HCKT vs. RMR, BWMN, III, MEG, HURN, ML, HKD, NVRI, HSII, and CNDT
Should you be buying The Hackett Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hackett Group include The RMR Group (RMR), Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN), Information Services Group (III), Montrose Environmental Group (MEG), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), MoneyLion (ML), AMTD Digital (HKD), Enviri (NVRI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), and Conduent (CNDT).
The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) and The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
The RMR Group has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. The Hackett Group pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. The RMR Group pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hackett Group pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
The RMR Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Hackett Group. The RMR 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.
In the previous week, The RMR Group had 3 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for The RMR Group and 4 mentions for The Hackett Group. The RMR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat The Hackett Group's score of 0.53 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The RMR Group received 90 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.01% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave The RMR Group an outperform vote.
42.3% of The RMR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% of The RMR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Hackett Group has a net margin of 11.52% compared to The Hackett Group's net margin of 5.93%. The RMR Group's return on equity of 43.58% beat The Hackett Group's return on equity.
The RMR Group currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.12%. The Hackett Group has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.72%. Given The Hackett Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The RMR Group is more favorable than The Hackett Group.
Summary
The Hackett Group beats The RMR Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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