Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN)

In the past six months, Huron Consulting Group's stock experienced a decline, with the share price decreasing by 10.43% from May 5, 2025, to May 5, 2026, and a 30.6% decrease from the start of the year to May 9, 2026. Despite the stock price decline, Huron reported strong first-quarter 2026 earnings, surpassing market expectations with an EPS of $1.73 and revenue of $443.7 million. The first quarter of 2026 also saw negative free cash flow of approximately $174 million, primarily due to large annual incentive payments and capital spending. Analyst ratings for HURN are generally positive, with a consensus of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $205.50.

Huron Consulting Group experiences some demand seasonality, particularly in its financial metrics, with the first quarter typically representing a seasonal high leverage ratio due to the payout of annual bonuses. Despite these financial seasonalities, the demand for Huron's core services in the healthcare and education sectors tends to be more consistent. The company's diversified revenue streams across healthcare, education, and commercial segments provide resilience against sector-specific downturns.

Huron Consulting Group Inc. is a global professional services firm specializing in technology, data, and analytics solutions, operating primarily in management consulting and business advisory. It serves healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and commercial sectors, offering strategic advisory, operational optimization, technology implementation, and financial advisory services. The company leverages digital transformation, data analytics, and AI to streamline client processes and enable data-driven decisions.

Huron Consulting Group is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and has a global presence with 25 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. In North America, it has offices in various U.S. and Canadian cities. Its European footprint includes locations in London, Belfast, Paris, Lodz and Zürich. In the Asia Pacific and West Asia region, Huron has offices in multiple cities across India, Singapore, and Riyadh.

Huron Consulting Group maintains a strong brand reputation, recognized as a "Best Firm to Work For" for fifteen consecutive years by Consulting Magazine. The company's Net Promoter Score (NPS) is 43, with 66% promoters, and its product quality score is 4.1 out of 5 stars. There haven't been any widely reported negative events that significantly impacted Huron Consulting Group's overall brand reputation in the past year.

Huron Consulting Group's ownership is primarily institutional, with 302 institutional owners holding a total of 17,850,783 shares as of May 4, 2026. Major institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock, Inc. Individual ownership is also present, though typically in smaller percentages compared to institutional holdings. Insider ownership stood at 1.84% in May 2025.