Polen Capital Management LLC Boosts Stake in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Polen Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 46.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,086 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,788 shares during the quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC owned 0.09% of Huron Consulting Group worth $2,609,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 86.2% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Huron Consulting Group to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 598 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.44, for a total transaction of $70,827.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 27,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,221,686.44. The trade was a 2.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Joy Brown sold 1,821 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.01, for a total value of $191,223.21. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $900,460.75. This represents a 17.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,658 shares of company stock valued at $415,931. Company insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 2.8%

HURN opened at $106.43 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $100.10 and a 12 month high of $186.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.16 and a beta of 0.08. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $117.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $143.67.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $437.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. Huron Consulting Group’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. Sell-side analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 earnings per share 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.