Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Sells 2,328 Shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lessened its position in shares of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) by 4.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 55,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,328 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Huron Consulting Group were worth $6,877,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Huron Consulting Group by 61.3% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,972 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,488,000 after acquiring an additional 4,550 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 601,335 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $74,722,000 after buying an additional 27,329 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. TI Trust Inc. purchased a new position in Huron Consulting Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,197,000. Finally, Andina Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Huron Consulting Group by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.90% of the company’s stock.

Huron Consulting Group Price Performance

Shares of Huron Consulting Group stock opened at $128.54 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization 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. The company has a fifty day moving average of $125.08 and a 200-day moving average of $116.39. Huron Consulting Group Inc. has a 52-week low of $84.26 and a 52-week high of $133.96.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huron Consulting Group

In other Huron Consulting Group news, Director H Eugene Lockhart sold 1,042 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director now owns 26,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,285,904.36. This represents a 3.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John Mccartney sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $62,325.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 56,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,066,159.20. The trade was a 0.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,584 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,539 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Barrington Research boosted their price target on shares of Huron Consulting Group from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of Huron Consulting Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Huron Consulting Group in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. 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, Based on data from MarketBeat, Huron Consulting Group 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.