ATIF (NASDAQ:ZBAI – Get Free Report) and The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ATIF and The Hackett Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ATIF | $620,000.00 | 12.54 | -$3.19 million | ($7.19) | -1.13 |
| The Hackett Group | $309.11 million | 1.63 | $29.63 million | $0.38 | 48.78 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ATIF and The Hackett Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ATIF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| The Hackett Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
The Hackett Group has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.67%. Given The Hackett Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Hackett Group is more favorable than ATIF.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of ATIF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares ATIF and The Hackett Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ATIF | N/A | -90.49% | -79.46% |
| The Hackett Group | 5.37% | 24.12% | 14.34% |
Risk & Volatility
ATIF has a beta of -0.6, suggesting that its share price is 160% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hackett Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
The Hackett Group beats ATIF on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ATIF
ATIF Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of financial consulting services. It is also involved in merger and acquisition business advisory, post-listing compliance, management support, and related services. The company was founded on January 5, 2015 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.
About The Hackett Group
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. It offers Hackett Connect, an online searchable repository; best practice accelerators that provide web-based access to best practices, customized software configuration tools, and best practice process flows; advisor inquiry for access to fact-based advice on proven approaches and methods; best practice research that provides insights into the proven approaches; and peer interaction comprising member-led webcasts, annual best practice conferences, annual member forums, membership performance surveys, and client-submitted content, as well as IP-as-a-service and Hackett Institute programs. The company also provides benchmarking services that conduct studies for selling, general and administrative, finance, human resources, information technology, procurement, enterprise performance management, and shared services; and business transformation practices which help clients develop a coordinated digital transformation strategy. In addition, it offers oracle solutions that help clients to choose and deploy oracle applications that best meet their needs and objectives. Further, the company provides SAP solutions, including planning, architecture, and vendor evaluation and selection through implementation, customization, testing, and integration; post-implementation support, change and exception management, process transparency, system documentation, and end-user training; and off-shore application development, and application maintenance and support services. The company was formerly known as Answerthink, Inc. and changed its name to The Hackett Group, Inc. in 2008. The Hackett Group, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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