New York State Teachers Retirement System Sells 111 Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN)

New York State Teachers Retirement System decreased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 6.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,595 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 111 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $198,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,373 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $220,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $220,000. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 2,250 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total value of $62,325.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 56,688 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,066,159.20. The trade was a 0.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.03, for a total transaction of $252,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 48,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,116,740.02. This represents a 3.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539. 2.02% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on HURN. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wedbush began coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Barrington Research lifted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.00.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ:HURN opened at $125.30 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a PE ratio of 27.24 and a beta of 0.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $125.65 and its 200 day moving average is $117.22. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $84.26 and a 12 month high of $133.96.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

Huron Consulting Group Inc, a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The Healthcare segment provides financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital offerings, spanning technology and analytic-related services; software products; organizational transformation services; revenue cycle managed and outsourcing services; financial and capital advisory consulting services; and strategy and innovation consulting services to national and regional health systems, academic and community health systems, federal health system, public, children’s and critical access hospitals, physician practices and medical groups, payors, and long-term care or post-acute providers.