HCKT Stock Analysis: The Hackett | NASDAQ
Information Technology Services | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 333m USD | 12M Return: -24.7% | US4046091090 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 3.04M
EPS Trend: -61.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -42.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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The Hackett Group, Inc. (HCKT) is a Miami-headquartered global consulting firm that positions itself as an intellectual property platform-based generative AI and digital transformation advisor, serving clients across the United States, Europe, and other international markets. Founded in 1991 and formerly known as Answerthink, Inc. (renamed in 2008), the company has been publicly traded since 1998 and operates within the GICS IT Consulting & Other Services sub-industry. It is a micro-cap stock with a market capitalization of approximately $267M.
The companys offerings center on a suite of proprietary platforms-including Hackett AI XPLR, XT, AIXelerator, ZBrain, Quantum Leap, and the Digital Transformation Platform-paired with Gen AI-assisted knowledge tools such as Ask Hackett and Hackett Connect. These platforms support enterprise-wide AI assessment, business transformation acceleration, and agentic workflow development. The IT consulting sector in which HCKT operates is highly competitive, with major peers such as Accenture, IBM Consulting, Deloitte, and Capgemini, and is currently experiencing a significant pivot toward embedding generative and agentic AI into advisory and implementation work.
Beyond its proprietary AI platforms, Hackett delivers Gen AI-enabled functional consulting across supply chain, finance, HR, IT, procurement, and corporate services, alongside enterprise application implementation and modernization services for Oracle, SAP, OneStream, and eProcurement. SAP and Oracle implementation consulting is a well-established niche within the broader ERP services market, with offshore development and post-implementation support forming a recurring revenue stream. The combination of executive advisory, benchmark research, and application implementation services positions HCKT as a hybrid between a traditional management consultancy and a systems integrator.
- Gen AI platform adoption drives digital transformation advisory revenue
- Oracle and SAP implementation backlog growth supports consulting services revenue
- European enterprise spending weakness pressures international segment margins
- Capital return program of buybacks and dividends supports earnings per share
| Net Income: 17.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.77 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 16.82% < 20% (prev 12.24%; Δ 4.58% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 31.0m > Net Income 17.8m |
| Net Debt (77.2m) to EBITDA (36.9m): 2.09 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.13 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (24.9m) vs 12m ago -9.97% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 40.37% > 18% (prev 37.90%; Δ 2.47% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 136.9% > 50% (prev 153.6%; Δ -16.69% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.64 > 6 (EBIT TTM 31.2m / Interest Expense TTM 4.08m) |
| A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 90.1m - Total Current Liabilities 42.2m) / Total Assets 215.2m |
| B: 0.38 (Retained Earnings 81.6m / Total Assets 215.2m) |
| C: 0.15 (EBIT TTM 31.2m / Avg Total Assets 207.9m) |
| D: 0.49 (Book Value of Equity 71.0m / Total Liabilities 144.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.22 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.28 (Receivables 67.9m/57.3m, Revenue 284.6m/308.2m) |
| GMI: 0.94 (GM 37.90% / 40.37%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.44 / AQ_t-1 0.47) |
| SGI: 0.92 (Revenue 284.6m / 308.2m) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 17.8m - CFO 31.0m) / TA 215.2m) |
| Beneish M = -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of November 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 13.44 with a total of 275,506 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.20%, over one month by +18.31%, over three months by +21.79% and over the past year by -24.71%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 12.80 (which is 4.8% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
The Hackett has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.67. Therefore, it is recommended to buy HCKT.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 17.3 | 28.9% |
P/E Trailing = 19.4493
P/E Forward = 8.3126
P/S = 1.1891
P/B = 4.6735
P/EG = 0.8314
Revenue TTM = 284.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 31.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 36.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 86.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.12m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 89.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.86m
Net Debt = 77.2m USD (calculated: Debt 89.9m - CCE 12.6m)
Enterprise Value = 410.1m USD (332.9m + Debt 89.9m - CCE 12.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.64 (Ebit TTM 31.2m / Interest Expense TTM 4.08m)
EV/FCF = 19.70x (Enterprise Value 410.1m / FCF TTM 20.8m)
FCF Yield = 5.08% (FCF TTM 20.8m / Enterprise Value 410.1m)
FCF Margin = 7.31% (FCF TTM 20.8m / Revenue TTM 284.6m)
Net Margin = 6.27% (Net Income TTM 17.8m / Revenue TTM 284.6m)
Gross Margin = 40.37% ((Revenue TTM 284.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 169.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 39.70% (prev 39.97%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.91 (Enterprise Value 410.1m / Total Assets 215.2m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.54% (Interest Expense 4.08m / Debt 89.9m)
Taxrate = 38.75% (11.3m / 29.1m)
NOPAT = 19.1m (EBIT 31.2m * (1 - 38.75%))
Current Ratio = 2.13 (Total Current Assets 90.1m / Total Current Liabilities 42.2m)
Debt / Equity = 1.26 (Debt 89.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 71.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.09 (Net Debt 77.2m / EBITDA 36.9m)
Debt / FCF = 3.71 (Net Debt 77.2m / FCF TTM 20.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 68.3m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.58% (Net Income 17.8m / Total Assets 215.2m)
RoE = 26.11% (Net Income TTM 17.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 68.3m)
RoCE = 20.19% (EBIT 31.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 68.3m + L.T.Debt 86.1m))
RoIC = 11.83% (NOPAT 19.1m / Invested Capital 161.5m)
WACC = 5.70% (E(332.9m)/V(422.7m) * Re(6.49%) + D(89.9m)/V(422.7m) * Rd(4.54%) * (1-Tc(0.39)))
Discount Rate = 6.49% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -86.99 | Cagr: -5.06%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈26.5m ; Y1≈23.2m ; Y5≈18.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 9.03 (EV 301.2m - Net Debt 77.2m = Equity 224.0m / Shares 24.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -61.44 | EPS CAGR: -6.03% | SUE: 0.32 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -42.93 | Revenue CAGR: -1.60% | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2027-03-31): EPS=0.36 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.47 | Chg30d=+1.38% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=-5.4% | GrowthRev=-9.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.60 | Chg30d=+0.42% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+9.1% | GrowthRev=+2.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -44% (up=1, down=5)