Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 19, 2026

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Record Q2 revenue before reimbursable expenses grew 16% year over year. Shares gained about 13% over 21 trading days and closed at a period high after breaking above the recent $168 range.

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Idea window: 10/13/2026 – 10/20/2026Sector: Industrials

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$176.33
Market Cap
$2.76B
1D Return
+1.79%
YTD Return
+1.98%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
25.4
P/B
7.3
P/S
1.5
EV/EBITDA
15.4
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

6.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong Cash Flow • Rising Leverage • Improving Margins HURN's strong cash generation, improving margins, and more moderate valuation are offset by sharply higher leverage, declining equity, and substantial intangible assets, warranting a cautious stance.

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Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Recent 7% rebound • Key resistance overhead • Support remains crucial Support Level: $154–155; stronger support $147.60–149.70 Resistance Level: $159.80–162.60 HURN is cautiously constructive above $154–155 after a 7% rebound, but needs to clear $160–163 to confirm momentum or risks renewed weakness below $147.60.

Bullish
Neutral

Sentiment & News

7.0

Key News Insights: • Analyst Buy Ratings • Strong Financials • AI Growth Potential HURN's strong growth, favorable analyst sentiment, and expanding Healthcare, Education, and digital services support a positive outlook despite AI disruption risk.

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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

Huron's upside now hinges on proving that record growth can evolve into durable, higher-margin managed-services and AI-enabled digital revenue, but elevated leverage makes deleveraging and recurring-revenue execution more important than further acquisition-driven growth. Investors should favor the shares only if cash flow supports debt reduction while managed-services mix continues to expand.

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Description

Huron Consulting Group is a professional services firm that delivers advisory, technology and analytics services to public and private clients in the US and abroad. The company operates through Healthcare, Business Advisory and Education segments, providing operational and financial improvement, revenue cycle and managed services, restructuring and capital advisory, and digital and analytic solutions to hospitals, health systems, universities, research institutions, life-science and industrial clients, and public-sector entities. Huron was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Oct 13Oct 20HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc.
Record Q2 revenue before reimbursable expenses grew 16% year over year. Shares gained about 13% over 21 trading days and closed at a period high after breaking above the recent $168 range.
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