HCKT
The Hackett Group, Inc.
HCKT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over HCKT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
HCKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
HCKT's profitability is currently strong, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable, but its revenue is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
HCKT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.7x | $13.44 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $11.45 | -15% |
| Current | 19x | $13.44 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $14.55 | +8.2% |
| Expensive | 39x | $26.96 | +101% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HCKT's PE is in its fair range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.7x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR has the edge over HCKT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HCKT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HCKT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
HCKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.55 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.70 | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.65 | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.53 | -38% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | -56% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.38 | -69% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.60 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.85 | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | -15% |
HCKT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.70 over the past year, against $1.47 in late 2022.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HCKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69.8M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.3M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.8M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.8M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.1M | -8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $78.9M | +1.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $77.9M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $79.2M | +9.4% |
HCKT's revenue is shrinking: $70M last quarter, down 4.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +7.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | -9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.8% | -6.1 points |
HCKT's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 3.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HCKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.3M | -115% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.6M | +237% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.5M | -382% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.1M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $9M | -3.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | +44% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.6M | -21% |
HCKT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1M, but it generated $21M over the past year.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HCKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -213K shares |
| 1 year | -9.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -2.9M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -7.9M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -7.5M shares |
HCKT has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $3M |
| Q4 2025 | $41.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.6M |
HCKT spent $50M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 58% from the year before.
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
HCKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
HCKT's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years a year ago.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HCKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
HCKT's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
HCKT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | HCKT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 31% below |
| PE % | 38 | 35 | 3 pts above |
HCKT has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
HCKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.9 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.2 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.3 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.0 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $21.0 | 36% below |
HCKT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 36% below its 200-week average.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HCKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.9 | $14.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $14.0 | $20.7 | +47% |
| 2022 | $20.7 | $20.5 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | $20.5 | $22.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $22.8 | $30.9 | +36% |
| 2025 | $30.9 | $20.0 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.0 | $13.4 | -33% |
HCKT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 33% so far in 2026.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR has the edge over HCKT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.