Analysts were expecting Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.28 for last quarter, but HURN beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.59---31 cents above the consensus estimate. HURN also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is in line with current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.44 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that HURN’s earnings are up this year.

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Also, if you compare HURN's 16.17% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 15.33% for the Management Services industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect HURN to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Management Services industry, you can see how analysts believe HURN will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Resources Connection Inc. (RECN) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe FCN's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 19.14% while RECN's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 12.25%.

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