Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN Shares Newly Purchased by Diversified Management Inc.

Key Points

• Diversified Management Inc. acquired 12,290 Huron Consulting Group shares during the third quarter, worth approximately $1.93 million. Institutional investors collectively own 93.9% of HURN.
• Huron reported quarterly EPS of $2.46, exceeding the $2.17 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 15.7% year over year to $475.04 million. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $9.00–$9.40.
• HURN was trading at $165.31, with analysts assigning a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $184.25. Insiders, including the CEO, sold approximately $4.07 million of shares over the prior 90 days.

Diversified Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 12,290 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,927,000. Diversified Management Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Huron Consulting Group at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 57.9% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 12.5% during the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 106,781 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $16,746,000 after acquiring an additional 11,836 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter worth approximately $547,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1,272.1% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 38,075 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,433,000 after acquiring an additional 35,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $111,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, CEO C. Hussey sold 24,072 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.59, for a total transaction of $3,986,082.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 74,399 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,319,730.41. This represents a 24.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Kyle Featherstone sold 459 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.67, for a total transaction of $70,075.53. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $160,303.50. The trade was a 30.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 24,613 shares of company stock worth $4,069,914 over the last ninety days. 2.07% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of HURN stock opened at $165.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 1.71. The company has a market capitalization of $2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.75 and a beta of 0.09. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $84.88 and a one year high of $186.77. The company's 50-day moving average is $156.05 and its 200 day moving average is $129.18.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $475.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $448.98 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 32.33% and a net margin of 6.38%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.89 EPS. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.000-9.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 9.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on HURN. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Huron Consulting Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research lowered Huron Consulting Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $184.25.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group Inc NASDAQ: HURN is a global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance, manage change and address complex business challenges. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company serves clients in the healthcare, education and commercial sectors.

Huron's services include strategy and operations consulting, digital transformation, technology implementation, data and analytics, financial and performance improvement, and managed services.

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