Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total value of $75,565.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
John Mccartney also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, January 2nd, John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total value of $62,325.00.
Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 0.2 %
Shares of HURN opened at $147.88 on Thursday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $128.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $118.95. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.26 and a 1-year high of $153.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.15 and a beta of 0.59.
Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.38. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The company had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million. Analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Benchmark raised their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Barrington Research lifted their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $142.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush started coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $155.50.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 27.3% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 569 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,373 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $204,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Huron Consulting Group Company Profile
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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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