The Hackett Group (HCKT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Hackett Group is a global strategic advisory and operations improvement firm founded in 1991 and listed on Nasdaq since its initial public offering in 2007. The company focuses on helping large enterprises enhance performance across finance, human resources, information technology, procurement and supply chain functions. Through a blend of benchmarking analytics, best-practice research and digital transformation services, The Hackett Group collaborates with clients to optimize processes, reduce costs and foster innovation.

Core service offerings include performance benchmarking, enterprise analytics, process automation, organizational design and strategic sourcing. The firm’s proprietary research database—built from relationships with thousands of global organizations—provides clients with industry-specific cost and performance metrics, enabling meaningful peer comparisons. Additionally, the company develops digital solutions leveraging emerging technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.

The Hackett Group serves multinational corporations and local enterprises across a diverse range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare and technology. With regional offices in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the firm is positioned to support complex, cross-border initiatives. Its Global Research Center, headquartered in Miami, Florida, continually conducts studies that inform advisory projects and drive the emergence of new best practices.

Guided by a seasoned executive leadership team, The Hackett Group prides itself on a collaborative, outcome-driven approach to consulting. Drawing upon decades of combined experience in management consulting, technology implementation and organizational design, the leadership cohort has steered the firm through successive waves of digital evolution. Under their direction, The Hackett Group continues to expand its advisory and digital capabilities, helping clients navigate complex business challenges and achieve sustainable results.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.36 to $26.01
• 50-Day Range: $23.50 to $26.66
• 52-Week Range: $21.13 to $34.02
• Volume: 97,536 shs
• Average Volume: 132,143 shs
• Market Capitalization: $706.30 million
• P/E Ratio: 30.08
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: $31.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

The Hackett Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

The Hackett Group scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 303 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

The Hackett Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

The Hackett Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of The Hackett Group is 30.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of The Hackett Group is 30.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

The Hackett Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

The Hackett Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.17% of the float of The Hackett Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

The Hackett Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in The Hackett Group has recently increased by 11.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

The Hackett Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

The Hackett Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of The Hackett Group is 56.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.30

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.17% of the float of The Hackett Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

The Hackett Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in The Hackett Group has recently increased by 11.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.01

News Sentiment

The Hackett Group has a news sentiment score of 0.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for The Hackett Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for HCKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added The Hackett Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, The Hackett Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.40% of the stock of The Hackett Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.12% of the stock of The Hackett Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HCKT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HCKT shares performed this year?

The Hackett Group's stock was trading at $30.72 at the start of the year. Since then, HCKT shares have decreased by 16.2% and is now trading at $25.74.

How were The Hackett Group's earnings last quarter?

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The business services provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.06. The business services provider had revenue of $77.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.64 million. The Hackett Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.51% and a net margin of 7.64%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does The Hackett Group have any subsidiaries?

The Hackett Group subsidiaries include these companies: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Aecus, Jibe Consulting Inc, Aecus Limited, Technolab International Corp, Archstone Consulting LLC, REL Consultancy Group Limited, and others.

Who are The Hackett Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of The Hackett Group include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.95%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of The Hackett Group?

Shares of HCKT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of The Hackett Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Hackett Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/18/2025
• Record date for 7/7 Dividend: 6/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/7 Dividend: 6/20/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/07/2025
• Today: 7/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Consulting
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HCKT
• CIK: 1057379
• Web: www.thehackettgroup.com
• Phone: (305) 375-8005
• Fax: 305-379-8810
• Employees: 1,478
• Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for The Hackett Group: $31.33
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.89
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: $29.63 million
• Net Margins: 7.64%
• Pretax Margin: 11.49%
• Return on Equity: 30.51%
• Return on Assets: 17.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $313.86 million
• Price / Sales: 2.25
• Cash Flow: $1.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.02
• Book Value: $4.19 per share
• Price / Book: 6.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,660,000
• Free Float: 23,396,000
• Market Cap: $707.49 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95