The Hackett Group (HCKT) Competitors

The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) and The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RMR or HCKT?

42.3% of The RMR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.9% of The RMR Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, RMR or HCKT?

The RMR Group has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RMR or HCKT?

In the previous week, The RMR Group had 6 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for The RMR Group and 3 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat The RMR Group's score of 0.51 indicating that The RMR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The RMR Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Hackett Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RMR or HCKT a better dividend stock?

The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. The Hackett Group pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The RMR Group pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hackett Group pays out 34.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RMR or HCKT?

The RMR Group received 89 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.18% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave The RMR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The RMR Group	Outperform Votes 349 60.38%	Underperform Votes 229 39.62%
The Hackett Group	Outperform Votes 260 67.18%	Underperform Votes 127 32.82%

Which has better valuation and earnings, RMR or HCKT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The RMR Group	$962.32M	0.84	$57.15M	$2.69	9.51
The Hackett Group	$296.59M	2.42	$34.15M	$1.26	20.65

Is RMR or HCKT more profitable?

The Hackett Group has a net margin of 11.48% compared to The Hackett Group's net margin of 4.59%. The RMR Group's return on equity of 40.62% beat The Hackett Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The RMR Group	4.59%	7.35%	5.22%
The Hackett Group	11.48%	40.62%	18.91%

Do analysts rate RMR or HCKT?

The RMR Group currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.10%. The Hackett Group has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.77%. Given The Hackett Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe The RMR Group is more favorable than The Hackett Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The RMR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
The Hackett Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

The RMR Group and The Hackett Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.