Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Shares Acquired by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) by 158.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,500 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 8,899 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC owned 0.08% of Huron Consulting Group worth $1,491,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 2,020.0% during the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 954 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 909 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 28.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,098 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth $175,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of HURN stock traded up $1.12 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $87.72. The company had a trading volume of 153,372 shares, compared to its average volume of 126,240. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.20 and a beta of 0.59. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $77.99 and a 12 month high of $113.31. The firm's fifty day moving average is $93.03 and its 200 day moving average is $99.57.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 30th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.35. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 19.21% and a net margin of 4.67%. The company had revenue of $355.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $348.80 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 5.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 300 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.06, for a total value of $27,018.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 56,319 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,072,089.14. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 1,765 shares of the firm's 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 $12,187,407.36. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.06, for a total value of $27,018.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 56,319 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,072,089.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 36,380 shares of company stock worth $3,548,734 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday. Truist Financial restated a "buy" rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $133.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 28th.

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.