Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell Sells 126 Shares

Key Points

• Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock for $18,511.92, reducing her ownership by 0.81% to a total of 15,341 shares valued at approximately $2.25 million.
• Huron Consulting Group's stock has a market capitalization of $2.6 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.23 and a 52-week high of $155.00.
• Recent earnings revealed an EPS of $1.89, exceeding estimates, and the company anticipates a FY 2025 guidance of 7.30-7.70 EPS.

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) Director Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.92, for a total value of $18,511.92. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,341 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,253,899.72. The trade was a 0.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Ekta Singh-Bushell also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 14th, Ekta Singh-Bushell sold 126 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.38, for a total value of $17,057.88.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 1.9%

Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $150.32 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $137.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.61. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $102.94 and a 52 week high of $155.00. The company has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.23 and a beta of 0.29.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $402.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $402.67 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 25.52%. The firm's revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. Huron Consulting Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.70 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barrington Research raised their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $171.50.

Institutional Trading of Huron Consulting Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 911.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,341 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $762,000 after acquiring an additional 4,813 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 4,292 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $590,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 369.2% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 17,716 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,437,000 after purchasing an additional 13,940 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 8.7% in the second quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 7,951 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 638 shares in the last quarter. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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