Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Purchases 13,219 Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN)

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 12.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,446 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 13,219 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $14,470,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 445,694 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,447,000 after buying an additional 8,972 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $264,000. MML Investors Services LLC acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter worth $220,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at $1,299,000. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter valued at about $220,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $165.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $167.00 target price on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $169.25.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Down 0.6 %

HURN stock opened at $142.38 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $140.33 and its 200-day moving average is $126.94. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $84.26 and a twelve month high of $153.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huron Consulting Group news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 27,672 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.91, for a total value of $4,037,621.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 81,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,835,927.38. The trade was a 25.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director now directly owns 52,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,436,103.07. This represents a 0.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 78,781 shares of company stock worth $11,484,452. 2.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.