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

Company Overview

The Hackett Group, Inc. is a global business and technology consulting firm that helps organizations improve enterprise performance, streamline operations and manage large-scale transformation initiatives. Its services are designed for corporate functions including finance, procurement, human resources, information technology and shared services.

The company provides benchmarking and advisory services, digital transformation consulting, enterprise application consulting and implementation support. Its offerings include proprietary benchmarking data and best-practice research, as well as assistance with process redesign, operating-model development, automation, analytics and the adoption of enterprise technologies such as cloud-based platforms.

The Hackett Group serves businesses and other organizations across North America, Europe and other international markets. The company traces its roots to 1991 and was formerly known as AnswerThink Consulting Group before adopting The Hackett Group name. Ted Fernandez has served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer for many years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.64 to $11.00
• 50-Day Range: $9.30 to $11.53
• 52-Week Range: $9.15 to $20.87
• Volume: 157,795 shs
• Average Volume: 324,839 shs
• Market Capitalization: $268.21 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.58
• Dividend Yield: 4.45%
• Price Target: $16.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

The Hackett Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

The Hackett Group scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 601 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

The Hackett Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

The Hackett Group has a consensus price target of $16.50, representing about 54.3% upside from its current price of $10.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

The Hackett Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for The Hackett Group are expected to grow by 12.82% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of The Hackett Group is 16.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of The Hackett Group is 16.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

The Hackett Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.95. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

The Hackett Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.68% 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 6.52.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in The Hackett Group has recently increased by 1.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

The Hackett Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.32%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

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 73.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, The Hackett Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.36% next year. This indicates that The Hackett Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

The Hackett Group has a news sentiment score of 1.89. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for The Hackett Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for HCKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 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

11.80% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/6 Dividend: 6/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/6 Dividend: 6/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• 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: 1,503
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for The Hackett Group: $16.50
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.21
• P/E Growth: 0.95
• Net Income: $12.94 million
• Net Margins: 5.86%
• Pretax Margin: 9.69%
• Return on Equity: 34.77%
• Return on Assets: 12.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 1.94
• Quick Ratio: 1.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $305.63 million
• Price / Sales: 0.88
• Cash Flow: $0.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.45
• Book Value: $2.51 per share
• Price / Book: 4.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,880,000
• Free Float: 21,942,000
• Market Cap: $268.21 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92