The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.11

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 7th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st will be given a dividend of 0.11 per share by the business services provider on Friday, July 5th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 21st.

The Hackett Group has raised its dividend payment by an average of 15.6% per year over the last three years. The Hackett Group has a dividend payout ratio of 24.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect The Hackett Group to earn $1.62 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.44 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 27.2%.

The Hackett Group Stock Performance

The Hackett Group stock traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $21.86. The stock had a trading volume of 115,657 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,485. The Hackett Group has a fifty-two week low of $17.18 and a fifty-two week high of $26.69. The company has a market cap of $603.01 million, a PE ratio of 17.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $71.17 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $69.65 million. The Hackett Group had a net margin of 11.52% and a return on equity of 43.58%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that The Hackett Group will post 1.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barrington Research cut their price target on The Hackett Group from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of The Hackett Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. Finally, Craig Hallum raised The Hackett Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st.

The Hackett Group Company Profile

The 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.