Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for HURN Q1 Earnings

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives anticipates that the business services provider will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.03 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on HURN. Barrington Research increased their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. StockNews.com raised Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective (up previously from $140.00) on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $145.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 18.2 %

Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $148.18 on Thursday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $126.33 and a 200-day moving average of $117.59. The company has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.21 and a beta of 0.59. Huron Consulting Group has a one year low of $84.26 and a one year high of $153.77.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last released 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 net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 21.51%. The business had revenue of $399.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 10.5% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,588 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 58,259 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,333,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 4.7% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 380,024 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,308,000 after buying an additional 17,146 shares in the last quarter. Olympiad Research LP bought a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at about $299,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 7.0% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total transaction of $127,968.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 26,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,285,904.36. The trade was a 3.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.03, for a total transaction of $252,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 48,534 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,116,740.02. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539. 2.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.