Insider Selling: Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director Sells 1,042 Shares of Stock

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.15, for a total transaction of $130,406.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,087,700.80. This trade represents a 4.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

H Eugene Lockhart also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 2nd, H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total transaction of $127,968.02.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of HURN stock opened at $126.17 on Thursday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52-week low of $84.26 and a 52-week high of $133.96. The stock has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of 27.43 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $124.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $115.41.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on HURN shares. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Wedbush began coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price objective on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $133.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HURN. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $220,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $220,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth $264,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Huron Consulting Group Company Profile

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.