HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT)
Information Technology · Management consulting and digital transformation services · NASDAQ
A Gen AI-focused consulting firm helping Fortune 500 companies architect digital transformations powered by proprietary benchmarking and AI platform capabilities.
What HACKETT GROUP INC does
Hackett Group is a global consulting and executive advisory firm specializing in Gen AI-enabled enterprise digital transformation services. The company delivers expertise across front, mid, and back office operations, with recognized offerings in Oracle, SAP, OneStream, and eProcurement implementations. Hackett leverages its AI XPLR platform (enhanced with the ZBrain acquisition) to help clients identify and design Gen AI enablement opportunities, grounded in insights from over 28,400 benchmarking studies with leading organizations including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials and 90% of the Fortune 100.
Themes: Gen AI consulting / digital transformation, Enterprise software implementation (Oracle, SAP), Benchmarking and performance optimization, Executive advisory / strategic consulting, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte Consulting, Accenture, IBM Consulting, Gartner
Fundamentals
- Price$11.09 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$276M as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-47.4% 2025-08-22 close $21.09 → 2026-08-24 close $11.09
- P/E17.25 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+5.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+41.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+22.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.19 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-9.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.62 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.9%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How HCKT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 256 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 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 23.0% 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 326 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 9, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago. It is 48.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 23.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -23.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $10.65 | $10.65 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $14.39 | $14.39 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 326 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 326 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 9, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 8.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 53.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($10.10 to $11.69) — its "stochastic" reading is 62 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. | 61.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $21.33 | $21.33 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 48.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -48.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 21.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +21.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 48.1% below its highest point of the past year | 48.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 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 $21.27), 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 $16.67 to $17.05. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 15.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 67.4% below its all-time high | -67.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 5.0% below a resistance level at $11.63 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-06-29, most recently on 2026-08-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +5.0% |
| 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 522.5% above its all-time low | +522.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 82% of it) | 18th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5382 between its high and its low — about 4.9% 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 | $0.5382 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $10.20 and $11.74 — 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 | $10.20 – $10.97 – $11.74 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.9% 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 | 4.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (23.0% 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 | 6.2 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 | 0.75× |
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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
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a hammer | 7 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.5% 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 | -0.5% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 2.1% above the previous close 19 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 9.71 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.1% |
| Gap filled | a 5.7% gap down opened on 2026-08-05 has been "filled" 12 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 12 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 6.6 percentage points (the stock gained 8.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | +6.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 1.0 percentage points (the stock gained 4.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | +1.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 31.7 percentage points (the stock lost 20.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -31.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 65.1 percentage points (the stock lost 44.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -65.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 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, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — 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 2026-07-16 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 thick, spanning 9.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 11% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $12.42 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $11.17 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 14 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HCKT last closed at $11.08 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 11 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $11.63 | Resistance | 5.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-29 to 2026-08-07 |
| $10.03 | Support | 9.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-22 to 2026-08-05 |
| $12.25 | Resistance | 10.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-03-27 to 2026-06-01 |
| $9.17 | Support | 17.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-13 to 2026-07-23 |
| $17.57 | Resistance | 58.6% 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
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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 bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Stretched far below its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. 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 2026-08-21. 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 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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)
["Macroeconomic deterioration or economic downturn could reduce client demand for consulting services and impact business confidence","Revenue decline of 5.71% YoY and significant stock price decline of 61.69% in the past year indicate market headwinds and execution challenges","Fixed-fee and capped-fee engagement structures create estimation risk; underestimation of costs or project complexity could result in engagement losses"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HCKT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) references Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 26, 2025, whereas older filing (2025-11-05) references December 27, 2024
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) removes reference to 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB)' enacted July 4, 2025 and its tax provisions that appeared in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) states over 28,400 benchmarking and performance studies completed, versus 27,500 in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) shows 68% of DAX 40 benchmarked, versus 70% in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) shows 53% of FTSE 100 benchmarked, versus 51% in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-05) included discussion of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) tax law enacted July 4, 2025 with provisions regarding Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension, research and development expensing, and international tax framework modifications, which does not appear in newer filing (2026-05-06)
- Older filing (2025-11-05) presented financial results for three and nine months ended September 26 and September 27 (2025 and 2024 comparisons); newer filing (2026-05-06) presents only three-month period ended March 27 and March 28 (2026 and 2025 comparisons)
- Reworded:
- Older filing (2025-11-05) uses 'Gen A.I.' while newer filing (2026-05-06) uses 'Gen AI' (spacing/formatting change in acronym)
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different reporting periods (Q3 2025 vs. Q1 2026) and therefore present different sets of financial results; direct financial metric comparison between periods reflects this structural difference rather than operational change
- Text truncation in provided newer filing excerpt prevents full assessment of all MD&A content
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
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 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 3,882,153
- Reported value $50,595,419
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 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.
Short interest (FINRA)
HCKT had 1,237,786 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HCKT had 4.98% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.12 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,237,786
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.98%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,484,895
- Reported change -16.64%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.12
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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)
- KPMG
- Deloitte
- EY
- PwC
- Gartner (IT)
- Cognizant (CTSH)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) do?
Hackett Group is a global consulting and executive advisory firm specializing in Gen AI-enabled enterprise digital transformation services. The company delivers expertise across front, mid, and back office operations, with recognized offerings in Oracle, SAP, OneStream, and eProcurement implementations.
What sector is HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) in?
HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Management consulting and 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 1.94% and 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HACKETT GROUP INC's (HCKT) competitors?
Notable peers of HACKETT GROUP INC (HCKT) include Accenture, KPMG, Deloitte, EY and PwC. 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 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HCKT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.