James Ronald Dail Sells 662 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) COO James Ronald Dail sold 662 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.11, for a total transaction of $112,612.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 30,355 shares in the company, valued at $5,163,689.05. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

James Ronald Dail also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 30th, James Ronald Dail sold 167 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total transaction of $28,538.63.
• On Wednesday, October 29th, James Ronald Dail sold 7,824 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.53, for a total transaction of $1,326,402.72.
• On Monday, October 27th, James Ronald Dail sold 578 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $89,590.00.
• On Friday, October 24th, James Ronald Dail sold 22 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $3,410.00.
• On Friday, October 3rd, James Ronald Dail sold 1,421 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $213,150.00.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:HURN traded up $0.87 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $171.71. 29,969 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 191,909. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $158.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.66. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $118.25 and a 1 year high of $174.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.76 and a beta of 0.18.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.24. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 27.06% and a net margin of 6.54%.The firm had revenue of $441.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $418.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. Huron Consulting Group’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.600-7.700 EPS. Analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% in the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on HURN. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.25.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group Inc, a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The Healthcare segment provides financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital offerings, spanning technology and analytic-related services; software products; organizational transformation services; revenue cycle managed and outsourcing services; financial and capital advisory consulting services; and strategy and innovation consulting services to national and regional health systems, academic and community health systems, federal health system, public, children’s and critical access hospitals, physician practices and medical groups, payors, and long-term care or post-acute providers.