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HireQuest (HQI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$11.84 -0.53 (-4.28%)
Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$12.20 +0.36 (+3.04%)
As of 04/3/2025 05:06 PM Eastern
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About HireQuest Stock (NASDAQ:HQI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.62
$12.37
50-Day Range
$11.84
$15.38
52-Week Range
$11.39
$15.75
Volume
25,754 shs
Average Volume
14,808 shs
Market Capitalization
$165.76 million
P/E Ratio
107.64
Dividend Yield
2.03%
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.

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HireQuest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

HQI MarketRank™: 

HireQuest scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 316 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 107.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of HireQuest is 107.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.40.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    HireQuest has a P/B Ratio of 2.63. 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

    2.61% 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 9.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HireQuest has recently decreased by 6.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    HireQuest pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, 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

    2.61% 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 9.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HireQuest has recently decreased by 6.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    HireQuest has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for HireQuest this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • 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 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HQI stock has decreased by 16.4% and is now trading at $11.84.
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HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 27th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $8.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.30 million. HireQuest had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.02% and a net margin of 4.04%.

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
4/03/2025
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
+47.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
107.64
Forward P/E Ratio
42.29
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$6.14 million
Pretax Margin
5.66%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$36.28 million
Cash Flow
$0.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.50
Book Value
$4.51 per share
Price / Book
2.63

Miscellaneous

Free Float
7,854,000
Market Cap
$165.76 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.03

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