HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT)
Information Technology · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation Services · NASDAQ
A strategic consulting and digital transformation firm that uses proprietary AI-enabled platforms and benchmarking data to help large enterprises achieve world-class performance.
What HACKETT GROUP INC does
The Hackett Group is a global intellectual property-based strategic consulting and executive advisory firm. It specializes in Gen AI-enabled digital transformation services across front, mid, and back-office functions, utilizing proprietary benchmarking, best practices, and performance study platforms to guide client operations.
Recent developments
The company expects an operational and financial inflection point in the third quarter of 2026, driven by over $30 million in recent platform-led wins. Additionally, the company amended its credit facility to increase borrowing capacity to $125 million and extended the maturity date.
From HACKETT GROUP INC's filing of 2026-08-05.
Themes: Gen AI strategic consulting, digital transformation, business benchmarking and analytics, enterprise software implementation, AI-enabled business processes
Fundamentals
- Price$10.98 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$273M as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-42.6% 2025-10-08 close $19.13 → 2026-10-08 close $10.98
- P/E17.08 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+4.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+28.4% FY2023, SEC XBRL
- ROE+19.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.19 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-9.1% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.61 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.6%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How HCKT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 253 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 375 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginbottom 25% 311 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 370 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 385 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 108 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, HCKT's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 100%, free-cash-flow payout 40%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout100% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout40% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HACKETT GROUP INC looks technically
HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) is trading 16.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 359 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago. It is 46.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 16.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -16.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $10.87 | $10.87 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.08 | $13.08 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 11.08. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 359 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 359 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 55.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($9.63 to $11.08) — its "stochastic" reading is 93 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 93.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $20.68 | $20.68 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 46.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -46.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 19.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +19.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 46.9% below its highest point of the past year | 46.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it is trading within its recent 55-day range, with no fresh breakout up or down | 0 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $34.02 (set on 2025-02-19) | $34.02 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($9.22 to $20.58), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 15% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $16.24 to $16.60. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 15.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 67.7% below its all-time high | -67.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 5.6% below a resistance level at $11.59 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-06-29, most recently on 2026-09-14. Since 2024-10-08 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +5.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.78 (set on 2009-03-20) | $1.78 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 516.9% above its all-time low | +516.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 53rd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3928 between its high and its low — about 3.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.3928 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $9.69 and $11.49 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $9.69 – $10.59 – $11.49 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (16.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.06× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 2 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.3% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.3% |
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| Gap filled | a 5.7% gap down opened on 2026-08-05 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 45 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +2.33% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 3.7 percentage points (the stock lost 2.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | -3.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock gained 9.1% while the market gained 3.8%) | +5.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 35.1 percentage points (the stock lost 17.7% while the market gained 17.5%) | -35.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 57.6 percentage points (the stock lost 42.6% while the market gained 15.0%) | -57.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.2% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $12.23 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $10.95 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 47 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.3% |
Double top, bearish — broke down · entry $10.40 · 43 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
HCKT last closed at $10.98 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $11.59 | Resistance | 5.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-06-29 to 2026-09-14 |
| $10.03 | Support | 8.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-22 to 2026-08-05 |
| $12.25 | Resistance | 11.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-03-27 to 2026-06-01 |
| $9.65 | Support | 12.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-14 to 2026-09-29 |
| $9.17 | Support | 16.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-13 to 2026-07-23 |
| $17.57 | Resistance | 60.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-04 to 2025-11-20 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $11.08.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $8.02 and $9.19 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $11.08.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$16.67 range $15.00 – $19.00; median $16.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HCKT
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3733 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.3733, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions and business confidence which affect demand for consulting services.","Operational reliance on a limited number of clients and the inherent unpredictability of long sales cycles.","Risks associated with the rapid evolution of Gen AI technologies and the ability to integrate acquisitions successfully."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HCKT's 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the prior one filed 2026-05-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) presents comparative results for the quarter and six months ended June 26, 2026 and June 27, 2025, whereas the older filing (filed 2026-05-06) presented results for the quarter ended March 27, 2026 and March 28, 2025 only.
- Newer filing adds forward-looking risk factor language regarding the adoption of Gen AI technologies by clients and the timing thereof, and the rapid change in Gen AI technologies and our ability to support new or changing technologies (filed 2026-08-05).
- Newer filing adds a paragraph in Revenue discussion stating that the impact of currency fluctuations did not have a significant impact on comparisons between the three months ended June 26, 2026 and the three months ended June 27, 2025 (filed 2026-08-05).
- Removed:
- Older filing removed the paragraph in Revenue discussion specific to the three months ended March 27, 2026 and March 28, 2025 regarding currency fluctuation impact and geographic discussion (filed 2026-05-06).
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) changes the reporting period heading and comparative dates from 'March 27, 2026 / March 28, 2025' to 'June 26, 2026 / June 27, 2025' across the results of operations table and narrative.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) updates the non-cash stock-based compensation amounts in the results of operations table, including an addition of six-month amounts for personnel costs and selling, general and administrative costs, reflecting the changed period.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) updates all financial figures in the results of operations table (revenue, costs, income, tax, net income, EPS) to reflect the quarter and six months ended June 26, 2026 versus June 27, 2025.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) adds restructuring costs of $492 thousand for the quarter and $2,448 thousand for the six months ended June 26, 2026, compared with restructuring costs of $1,956 thousand for the three months ended March 27, 2026 in the older filing (filed 2026-05-06).
- Notes:
- Both source texts are truncated; the newer filing ends mid-sentence in the Revenue discussion ('Revenue . We are a g'), and the older filing also ends mid-sentence ('In this MD&A, we discuss revenue based on geographical location of engagement t'), limiting comparison of the full MD&A.
- Comparison is limited to the portions of each MD&A provided; changes beyond the truncated sections cannot be assessed.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for HCKT — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding HCKT as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 3,300,699
- Reported value $35,613,598
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
HCKT had 1,241,007 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HCKT had 4.99% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.86 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,241,007
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.99%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,246,838
- Reported change -0.47%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.86
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Accenture (ACN)
- Gartner (IT)
- KPMG
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- PwC
- IBM (IBM)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) do?
The Hackett Group is a global intellectual property-based strategic consulting and executive advisory firm. It specializes in Gen AI-enabled digital transformation services across front, mid, and back-office functions, utilizing proprietary benchmarking, best practices, and performance study platforms to guide client operations.
What sector is HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) in?
HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is IT Consulting & Digital Transformation Services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does HCKT pay a dividend?
Yes — HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.62% and 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HACKETT GROUP INC's (HCKT) competitors?
Notable peers of HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) include Accenture, Gartner, KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) overbought or oversold right now?
HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HCKT come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.