What is Barrington Research's Forecast for HURN Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Barrington Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Huron Consulting Group from $1.95 to $1.90, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating with a price target of $176.00.
• The company reported Q2 earnings of $1.89 EPS, exceeding analyst expectations, with revenues reaching $402.50 million, though slightly below forecasts.
• Institutional investors own approximately 93.90% of Huron Consulting Group's stock, with several firms increasing their holdings in the second quarter of 2023.

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report issued on Thursday, August 7th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now expects that the business services provider will earn $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.95. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $176.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group's current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Huron Consulting Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $171.50.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Up 1.0%

NASDAQ HURN traded up $1.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $133.00. The company had a trading volume of 173,992 shares, compared to its average volume of 194,572. Huron Consulting Group has a fifty-two week low of $101.84 and a fifty-two week high of $155.00. The company has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.21 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The firm's 50 day moving average is $134.86 and its 200 day moving average is $138.47.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of HURN. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 53.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,843 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,338 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 29.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 101,041 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $12,555,000 after purchasing an additional 23,059 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 60.5% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 31,468 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,910,000 after purchasing an additional 11,860 shares during the last quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP now owns 12,512 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,555,000 after purchasing an additional 2,160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 62.9% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,205 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 3,940 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,040 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.74, for a total value of $142,209.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,162 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,116,071.88. This represents a 11.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Joy Brown sold 668 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.74, for a total transaction of $100,026.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,896 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,332,087.04. The trade was a 6.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,708 shares of company stock valued at $633,121. Corporate insiders own 2.15% 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.