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

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Monday, February 2nd, John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total value of $84,385.00.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $130.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.28 and a beta of 0.19. The business’s 50 day moving average is $139.93 and its 200-day moving average is $155.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $116.12 and a 1-year high of $186.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.57 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 28.20% and a net margin of 6.18%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.90 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.50.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 888,045 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $130,803,000 after buying an additional 129,073 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 779,120 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $134,718,000 after acquiring an additional 79,757 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 614,248 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $90,153,000 after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 587,755 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $101,629,000 after purchasing an additional 6,810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $90,661,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company 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.