The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) receives an “Outperform” rating from Barrington Research

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT – Get a Free Report)Its stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by analysts at Barrington Research in a report on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $28.00 target price on the business services provider’s stock. Barrington Research’s price target suggests a potential upside of 7.32% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Roth Capital cut shares of The Hackett Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th.

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Hackett Group’s price performance

Shares of NASDAQ HCKT traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.09. 6,589 shares of the stock exchanged hands, compared to its average volume of 103,685. The company has a market cap of $721.39 million, a P/E ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.73 and the two hundred day simple moving average is $23.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.71, and a current ratio of 1.71. Hackett Group has a twelve month low of $20.23 and a twelve month high of $27.68.

Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.31. Hackett Group had a net margin of 11.46% and a return on equity of 38.20%. The business had revenue of $75.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $74.16 million. As a group, analysts forecast that The Hackett Group will post 1.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional investors weigh in on Hackett Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings in the business. Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of The Hackett Group by 1.1% in the second quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 164,195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,763 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of The Hackett Group in the 1st quarter worth about $55,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of The Hackett Group by 78.4% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,667 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 2,051 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of The Hackett Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $110,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its holdings in shares of The Hackett Group by 18.0% in the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 8,419 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $183,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283 shares in the last quarter. 78.12% of shares are currently owned by institutional investors.

About the Hackett Group

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Hackett Group, Inc operates as an intellectual property-based executive advisory, strategic consulting and digital transformation company in the United States, Europe and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Strategy & Business Transformation, Oracle Solutions and SAP Solutions.

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