Huron Consulting screens as deeply undervalued on growth-adjusted metrics with a four-quarter beat streak and 46% upside to the analyst target, but a confirmed price downtrend and elevated leverage have blocked the near-term entry — the setup rewards patience while technical repair unfolds.
Thesis pillars
- Compelling Valuation Gap→Stable
- Consistent Earnings Outperformance↑Improving
- Confirmed Price Downtrend↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026· older than 90 days
Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Consulting Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $198.17 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.6% away).
Huron Consulting Group provides professional services across Healthcare, Education, and Commercial segments from its Chicago headquarters, with global offices including approximately 3,500 employees in India. In 2025, the company served over 2,000 clients with approximately... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $198.17 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.6% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
About Huron Consulting Group Inc.
About Huron Consulting Group Inc.
Huron Consulting Group derived 50% of 2025 consolidated revenues from Healthcare, 30% from Education, and 20% from Commercial segments, serving over 2,000 clients globally with 8,610 full-time professionals. The company's workforce grew from 249 employees at founding in 2002 to approximately 8,610 by December 31, 2025, with roughly 3,500 based in India. The 10 largest clients accounted for approximately 19% of consolidated revenues.
Huron earns fees through two delivery modes — Consulting and Managed Services (management consulting, outsourcing, and revenue cycle management) and Digital (technology implementation, analytics, and software products) — across its three industry segments. In Healthcare, the company serves hospitals, health systems, and academic medical centers on revenue cycle, EHR and ERP implementations, and value-based care strategy; in Education, it serves colleges, universities, and research institutes on finance, operations, and research administration. The company's proprietary Huron Research Suite is described in the 10-K as the leading software suite designed to facilitate and improve research administration service delivery and compliance. In 2025, Huron expanded its Commercial segment through acquisitions including Treliant (financial services consulting) and Wilson Perumal and Company (operations strategy). Competition comes from general management consulting firms, the consulting practices of major accounting firms, and consulting divisions of technology partners including Salesforce, Workday, and Oracle.
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Huron's revenue model lacks the durability of long-term contracted backlog: most client contracts run 12 months or less and may be terminated with little or no notice and without penalty, a structure the 10-K identifies explicitly as a source of revenue unpredictability. Declining Healthcare or Education demand — triggered by changes in Medicare or Medicaid reimbursements, reductions in federal research grant spending, or executive actions affecting those industries — could manifest rapidly in reported revenues rather than being buffered by multi-year commitments. The company's approximately 3,500 India-based employees additionally expose operating costs to Indian rupee appreciation against the dollar.
See also: Industrials · Consulting Services
From Huron Consulting Group Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.
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updated Oct 28, 2026Recent Developments — Huron Consulting Group Inc.
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- NEWS Updated Effective Date: Huron Consulting Group Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600 - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 28, 2026 positive
- NEWS Huron Consulting Group Inc.(NasdaqGS: HURN) added to S&P Composite 1500 - www.marketscreener.com — www.marketscreener.com Oct 27, 2026 positive
- NEWS Huron Consulting Group Inc.(NasdaqGS: HURN) added to S&P 600 - www.marketscreener.com — www.marketscreener.com Oct 27, 2026 positive
- NEWS Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat Oct 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Huron Consulting Group Inc. $HURN Stock Bought by Congress Asset Management Co. - MarketBeat — MarketBeat Oct 7, 2026 neutral
Latest item Oct 28, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-04T11:34:31Z.
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- MEDIUMProductHealthcare segment50%10-K Item 1: 'we derived 50%, 30% and 20% of our consolidated revenues before reimbursable expenses from our Healthcare, Education and Commercial operating segments, respectively'
- LOWCustomertop-10 clients19%10-K Item 1: 'our 10 largest clients accounted for approximately 19% of our consolidated revenues'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $198.17 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.6% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $184.30. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $171.70 reached (−13.4% from $198.17); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $184.30. Stop-loss: $184.30.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.6% away); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Huron Consulting Group Inc. trades at a P/E of 29.3 (forward 18.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts rate HURN, with a consensus score of 4.4/5. 4 analysts publish price targets averaging $202.
What does Huron Consulting Group Inc. do?Huron Consulting Group provides professional services across Healthcare, Education, and Commercial segments from its...
Huron Consulting Group provides professional services across Healthcare, Education, and Commercial segments from its Chicago headquarters, with global offices including approximately 3,500 employees in India. In 2025, the company served over 2,000 clients with approximately 8,610 full-time professionals, deriving 50% of revenues from Healthcare and 30% from Education.