HCKT vs. BWMN, RMR, III, MEG, HURN, CMPO, RERE, HSII, NVRI, and ACCD
Should you be buying The Hackett Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hackett Group include Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN), The RMR Group (RMR), Information Services Group (III), Montrose Environmental Group (MEG), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), CompoSecure (CMPO), ATRenew (RERE), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Enviri (NVRI), and Accolade (ACCD).
The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) and Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowman Consulting Group has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Hackett Group has a net margin of 11.48% compared to Bowman Consulting Group's net margin of -2.43%. The Hackett Group's return on equity of 40.62% beat Bowman Consulting Group's return on equity.
78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, The Hackett Group had 2 more articles in the media than Bowman Consulting Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The Hackett Group and 11 mentions for Bowman Consulting Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Bowman Consulting Group's score of -0.04 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Hackett Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bowman Consulting Group. Bowman Consulting Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hackett Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Hackett Group currently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.71%. Bowman Consulting Group has a consensus target price of $46.33, suggesting a potential upside of 49.51%. Given Bowman Consulting Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bowman Consulting Group is more favorable than The Hackett Group.
The Hackett Group received 236 more outperform votes than Bowman Consulting Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.10% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 58.97% of users gave Bowman Consulting Group an outperform vote.
Summary
The Hackett Group beats Bowman Consulting Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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