Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Huron Consulting Group is a global professional services firm that advises organizations on business strategy, operations, technology and performance improvement. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, the company serves clients in the United States and internationally.

Huron organizes its work around healthcare, education and commercial markets. Its services include operational and financial consulting, digital transformation, technology implementation, data and analytics, and support with regulatory and organizational challenges.

The firm works with healthcare providers and academic institutions, as well as businesses and other organizations. Mark Hussey serves as Huron’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $167.28 to $172.00
• 50-Day Range: $147.64 to $198.48
• 52-Week Range: $84.88 to $203.37
• Volume: 101,107 shs
• Average Volume: 307,535 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.00
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $215.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Huron Consulting Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huron Consulting Group scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Huron Consulting Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Huron Consulting Group has a consensus price target of $215.50, representing about 28.9% upside from its current price of $167.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huron Consulting Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huron Consulting Group are expected to grow by 14.15% in the coming year, from $9.26 to $10.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huron Consulting Group is 24.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huron Consulting Group is 24.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Huron Consulting Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.74% of the float of Huron Consulting Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huron Consulting Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.97, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huron Consulting Group has recently decreased by 16.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Huron Consulting Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Huron Consulting Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Huron Consulting Group has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Huron Consulting Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Huron Consulting Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Huron Consulting Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,756.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.07% of the stock of Huron Consulting Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.90% of the stock of Huron Consulting Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HURN
• CIK: 1289848
• Web: www.huronconsultinggroup.com
• Phone: (312) 583-8700
• Fax: 650-404-5901
• Employees: 8,610
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Huron Consulting Group: $215.50
• High Price Target: $220.00
• Low Price Target: $207.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $105.04 million
• Net Margins: 6.10%
• Pretax Margin: 8.36%
• Return on Equity: 35.61%
• Return on Assets: 9.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.02
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 1.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.42
• Cash Flow: $10.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.46
• Book Value: $24.86 per share
• Price / Book: 6.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,781,000
• Free Float: 15,454,000
• Market Cap: $2.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.09