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

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$20.22 -0.24 (-1.17%)
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About The Hackett Group Stock (NASDAQ:HCKT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$20.18
$20.62
50-Day Range
$20.27
$25.92
52-Week Range
$19.39
$34.02
Volume
119,848 shs
Average Volume
179,008 shs
Market Capitalization
$556.25 million
P/E Ratio
33.72
Dividend Yield
2.37%
Price Target
$29.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

The Hackett Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

HCKT MarketRank™: 

The Hackett Group scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 309 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    The Hackett Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, 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.

  • Read more about The Hackett Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of The Hackett Group is 33.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of The Hackett Group is 33.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    The Hackett Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. 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 4.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about The Hackett Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.82% 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 decreased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    The Hackett Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, 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 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about The Hackett Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.82% 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 decreased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    The Hackett Group has a news sentiment score of 1.33. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for The Hackett Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for HCKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 9.50% of the stock of The Hackett Group is held by insiders.

  • 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.

  • Read more about The Hackett Group's insider trading history.
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HCKT Stock News Headlines

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The Hackett Group declares $0.12 dividend
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HCKT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

The Hackett Group's stock was trading at $30.72 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HCKT stock has decreased by 33.7% and is now trading at $20.3550.

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $75.64 million. The Hackett Group had a net margin of 5.37% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.12%.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of The Hackett Group: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Aecus, Jibe Consulting Inc, Aecus Limited, Technolab International Corp, Archstone Consulting LLC, REL Consultancy Group Limited, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of The Hackett Group include Bank of America Corp DE (3.87%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.77%), Trigran Investments Inc. (2.45%) and Boston Partners (1.93%).
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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
8/20/2025
Record date for 10/3 Dividend
9/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend
9/19/2025
Dividend Payable
10/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Consulting
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:HCKT
CIK
1057379
Employees
1,478
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$27.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+44.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
34.11
Forward P/E Ratio
14.31
P/E Growth
1.41
Net Income
$29.63 million
Net Margins
5.37%
Pretax Margin
8.98%
Return on Equity
24.12%
Return on Assets
14.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.19
Current Ratio
1.71
Quick Ratio
1.71

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$313.86 million
Price / Sales
1.79
Cash Flow
$1.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.32
Book Value
$4.35 per share
Price / Book
4.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
27,510,000
Free Float
24,897,000
Market Cap
$563.13 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:HCKT) was last updated on 8/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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