Brokerages Set Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Target Price at $215.50

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $215.50.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Benchmark lifted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th.

Insider Activity at Huron Consulting Group

In related news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.89, for a total transaction of $29,051.30. Following 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 40,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,211,514.56. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 1,296 shares of company stock valued at $198,808 over the last quarter. 2.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 11,900.0% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 240 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $673,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 247,393 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,777,000 after acquiring an additional 26,933 shares during the period. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC raised its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 243.8% in the 4th quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC now owns 15,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,594,000 after acquiring an additional 10,638 shares during the period. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $130.35 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.28 and a beta of 0.19. 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 has a one year low of $116.12 and a one year high of $186.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $155.95.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.23. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 28.20%. The business had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $433.57 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.90 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

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.