Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barrington Research Analyst Says

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) had its price objective boosted by investment analysts at Barrington Research from $142.00 to $167.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Barrington Research’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 9.54% from the stock’s current price. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group’s Q1 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.03 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush initiated coverage on Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price (up previously from $140.00) on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark raised their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $151.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of HURN opened at $152.46 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $126.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.81. The stock has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.14 and a beta of 0.59. Huron Consulting Group has a 52 week low of $84.26 and a 52 week high of $153.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.38. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The business had revenue of $399.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $380.62 million. On average, analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $1,875,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 12,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,825,800. This trade represents a 50.66 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the director now directly owns 56,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,066,159.20. The trade was a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 21,084 shares of company stock worth $2,942,539 in the last quarter. 2.02% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,059,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 355.5% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 17,853 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,218,000 after acquiring an additional 13,934 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $348,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 49.0% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 4,947 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,627 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.