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HireQuest, Inc. HQI

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16.45 USD +0.14 +0.86%

At close · Nov 2

16.45 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET

Bid
16.42 × 2
Ask
16.55 × 2
15.91 Day range 16.87
7.38 52-week range 20.84
YTD
+56.52%
1 year
+92.85%
Open
16.31
Prev close
16.31
Mkt cap
228.50M
Vol
17.66K
Avg vol
29.14K
EPS
0.60
P/E
27.42
Div yield
1.47%
More statistics
Low
15.91
High
16.87
Forward P/E
18.48
Beta
1.02
Short ratio
8.22
Inst. own
12.78%
Dividend
0.24
Ex-div date
Dec 1, 2024
50-d avg
14.39
200-d avg
13.36
1y target
19.00

2Y chart

Chart tools
Interval
1m5m15m30m

Events in this range
  • Nov 7, 2024Earnings: 0.2; estimate 0.16; surprise 25%
  • Nov 15, 2024Rating: Barrington Research · Outperform → Outperform
  • Dec 2, 2024Dividend: 0.06
  • Mar 3, 2025Dividend: 0.06
  • Jun 2, 2025Dividend: 0.06
  • Aug 29, 2025Dividend: 0.06
  • Dec 1, 2025Dividend: 0.06
  • Mar 2, 2026Dividend: 0.06
  • Jun 1, 2026Dividend: 0.06
  • Sep 1, 2026Dividend: 0.06
  • Sep 10, 2026Dividend: 0.06
Signals (89)
NameDateAgo
SMA: BearishOct 20, 20261 week ago
MACD: Sell SignalOct 7, 20263 weeks ago
RSI: OverboughtSep 24, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 21, 20261 month ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 27, 20262 months ago
RSI: OverboughtAug 13, 20262 months ago
RSI: OverboughtAug 11, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 10, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 7, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 6, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 5, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishJul 24, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishJul 23, 20263 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalJul 23, 20263 months ago
SMA: BullishJul 22, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishJul 15, 20263 months ago
SMA: BullishJul 13, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishJul 6, 20263 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalJun 16, 20264 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalJun 11, 20264 months ago

Newest 20 of 89.

Key statistics

Financials
Market cap
194.43M
Enterprise value
212.34M
Trailing P/E
99.00
Forward P/E
18.48
PEG ratio
0.00
Price / sales
5.36
Price / book
3.09
EPS (TTM)
0.14
Beta
1.02
Dividend yield
1.68%
Payout ratio
171.43%
Profit margin
4.04%
Revenue (TTM)
36.28M
Revenue growth
1.60%
Free cash flow
7.97M
Total cash
1.62M
Total debt
13.62M
Return on equity
3.29%
Shares outstanding
14.03M
Short % of float
1.83%
50-day average
14.39
200-day average
13.36

Analyst view

Consensus: none

Price target (mean) 19.00 +15.5% upside
Target (low)
18.00
Target (mean)
19.00
Target (high)
20.00
Ratings (0m) 2 2 buy · 0 hold · 0 sell
  • Strong buy1
  • Buy1
  • Hold0
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell0

Next earnings

Consensus EPS estimate 0.185.

Earnings history

Financials — quick view

All financials
HQI Revenue — quarterly 8.10M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
HQI Net income — quarterly 2.69M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
HQI EPS — quarterly 0.20
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026

Earnings

HQI recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Nov 7, 2024Sep 1, 20240.160.20+0.04+25.00%
Aug 8, 2024Jun 1, 20240.120.15+0.03+25.00%
May 9, 2024Mar 1, 20240.140.12-0.02-14.29%
Mar 21, 2024Dec 1, 2023-0.100.03+0.13+130.00%
Nov 8, 2023Sep 1, 20230.190.12-0.07-36.84%
Aug 10, 2023Jun 1, 20230.260.15-0.11-42.31%

Upgrades / downgrades

HQI analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Nov 15, 2024Barrington ResearchmainOutperformOutperform
Aug 22, 2024Barrington ResearchmainOutperformOutperform
Aug 9, 2024DA DavidsonmainBuyBuy
Jul 5, 2024Barrington ResearchmainOutperformOutperform
May 28, 2024Barrington ResearchmainOutperformOutperform
May 14, 2024Barrington ResearchmainOutperformOutperform

About HireQuest, Inc.

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.

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Country
United States
Website
hirequest.com

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Insider holders

HQI insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
CRANE STEVEN GChief Financial OfficerStock Award(Grant)Dec 7, 202310,000
HAGENBUCH LAWRENCE FDirectorStock Award(Grant)Nov 19, 2024110,395
HERMANNS RICHARDChief Executive OfficerStock Award(Grant)Sep 29, 20243,069,550
JACKSON EDWARDDirector and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityStock Award(Grant)Nov 19, 20242,630,170
MALHOTRA R RIMMYDirectorStock Award(Grant)Nov 19, 2024210,011
MCANNAR JOHNOfficerStock Award(Grant)Aug 31, 202354,099

Institution ownership

HQI institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Vanguard Group Inc2.03%283,5153.93MSep 29, 2024
Blackrock Inc.1.91%267,9523.71MSep 29, 2024
Bandera Partners LLC1.80%251,8473.49MSep 29, 2024
U.S. Bancorp\DE\0.95%133,3331.85MSep 29, 2024
Geode Capital Management, LLC0.94%131,3941.82MSep 29, 2024
Newedge Wealth, LLC0.68%95,0361.32MSep 29, 2024

Fund ownership

HQI fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund1.21%168,7022.34MSep 29, 2024
iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.81%113,8321.58MOct 30, 2024
WisdomTree Tr-WisdomTree Small Cap Dividend Fd0.46%63,942886.24KSep 29, 2024
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund0.46%64,589895.20KSep 29, 2024
Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund0.41%56,936789.13KAug 30, 2024
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.33%46,410643.24KOct 30, 2024

Dividends

HQI recent dividends
Ex-dividend dateAmount
Sep 10, 20260.06
Sep 1, 20260.06
Jun 1, 20260.06
Mar 2, 20260.06
Dec 1, 20250.06
Aug 29, 20250.06

Splits

HQI stock splits
DateRatio
Dec 8, 20171:12
Aug 22, 20055:1
Aug 21, 20050.2:1