Huron Consulting Group Inc (NASDAQ: HURN)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.01 in comparison to its previous close of 141.49, however, the company has experienced a -0.93% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-15 that CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global professional services firm Huron (NASDAQ: HURN) will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, after the market closes on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. C. Mark Hussey, chief executive officer and president, and John D. Kelly, chief financial officer, will host a conference call to discuss the company’s financial results on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (4:00 p.m. Central Time). The conference call is being webcast.
Is It Worth Investing in Huron Consulting Group Inc (NASDAQ: HURN) Right Now?
Huron Consulting Group Inc (NASDAQ: HURN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.51x compared to its average ratio. HURN has 36-month beta value of 0.23. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HURN is 17.50M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.76% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HURN on April 18, 2025 was 215.44K shares.
HURN’s Market Performance
The stock of Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN) has seen a -0.93% decrease in the past week, with a -5.50% drop in the past month, and a 10.94% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.07% for HURN.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.71% for HURN’s stock, with a 17.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HURN
Barrington Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HURN reach a price target of $137, previously predicting the price at $133. The rating they have provided for HURN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 05th, 2024.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to HURN, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on May 24th of the previous year.
HURN Trading at 0.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HURN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.87%, as shares sank -4.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.15% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HURN fell by -0.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $142.51. In addition, Huron Consulting Group Inc saw 13.87% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HURN starting from Zumwalt Debra, who sale 223 shares at the price of $144.33 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, Zumwalt Debra now owns 25,783 shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc, valued at $32,186 using the latest closing price.
Singh-Bushell Ekta, the Director of Huron Consulting Group Inc, sale 100 shares at $144.33 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that Singh-Bushell Ekta is holding 14,397 shares at $14,433 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HURN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Huron Consulting Group Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 21.32, with 8.95 for asset returns.
Based on Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.61. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 204.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.21.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
