Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

HURN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barrington Research lifted their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Wedbush raised 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $215.50.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

HURN opened at $127.14 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $155.99 and a 200 day moving average of $157.43. Huron Consulting Group has a 52-week low of $116.12 and a 52-week high of $186.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.73 and a beta of 0.12.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total value of $84,385.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 41,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,057,455.09. This trade represents a 1.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total value of $29,051.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 26,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. The trade was a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 796 shares of company stock worth $134,968 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $90,661,000. UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 271.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,092,000 after buying an additional 308,770 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 162,706 shares in the last quarter. SG Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% during the third quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,764,000 after acquiring an additional 142,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 27.5% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 610,908 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $84,024,000 after acquiring an additional 131,620 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.