EntryPoint Capital LLC Has $267,000 Stock Holdings in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Key Points

• EntryPoint Capital LLC reduced its stake in Huron Consulting Group Inc. by 65.1%, owning 1,859 shares valued at $267,000 as of its latest SEC filing.
• Huron Consulting Group reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.89, exceeding estimates and reflecting an 8.3% year-over-year revenue increase.
• Analysts have a consensus "Buy" rating for Huron Consulting Group, with price targets ranging from $171.50 to $176.00.

EntryPoint Capital LLC lessened its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) by 65.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,859 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 3,465 shares during the quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC's holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $267,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,039 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $502,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 27.3% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 569 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 55.9% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 407 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $157,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 1,879 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $138.73 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $102.58 and a twelve month high of $155.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $133.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.26.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.10. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 25.52%. The firm had revenue of $402.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $402.67 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.70 EPS. Analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.98, for a total value of $257,960.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 43,304 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,585,349.92. This trade represents a 4.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,040 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.74, for a total transaction of $142,209.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,162 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,116,071.88. This represents a 11.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 4,711 shares of company stock valued at $624,066 in the last 90 days. 2.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $171.50.

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.

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