Q3 EPS Forecast for Huron Consulting Group Raised by Analyst

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) – William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Huron Consulting Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.10 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.04. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on HURN. Barrington Research raised their target price on Huron Consulting Group from $142.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $165.00 price target (up previously from $140.00) on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark raised their price objective on Huron Consulting Group from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huron Consulting Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $151.75.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HURN opened at $149.58 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group has a 1 year low of $84.26 and a 1 year high of $153.77. The firm has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $126.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $117.59. 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 Activity

In related news, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $62,325.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 56,688 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,066,159.20. This trade represents a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.03, for a total value of $252,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 48,534 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,116,740.02. The trade was a 3.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,584 shares of company stock worth $1,067,539 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huron Consulting Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HURN. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Huron Consulting Group by 29.1% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 538,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $58,512,000 after buying an additional 121,371 shares during the last quarter. TI Trust Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Huron Consulting Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $12,197,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 395,788 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,306,000 after acquiring an additional 67,239 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,427,000. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth approximately $6,336,000. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

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.