Wedbush Predicts Weaker Earnings for Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Wedbush dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Huron Consulting Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.39. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $165.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group's current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.52. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 21.51%. The firm had revenue of $404.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $389.27 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the stock. Barrington Research upped their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $167.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $165.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $170.75.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ HURN traded down $2.00 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $150.26. 28,485 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 207,665. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Huron Consulting Group has a 1 year low of $84.87 and a 1 year high of $154.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.67 and a beta of 0.23. The business has a 50 day moving average of $143.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $130.81.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In related news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 12,500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $1,875,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 12,172 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,825,800. This trade represents a 50.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total value of $75,565.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 55,688 shares in the company, valued at $8,416,127.44. This trade represents a 0.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 76,239 shares of company stock valued at $11,168,801 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.15% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. TI Trust Inc. acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth $12,197,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 395,788 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,306,000 after acquiring an additional 67,239 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $7,427,000. Sunriver Management LLC lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 486,597 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $60,465,000 after purchasing an additional 46,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in Huron Consulting Group by 445.7% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 52,250 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $7,495,000 after purchasing an additional 42,676 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.

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.