William Blair Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for HURN

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Huron Consulting Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.93 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.94. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group’s current full-year earnings is $6.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

HURN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com raised Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $137.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Monday, September 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $131.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Down 0.6 %

HURN opened at $115.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a current ratio of 1.61. Huron Consulting Group has a one year low of $84.26 and a one year high of $118.10. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.02 and a beta of 0.61.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.11. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. The business had revenue of $370.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $377.63 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director Hugh E. Sawyer III sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.09, for a total transaction of $312,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 23,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,477,550.18. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, CEO C. Mark Hussey sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.13, for a total transaction of $412,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 81,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,361,883.53. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Hugh E. Sawyer III sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.09, for a total transaction of $312,270.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 23,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,477,550.18. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 10,348 shares of company stock worth $1,081,897. Insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 26,500.0% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 266 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 7.0% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,373 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 800.0% during the first quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 1,800 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the second quarter worth about $219,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.