Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.16 per share and revenue of $389.27 million for the quarter. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.600 EPS.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.38. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The business had revenue of $399.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million. On average, analysts expect Huron Consulting Group to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ HURN traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $134.14. The company's stock had a trading volume of 148,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,732. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.85. Huron Consulting Group has a 52 week low of $84.26 and a 52 week high of $153.85. The stock has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a PE ratio of 29.16 and a beta of 0.37.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total transaction of $75,565.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 55,688 shares in the company, valued at $8,416,127.44. This trade represents a 0.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 27,672 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.91, for a total transaction of $4,037,621.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 81,118 shares in the company, valued at $11,835,927.38. This represents a 25.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 78,781 shares of company stock valued at $11,484,452. Insiders own 2.15% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HURN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $167.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $165.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $169.25.

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.