Oak Ridge Investments LLC Makes New Investment in Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN

Key Points

• Oak Ridge Investments LLC bought a new position of 14,068 shares in Huron Consulting Group, valued at about $2,432,000, representing roughly 0.08% of the company.
• Huron beated Q earnings with $2.17 EPS vs $1.94 expected and revenue of $441.96M (up 10.7% YoY); the company set FY2026 guidance of 8.350–9.150 EPS and analysts' consensus rating is Buy with a target of $205.50.
• Institutional ownership is very high at 93.90%, with several funds (e.g., SG Capital, BloombergSen, Boston Partners) increasing holdings recently, while insiders own 2.07% and a director sold 500 shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Oak Ridge Investments LLC bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 14,068 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,432,000. Oak Ridge Investments LLC owned about 0.08% of Huron Consulting Group at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 131.8% during the 3rd quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 250,489 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $36,764,000 after acquiring an additional 142,448 shares during the last quarter. BloombergSen Inc. raised its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 56.2% during the third quarter. BloombergSen Inc. now owns 365,167 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $53,596,000 after buying an additional 131,365 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 17.0% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 888,045 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $130,803,000 after purchasing an additional 129,073 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at $11,633,000. Finally, Sunriver Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 19.5% in the third quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 451,985 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $66,338,000 after purchasing an additional 73,774 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.68, for a total transaction of $63,840.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 40,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,211,514.56. The trade was a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,296 shares of company stock worth $185,796. 2.07% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 5.5%

NASDAQ HURN opened at $127.22 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $134.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $155.40. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $116.12 and a one year high of $186.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company has a market cap of $2.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.75 and a beta of 0.19.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The business services provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.23. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 28.20% and a net margin of 6.18%.The firm had revenue of $441.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.90 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-9.150 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on HURN shares. Wedbush started coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $160.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $190.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $205.50.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group NASDAQ: HURN is a global professional services firm that advises organizations across a range of industries on strategy, operations and technology. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, the company helps clients address complex business challenges such as performance improvement, digital transformation and organizational change. Huron's consultants work alongside executive leadership teams to develop and implement tailored solutions that drive growth, increase efficiency and manage risk.

Huron's service offerings encompass business and financial advisory, healthcare performance improvement, life sciences consulting, higher education and research lifecycle support, as well as legal and regulatory consulting.

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