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Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages

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Key Points

  • Huron Consulting Group Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from five analysts, with an average 1-year target price of $170.75.
  • Recent insider transactions include sales by directors, with Joy Brown selling 668 shares for over $100,000 and H Eugene Lockhart selling 1,040 shares for approximately $142,210, indicating insider profit-taking.
  • The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for its recent quarter, surpassing analyst expectations and showing an 11.2% year-over-year revenue increase.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of Huron Consulting Group.

Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Buy" by the five research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $170.75.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HURN shares. Barrington Research increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $167.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen cut Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd.

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Insider Transactions at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director Joy Brown sold 668 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.74, for a total transaction of $100,026.32. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,896 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,332,087.04. The trade was a 6.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,040 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.74, for a total value of $142,209.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,162 shares in the company, valued at $1,116,071.88. The trade was a 11.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 2,708 shares of company stock worth $377,421 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.15% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth $1,301,000. Xponance Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $204,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 148,781 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $18,488,000 after purchasing an additional 4,041 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $733,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 53.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,843 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,338 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock traded down $0.84 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $133.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 29,991 shares, compared to its average volume of 201,395. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 2.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The company has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 19.95 and a beta of 0.28. Huron Consulting Group has a 12 month low of $101.73 and a 12 month high of $155.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $138.09 and a 200 day moving average of $138.38.

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

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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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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