UBS Group AG Boosts Stock Holdings in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

UBS Group AG increased its stake in Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 271.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 422,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 308,770 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $73,092,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HURN. SG Capital Management LLC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% in the 3rd quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,764,000 after purchasing an additional 142,448 shares in the last quarter. BloombergSen Inc. grew its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% during the third quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,596,000 after buying an additional 131,365 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake 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 during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth approximately $11,633,000. Finally, Sunriver Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 19.5% during the third quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 451,985 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,338,000 after buying an additional 73,774 shares during the period. 93.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $131.29 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $116.12 and a fifty-two week high of $186.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.44 and a beta of 0.15. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.60.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.23. The firm 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.90 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 8.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the director owned 40,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,211,514.56. This represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 796 shares of company stock valued at $101,411. Corporate insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HURN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. 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 report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $160.00 price objective for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.50.

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.