Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.67, for a total value of $71,335.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 52,121 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,436,103.07. This represents a 0.95 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.
John Mccartney also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, March 3rd, John Mccartney sold 500 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total transaction of $75,565.00.
Huron Consulting Group Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $147.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $137.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $124.71. The stock has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.07 and a beta of 0.53. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.26 and a 1-year high of $153.85.
Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $380.62 million. Analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently commented on HURN. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Wedbush raised their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $165.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $167.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $169.25.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dakota Wealth Management raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 2,250 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,838 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $410,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,039 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $502,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Huron Consulting Group by 27.3% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 569 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company's stock.
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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