Fiduciary Management Inc. WI Takes Position in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Fiduciary Management Inc. WI acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 524,325 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $90,661,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. UBS Group AG increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 51.8% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. SG Capital Management LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Sunriver Management LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 451,985 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,338,000 after purchasing an additional 73,774 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,201 shares in the company, valued at $3,221,686.44. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director owned 8,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $900,460.75. This trade represents a 17.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 3,658 shares of company stock worth $415,931 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

HURN opened at $110.00 on Friday. 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 moving average price is $119.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $145.28. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $100.10 and a 1-year high of $186.77. The company has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.08.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $451.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $437.12 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.94% and a return on equity of 29.41%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Huron Consulting Group 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.