Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is expected to be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, February 25th. Analysts expect Huron Consulting Group to post earnings of $1.52 per share and revenue of $380.62 million for the quarter. Parties that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $128.54 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $125.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $116.39. Huron Consulting Group has a one year low of $84.26 and a one year high of $133.96. The stock has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.94 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.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other news, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of Huron Consulting Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were 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 approximately $6,534,452.50. The trade was a 3.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total value of $127,968.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 26,756 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,285,904.36. This trade represents a 3.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HURN. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush assumed coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Barrington Research upped their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target 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, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.00.

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.