Equities Analysts Set Expectations for HURN Q1 Earnings

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – Analysts at William Blair upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.14. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huron Consulting Group’s current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Huron Consulting Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.00 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research upped their price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Benchmark raised their price target on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price (up from $140.00) on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wedbush began coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $145.50.

Huron Consulting Group Trading Up 18.2 %

NASDAQ HURN opened at $148.18 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $126.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $117.59. Huron Consulting Group has a 12 month low of $84.26 and a 12 month high of $153.77. 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.21 and a beta of 0.59.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $399.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.62 million. Huron Consulting Group had a net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 21.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quest Partners LLC increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 131.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 13,814 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,502,000 after purchasing an additional 7,858 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 29.1% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 538,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $58,512,000 after buying an additional 121,371 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 20.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 395,788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,306,000 after acquiring an additional 67,239 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Huron Consulting Group by 61.3% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,972 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,488,000 after acquiring an additional 4,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atom Investors LP acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the third quarter valued at $1,159,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $62,325.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 56,688 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,066,159.20. This represents a 0.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.70, for a total transaction of $247,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 52,825 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,534,452.50. This trade represents a 3.65 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539. 2.02% of the stock is owned by company 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.