Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Outlook for HURN Earnings

Key Points

• Wedbush analyst D. Ives lowered Huron Consulting Group's Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate from $1.86 to $1.72, amid a broader pessimistic outlook regarding the company's earnings.
• Barrington Research increased their price target for Huron's shares from $167.00 to $173.00, maintaining an "outperform" rating, while Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock from a "buy" to a "hold" rating.
• Huron Consulting Group reported a quarterly earnings of $1.89 per share, exceeding the consensus estimate, even as revenue slightly missed expectations at $402.50 million.

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Huron Consulting Group in a research report issued on Friday, August 1st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.72 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.86. 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 FY2025 earnings at $7.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.60 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on HURN. Barrington Research boosted 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 report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $170.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HURN opened at $121.98 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.11 billion, a PE ratio of 21.29 and a beta of 0.26. The stock's fifty day moving average is $136.45 and its 200 day moving average is $138.48. Huron Consulting Group has a fifty-two week low of $101.73 and a fifty-two week high of $155.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 1.99.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $402.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $402.67 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 25.52% and a net margin of 6.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.68 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.74, for a total value of $68,370.00. Following the sale, the director owned 51,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,085,456.58. This represents a 0.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Joy Brown sold 668 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.74, for a total value of $100,026.32. Following the sale, the director owned 8,896 shares in the company, valued at $1,332,087.04. This trade represents a 6.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,208 shares of company stock worth $310,606. 2.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 149.7% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,199,574 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $172,079,000 after acquiring an additional 719,199 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 17.4% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 581,397 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $79,965,000 after acquiring an additional 86,069 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 543,236 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,503,000 after purchasing an additional 4,946 shares during the period. Sunriver Management LLC lifted its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 486,597 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $60,465,000 after acquiring an additional 46,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 7.9% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 282,017 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $40,455,000 after purchasing an additional 20,680 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Huron Consulting Group Company 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.

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