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Huron Consulting Group Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURN – Get Free Report ) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the five research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation.
The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $169.25. Several research firms recently weighed in on HURN.
Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $165.
00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $150.
00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th.
Finally, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $167.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. View Our Latest Stock Analysis on HURN Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance Huron Consulting Group ( NASDAQ:HURN – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th.
The business services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $380.
62 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group will post 6.1 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $71,335.
00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 52,121 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,436,103.07.
This trade represents a 0.95 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link .
Also, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.15, for a total transaction of $130,406.
30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,087,700.80.
This represents a 4.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here .
Insiders sold a total of 78,781 shares of company stock valued at $11,484,452 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. TI Trust Inc. bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $12,197,000.
Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter.
Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 395,788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,306,000 after purchasing an additional 67,239 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,427,000.
Sunriver Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 486,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $60,465,000 after buying an additional 46,968 shares during the period.
Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 27.
4% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
now owns 177,449 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,455,000 after purchasing an additional 38,163 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.90% of the company’s stock.
Huron Consulting Group Company Profile ( Get Free Report 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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