Barrington Research Has Optimistic View of HURN Q2 Earnings

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Huron Consulting Group in a research note issued on Monday, May 5th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.83 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.82. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $173.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group's current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.11 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on HURN. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. StockNews.com lowered Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Truist Financial increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Wedbush increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $170.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN traded up $1.63 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $152.09. 83,115 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 207,850. Huron Consulting Group has a 1-year low of $84.87 and a 1-year high of $154.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.06 and a beta of 0.23. The company's 50-day moving average price is $143.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $131.47.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.52. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The company had revenue of $404.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $389.27 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.23 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 0.7% in the first quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC now owns 244,318 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $35,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,760 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the first quarter worth $868,000. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 445.7% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 52,250 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $7,495,000 after purchasing an additional 42,676 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 27.6% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,000 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $287,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the period. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 26.9% in the first quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 28,799 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,131,000 after buying an additional 6,113 shares during the period. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director James H. Roth sold 8,641 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.38, for a total transaction of $1,230,305.58. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 47,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,782,698.44. This trade represents a 15.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total transaction of $75,565.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 55,688 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,416,127.44. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 76,239 shares of company stock worth $11,168,801. Corporate insiders own 2.15% of the company's stock.

About Huron Consulting Group

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.