Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Sells 2,328 Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lowered its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 55,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,328 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. owned about 0.32% of Huron Consulting Group worth $6,877,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of HURN. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 7.0% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,373 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $149,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $220,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $220,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $264,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.70, for a total transaction of $247,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 52,825 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,534,452.50. The trade was a 3.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $62,325.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 56,688 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,066,159.20. This trade represents a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,584 shares of company stock worth $1,067,539 over the last three months. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HURN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Barrington Research lifted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.00.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 1.4 %

HURN opened at $128.54 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.94 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $125.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $116.39. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.26 and a 1-year high of $133.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Huron Consulting Group 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.