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HireQuest (HQI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.58 +0.11 (+1.05%)
Closing price 04/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$10.42 -0.16 (-1.51%)
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About HireQuest Stock (NASDAQ:HQI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.48
$10.87
50-Day Range
$10.47
$15.38
52-Week Range
$10.20
$15.75
Volume
12,680 shs
Average Volume
15,313 shs
Market Capitalization
$148.12 million
P/E Ratio
96.18
Dividend Yield
2.27%
Price Target
$17.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

HireQuest, 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.

HireQuest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

HQI MarketRank™: 

HireQuest scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 321 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    HireQuest 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 Coverage

    HireQuest 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of HireQuest is 96.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.51.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of HireQuest is 96.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.97.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    HireQuest has a P/B Ratio of 2.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about HireQuest's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.52% of the float of HireQuest has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    HireQuest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HireQuest has recently decreased by 3.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    HireQuest pays a meaningful dividend of 2.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    HireQuest does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of HireQuest is 88.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.52% of the float of HireQuest has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    HireQuest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HireQuest has recently decreased by 3.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
    • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

      In the past three months, HireQuest insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

    • Percentage Held by Insiders

      43.90% 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 Institutions

      Only 12.00% of the stock of HireQuest is held by institutions.

    • Read more about HireQuest's insider trading history.
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    HQI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

    HireQuest's stock was trading at $14.16 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HQI shares have decreased by 25.3% and is now trading at $10.58.
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    HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 27th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $8.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 million. HireQuest had a net margin of 4.04% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.02%.
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    Top institutional investors of HireQuest include Inlight Wealth Management LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard Hermanns, Edward Jackson, Lawrence F Hagenbuch, R Rimmy Malhotra and Jack A Olmstead.
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    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.

    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

    Record date for 3/17 Dividend
    3/03/2025
    Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend
    3/03/2025
    Dividend Payable
    3/17/2025
    Last Earnings
    3/27/2025
    Today
    4/23/2025
    Next Earnings (Estimated)
    5/08/2025
    Fiscal Year End
    12/31/2025

    Industry, Sector and Symbol

    Stock Exchange
    NASDAQ
    Industry
    Help supply services
    Sub-Industry
    Business Services
    Current Symbol
    NASDAQ:HQI
    Employees
    73,100
    Year Founded
    N/A

    Price Target and Rating

    Average Stock Price Target
    $17.50
    High Stock Price Target
    $19.00
    Low Stock Price Target
    $16.00
    Potential Upside/Downside
    +65.4%
    Consensus Rating
    Buy
    Rating Score (0-4)
    3.00
    Research Coverage
    2 Analysts

    Profitability

    Trailing P/E Ratio
    96.18
    Forward P/E Ratio
    37.79
    P/E Growth
    N/A
    Net Income
    $6.14 million
    Pretax Margin
    5.66%

    Debt

    Sales & Book Value

    Annual Sales
    $34.60 million
    Cash Flow
    $0.60 per share
    Price / Cash Flow
    17.50
    Book Value
    $4.51 per share
    Price / Book
    2.35

    Miscellaneous

    Free Float
    7,854,000
    Market Cap
    $148.12 million
    Optionable
    Not Optionable
    Beta
    1.13

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    This page (NASDAQ:HQI) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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