Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy” Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Benchmark boosted their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wedbush upped their price objective 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. Barrington Research increased their price objective 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. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price 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. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of HURN stock opened at $127.14 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group has a fifty-two week low of $116.12 and a fifty-two week high of $186.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $155.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of 21.73 and a beta of 0.12.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued 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. 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 analyst estimates of $433.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.90 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director Debra Zumwalt sold 170 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $4,523,287.41. This represents a 0.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.77, for a total transaction of $84,385.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 41,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,057,455.09. The trade was a 1.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 796 shares of company stock worth $134,968 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 464 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,255,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 68.1% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.