwalt Sells 598 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 27,201 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,221,686.44. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Debra Zumwalt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 2nd, Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total value of $21,578.10.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $102.92 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $101.49 and a fifty-two week high of $186.77. The firm has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.15. The business’s fifty day moving average is $127.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $151.62. The company has a quick ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share 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 period last year, the company posted $1.68 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. Analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HURN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HURN. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Huron Consulting Group

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.