LPL Financial LLC Purchases 1,338 Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN)

2025-04-26T07:16:49Z

LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN – Free Report) by 53.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,843 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,338 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $478,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter worth about $204,000. Xponance Inc. bought a new position in Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $204,000. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $211,000. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth about $213,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total value of $75,565.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 55,688 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,416,127.44. The trade was a 0.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was 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 $6,116,740.02. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 78,781 shares of company stock worth $11,484,452 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.15% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $134.14 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $141.90 and its 200-day moving average is $128.53. The firm has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.16 and a beta of 0.37. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.26 and a 1-year high of $153.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN – Get Free Report) 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. The firm had revenue of $399.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.62 million. Huron Consulting Group had a return on equity of 21.51% and a net margin of 5.80%. Equities research analysts predict that Huron Consulting Group Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

About Huron Consulting Group

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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.