Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy” Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday.

HURN has been the subject of several other reports. Barrington Research lifted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wedbush started coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $160.00 price target for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.50.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $132.10 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.60. Huron Consulting Group has a twelve month low of $116.12 and a twelve month high of $186.77. The firm has a market cap of $2.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.58 and a beta of 0.15.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.23. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 28.20%. The business had revenue of $441.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.57 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.90 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 8.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.68, for a total value of $63,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 40,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,211,514.56. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 796 shares of company stock worth $101,411. Company insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $90,661,000. UBS Group AG increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $73,092,000 after acquiring an additional 308,770 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,454,000 after acquiring an additional 162,706 shares in the last quarter. SG Capital Management LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% in the 3rd quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,764,000 after acquiring an additional 142,448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BloombergSen Inc. increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% in the 3rd quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $53,596,000 after acquiring an additional 131,365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

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.