Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In healthcare, the firm assists hospitals and health systems with clinical transformation, revenue cycle optimization and patient experience enhancement. In the education sector, Huron supports universities in enrollment management, campus planning and strategic finance.

The company operates from offices in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, serving clients in both the public and private sectors. By combining industry expertise with data analytics and technology deployment, Huron aims to deliver measurable results. Its consultants leverage proprietary methodologies and digital tools to help organizations navigate evolving market dynamics, regulatory pressures and competitive disruptions.

Huron is led by a senior management team with extensive experience in consulting and industry operations. The firm’s leadership emphasizes a collaborative approach, working in partnership with clients to ensure that strategic plans translate into sustainable outcomes. Through ongoing investments in talent development and innovation, Huron continues to expand its capabilities and geographic footprint to meet the changing needs of its global client base.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $105.66 to $108.12
• 50-Day Range: $102.92 to $132.22
• 52-Week Range: $100.10 to $186.77
• Volume: 209,183 shs
• Average Volume: 280,605 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.33
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $205.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Huron Consulting Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huron Consulting Group scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 300 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Huron Consulting Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Huron Consulting Group has a consensus price target of $205.50, representing about 91.5% upside from its current price of $107.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huron Consulting Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huron Consulting Group are expected to grow by 16.42% in the coming year, from $8.71 to $10.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huron Consulting Group is 18.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huron Consulting Group is 18.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.87.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Huron Consulting Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.94% of the float of Huron Consulting Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huron Consulting Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.95, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huron Consulting Group has recently decreased by 1.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Huron Consulting Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Huron Consulting Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Huron Consulting Group has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Huron Consulting Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for HURN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Huron Consulting Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Huron Consulting Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $415,931.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.07% of the stock of Huron Consulting Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.90% of the stock of Huron Consulting Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Consulting
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HURN
• CIK: 1289848
• Web: www.huronconsultinggroup.com
• Phone: (312) 583-8700
• Fax: 650-404-5901
• Employees: 8,610
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Huron Consulting Group: $205.50
• High Price Target: $240.00
• Low Price Target: $160.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +91.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $105.04 million
• Net Margins: 5.94%
• Pretax Margin: 8.05%
• Return on Equity: 29.41%
• Return on Assets: 9.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.10
• Current Ratio: 2.22
• Quick Ratio: 2.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.02
• Cash Flow: $10.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.35
• Book Value: $24.51 per share
• Price / Book: 4.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,210,000
• Free Float: 15,876,000
• Market Cap: $1.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.15