Stocks of the Day

Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN), Stock of the Day for Monday, November 2, 2026

HURN traded 8x its normal volume. Here’s why

Change that day+0.29%
Close$195.00
Volume vs normal8.1×

Price over the weeks around Nov 2, 2026, with daily trading volume along the bottom. The marked day is the pick, at 8.1× its normal volume.

Huron Consulting trades 8.1x normal volume before S&P index move

The pick

Huron Consulting Group (HURN) had the biggest jump in trading volume compared with its usual level on November 2. Volume was 8.1x its 30-day average, and the price rose 0.29%.

What happened

Huron is set to join the S&P SmallCap 600 index. It will replace Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN) before the opening of trading on Tuesday, November 3.

The change was originally set for Monday, November 2, the day of this volume spike. S&P Dow Jones Indices moved the date because of a special dividend ex-date announcement tied to Indivior Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of Supernus. S&P Dow Jones Indices had announced the original November 2 date in an October 22, 2026 press release.

The press release does not say how the change affected trading in Huron's shares.

Source: [press release]

What news reports said

Yahoo Finance reported that Huron drew fresh attention after being added to the S&P SmallCap 600. It described the addition as a shift that often prompts passive funds tracking the benchmark to adjust their holdings [Yahoo Finance].

Seeking Alpha reported on October 23 that the S&P SmallCap 600 was adding MSG Rangers and Huron Consulting. [Seeking Alpha]

The numbers

  • Previous close: $194.43

  • Close: $195.00

  • Change: +0.29%

  • Volume: 2,498,918

  • 30-day average volume: 307,013

  • Volume multiple: 8.1x

  • Behind the move: an S&P index change (announced by S&P Dow Jones Indices)

  • HURN's most unusual trading day in our data, which goes back to December 2016

  • Its sector (Industrials, XLI) moved +1.38% that day

What to watch

  • Huron is due to join the S&P SmallCap 600 before the open on Tuesday, November 3 [press release].

  • Yahoo Finance reported that Huron will report earnings on Tuesday after market hours [Yahoo Finance].

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