Leeward Investments LLC MA Trims Stake in Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN)

Leeward Investments LLC MA trimmed its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 197,220 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 9,216 shares during the quarter. Huron Consulting Group comprises about 1.5% of Leeward Investments LLC MA's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Leeward Investments LLC MA owned 1.10% of Huron Consulting Group worth $28,291,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,838 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $502,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 34,060 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,232,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 4,120 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $512,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HURN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $167.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $170.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ HURN traded down $0.98 on Monday, reaching $138.63. 105,199 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 155,373. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $96.45 and a one year high of $155.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 20.78 and a beta of 0.28. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $142.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $137.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.52. The company had revenue of $404.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $389.27 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 7.88% and a return on equity of 24.68%. The firm's revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. Analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.74, for a total transaction of $68,370.00. Following the sale, the director owned 51,817 shares in the company, valued at $7,085,456.58. This trade represents a 0.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Joy Brown sold 668 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.74, for a total transaction of $100,026.32. Following the sale, the director owned 8,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,332,087.04. The trade was a 6.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,708 shares of company stock valued at $377,421 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.15% of the company's stock.

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.