Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN)Industrials | Consulting Services | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
175.47 USD
+0.22
(0.126%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:30 a.m. EDT
The investment case here presents a classic divergence between a fundamentally robust business and a market that is currently spooked by sector-specific fears. On the long-term side, the company is an exceptional buy; it boasts a fortress-like balance sheet with a mere 4.8% short float, generating strong free cash flow, and delivering double-digit revenue growth alongside healthy margins. The stock has already rallied nearly 150% over the last nine years, proving the market eventually rewards this quality. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a 'sell on news' dynamic regarding AI disruption, which has dragged the price down significantly from its highs. The options market confirms this anxiety, with traders aggressively buying puts to hedge against further declines while remaining largely on the sidelines regarding upside. While the statistical forecast models see no immediate direction due to low confidence, the fundamental thesis remains intact: a high-quality compounder trading at a reasonable forward multiple. The risk is a prolonged period of underperformance as the market digests the AI narrative, but the business quality supports a strong long-term hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.043645 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.051961 |
| AutoETS | 0.051965 |
| AutoTheta | 0.105801 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.22 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.573 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 224.857 |
| Revenue per Share | 104.614 |
| Market Cap | 2,791,740,416 |
| Trailing P/E | 26.43 |
| Forward P/E | 16.57 |
| Beta | 0.09 |
| Profit Margins | 6.51% |
| Website | https://www.huronconsultinggroup.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume concentrated in the December and March expirations, creating significant open interest at strikes well below the current price (e.g., 110, 125, 150). This suggests a fear of a mean reversion or a specific catalyst-driven drop. Conversely, call activity is sparse and scattered, with notable volume at deep out-of-the-money strikes (190 in March) indicating a small contingent betting on a massive upside surprise, but the overall skew is heavily weighted toward downside protection rather than aggressive bullish speculation.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.18520772 |
| Address1 | 550 West Van Buren Street |
| All Time High | 186.78 |
| All Time Low | 11.3 |
| Ask | 225.03 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 260,310 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 283,185 |
| Average Volume | 283,185 |
| Average Volume10Days | 260,310 |
| Beta | 0.091 |
| Bid | 128.99 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 25.73 |
| City | Chicago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 175.47 |
| Current Ratio | 1.709 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 182.365 |
| Day Low | 174.86 |
| Debt To Equity | 224.857 |
| Display Name | Huron Consulting |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,272,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,272,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.752 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.608 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,268,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 243,292,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13713999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.169 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.943 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,447,129,344 |
| Eps Current Year | 9.198 |
| Eps Forward | 10.59 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 312 583 8701 |
| Fifty Day Average | 158.204 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 17.266006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.10913762 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 18.520773 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 186.78 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.309998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.060552508 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 84.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 90.590004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0672715 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 84.88 - 186.78 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,097,674,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,569,038 |
| Forward Eps | 10.59 |
| Forward P E | 16.569405 |
| Free Cashflow | 151,043,120 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,248 |
| Fullday Change | 0.22000122 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.12553565 |
| Fullday Price | 175.47 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32652 |
| Gross Profits | 579,249,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02648 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.04425 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 15,910,072 |
| Industry | Consulting Services |
| Industry Disp | Consulting Services |
| Industry Key | consulting-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Huron Consulting Group Inc. provides global professional services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The company offers financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital services; spanning technology and analytic-related services, including enterprise health record, enterprise resource planning, enterprise performance management, customer relationship management, data management, artificial intelligence and automation, technology managed services, and a portfolio of software products; organizational transformation; revenue cycle managed services and outsourcing; financial and capital advisory consulting; and strategy and innovation consulting. It also provides research-focused consulting and managed services, as well as Huron Research product suite, a software suite designed to facilitate and improve research administration service delivery and compliance. In addition, the company offers software products, financial capital advisory services, regulatory compliance and risk management consulting, and Commercial consulting. The company serves healthcare, education, financial services, industrials and manufacturing, energy and utilities, public sector, and other commercial industries. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Huron Consulting Group Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,791,740,416 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_2413126 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 115,555,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,383,328,785 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 179.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 178,472,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.117060006 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.47 |
| Phone | 312 583 8700 |
| Previous Close | 175.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.076973 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.819666 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5737078 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06514 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.579 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.220001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.125536 |
| Regular Market Day High | 182.365 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 174.86 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 174.86 - 182.365 |
| Regular Market Open | 179.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 175.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 175.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,401 |
| Regular Market Volume | 275,659 |
| Return On Assets | 0.085810006 |
| Return On Equity | 0.26881 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.157 |
| Revenue Per Share | 104.614 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,910,072 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0517 |
| Shares Short | 822,868 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 637,017 |
| Short Name | Huron Consulting Group Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.052800003 |
| Short Ratio | 3.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | HURN |
| Target High Price | 215.0 |
| Target Low Price | 160.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 190.75 |
| Target Median Price | 194.0 |
| Total Cash | 32,019,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.149 |
| Total Debt | 865,158,976 |
| Total Revenue | 1,773,988,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 6.64 |
| Trailing P E | 26.426205 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 137.7184 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 37.751602 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2741217 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 275,659 |
| Website | https://www.huronconsultinggroup.com |
| Zip | 60,607 |