Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC Has $49.25 Million Position in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 284,856 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,380 shares during the quarter. Huron Consulting Group makes up about 4.1% of Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $49,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,092,000 after purchasing an additional 308,770 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 476,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $82,454,000 after purchasing an additional 162,706 shares during the period. SG Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% in the third quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,764,000 after purchasing an additional 142,448 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 888,045 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $130,803,000 after purchasing an additional 129,073 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter worth approximately $11,633,000. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.68, for a total value of $63,840.00. Following the sale, the director owned 40,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,211,514.56. This represents a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Joy Brown sold 1,821 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.01, for a total transaction of $191,223.21. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $900,460.75. This represents a 17.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,658 shares of company stock worth $415,931. Insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HURN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of HURN opened at $107.18 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $100.10 and a twelve month high of $186.77. The company has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.29 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $119.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $145.53.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.15. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.94% and a return on equity of 29.41%. The business had revenue of $451.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $437.12 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 EPS for the current year.

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.