Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:HQI HireQuest (HQI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $13.90 +0.04 (+0.29%) (As of 12/24/2024 05:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About HireQuest Stock (NASDAQ:HQI) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get HireQuest alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$13.61▼$13.9850-Day Range$13.10▼$15.7052-Week Range$11.39▼$17.31Volume4,645 shsAverage Volume14,575 shsMarket Capitalization$194.60 millionP/E Ratio126.36Dividend Yield1.73%Price Target$18.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewHireQuest, Inc. provides temporary staffing services in the United States. It offers staffing services, including direct-dispatch, executive search, consultant, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial and construction personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, and permanent placement services, as well as commercial and non-CDL drivers, and skilled personnel in the medical and dental industries. The company provides its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, SNelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. It serves construction, recycling, warehousing, logistics, auctioneering, manufacturing, hospitality, landscaping, and retail industries, as well as dental practices. HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.Read More… HireQuest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks73rd Percentile Overall ScoreHQI MarketRank™: HireQuest scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 332 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingHireQuest has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageHireQuest has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about HireQuest's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth196.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings for HireQuest are expected to grow by 196.43% in the coming year, from $0.28 to $0.83 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of HireQuest is 126.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.10.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of HireQuest is 126.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.30.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHireQuest has a P/B Ratio of 3.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.63% of the float of HireQuest has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHireQuest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in HireQuest has recently increased by 6.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldHireQuest pays a meaningful dividend of 1.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHireQuest does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of HireQuest is 218.18%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, HireQuest will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.92% next year. This indicates that HireQuest will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about HireQuest's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.63% of the float of HireQuest has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHireQuest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in HireQuest has recently increased by 6.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentHireQuest has a news sentiment score of 1.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for HireQuest this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for HQI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, HireQuest insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders43.90% of the stock of HireQuest is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 12.00% of the stock of HireQuest is held by institutions.Read more about HireQuest's insider trading history. Receive HQI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for HireQuest and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HQI Stock News HeadlinesHireQuest's (NASDAQ:HQI) investors will be pleased with their solid 119% return over the last five yearsDecember 20, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.comHireQuest, Inc. (HQI): A Bull Case TheoryDecember 10, 2024 | msn.comTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… December 25, 2024 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)HireQuest's (NASDAQ:HQI) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole PictureNovember 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comHireQuest: Strong Q3/24 Performance and Strategic Positioning Justify Buy RatingNovember 15, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comHireQuest price target raised to $18 from $17 at BarringtonNovember 15, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comHireQuest Announces Quarterly Dividend for ShareholdersNovember 14, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comHireQuest: Asset-Light Franchising, Strategic Acquisitions, And Profitable GrowthNovember 14, 2024 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines HQI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HQI shares performed this year? HireQuest's stock was trading at $15.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HQI stock has decreased by 9.4% and is now trading at $13.90. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were HireQuest's earnings last quarter? HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $8.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.40 million. HireQuest had a net margin of 4.04% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.02%. Who are HireQuest's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of HireQuest include Geode Capital Management LLC (0.94%), RMR Capital Management LLC (0.46%), Creative Planning (0.21%) and Global Strategic Investment Solutions LLC (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard Hermanns, Edward Jackson, Lawrence F Hagenbuch, R Rimmy Malhotra, Jack A Olmstead and Kathleen M Shanahan. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of HireQuest? Shares of HQI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of HireQuest own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that HireQuest investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Tesla (TSLA) and Broadcom (AVGO). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/08/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/16 Dividend12/02/2024Dividend Payable12/16/2024Today12/25/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBusiness Services Industry Help supply services Sub-IndustryBusiness Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:HQI CUSIPN/A CIK1140102 Webwww.hirequest.com Phone(843) 723-7400Fax208-773-7467Employees73,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$18.50 High Stock Price Target$19.00 Low Stock Price Target$18.00 Potential Upside/Downside+33.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.11 Trailing P/E Ratio126.36 Forward P/E Ratio49.64 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$6.14 million Net Margins4.04% Pretax Margin5.66% Return on Equity11.02% Return on Assets6.69% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.68 Quick Ratio1.68 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$36.28 million Price / Sales5.36 Cash Flow$0.75 per share Price / Cash Flow18.48 Book Value$4.51 per share Price / Book3.08Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares14,000,000Free Float7,854,000Market Cap$194.60 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.04 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink, or The Boring Company? 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