Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Shares Sold by Boston Partners

Boston Partners trimmed its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) by 5.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 675,036 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 37,881 shares during the period. Boston Partners owned about 3.60% of Huron Consulting Group worth $69,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 390,687 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $40,163,000 after acquiring an additional 5,304 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas boosted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 3,273.3% during the 4th quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 1,012 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 982 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 158.9% during the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 14,500 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,491,000 after buying an additional 8,899 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 116.8% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 49,589 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,098,000 after buying an additional 26,714 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 1,765 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.12, for a total transaction of $176,711.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 121,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,187,407.36. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Huron Consulting Group news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 1,765 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.12, for a total value of $176,711.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 121,728 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,187,407.36. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.13, for a total value of $29,439.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 56,919 shares in the company, valued at $5,585,461.47. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 36,380 shares of company stock valued at $3,548,734 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of HURN traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $87.12. The company had a trading volume of 234,078 shares, compared to its average volume of 125,787. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $77.99 and a 52 week high of $113.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a current ratio of 2.40. The company has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.17 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $93.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.74.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The business services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.35. The business had revenue of $355.96 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $348.80 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 19.21% and a net margin of 4.67%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 5.82 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on HURN shares. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $133.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Monday, May 6th. StockNews.com downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Monday.

Huron Consulting Group Profile

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.