Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) Shares Sold by Leeward Investments LLC MA

Leeward Investments LLC MA lowered its stake in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 206,436 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 15,369 shares during the period. Huron Consulting Group comprises about 1.3% of Leeward Investments LLC MA’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Leeward Investments LLC MA’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $25,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth about $220,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in Huron Consulting Group during the third quarter worth about $220,000. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 2,250 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total transaction of $127,968.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 26,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,285,904.36. This represents a 3.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James H. Roth sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.69, for a total transaction of $247,380.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 50,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,250,550.46. This trade represents a 3.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539. Insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Stock Performance

Shares of HURN stock opened at $123.74 on Friday. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a one year low of $84.26 and a one year high of $133.96. 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 company has a 50 day moving average price of $125.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $116.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.59.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on HURN. Wedbush began coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Monday, February 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Barrington Research upped 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. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $133.00.

Huron Consulting Group 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.