Ekta Singh-Bushell Sells 443 Shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 443 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total value of $52,468.92. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,646 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,616,232.24. This trade represents a 3.14% 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.

Ekta Singh-Bushell also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 2nd, Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.93, for a total value of $15,993.18.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

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

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $451.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.12 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.68 EPS. The company’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, research analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 35,142 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,480,000 after purchasing an additional 4,267 shares in the last quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 4,064 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $518,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 1st quarter valued at $1,671,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 1st quarter valued at $449,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 68.3% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 56,285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,176,000 after acquiring an additional 22,846 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.