John Mccartney Sells 500 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.68, for a total transaction of $72,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 50,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,330,180.56. The trade was a 0.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

John Mccartney also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 2nd, John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.21, for a total transaction of $68,105.00.
• On Friday, August 1st, John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.11, for a total transaction of $64,555.00.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HURN opened at $150.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a PE ratio of 26.23 and a beta of 0.29. The company’s fifty day moving average is $137.87 and its 200 day moving average is $139.74. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $102.94 and a 52 week high of $155.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $402.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $402.67 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 25.52%. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.68 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.70 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of HURN. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1,018.2% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 369 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 55.9% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 407 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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.