HireQuest, Inc. HQI
Set alert
16.31 USD +0.01 +0.06%
At close · Oct 30
16.31 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
16.19 Day range 17.15
7.59 52-week range 20.04
- YTD
- +55.19%
- 1 year
- +90.54%
- Open
- 16.57
- Prev close
- 16.30
- Mkt cap
- 226.55M
- Vol
- 14.69K
- Avg vol
- 29.05K
- EPS
- 0.60
- P/E
- 27.18
- Div yield
- 1.68%
More statistics
- Low
- 16.19
- High
- 17.15
- 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
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 (88)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 20, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 24, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 11, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 6, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 5, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 24, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 22, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 13, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 16, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 27, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 22, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 24, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 31, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 10, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 23, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 24, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 19, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 18, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 18, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 20, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 19, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 18, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 14, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 7, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- 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 +16.5% upside
Now 16.31
- 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.
Financials — quick view
HQI Revenue — quarterly 8.10M
HQI Net income — quarterly 2.69M
HQI EPS — quarterly 0.20
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 0.16 | 0.20 | +0.04 | +25.00% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 0.12 | 0.15 | +0.03 | +25.00% |
| May 9, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.14 | 0.12 | -0.02 | -14.29% |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | -0.10 | 0.03 | +0.13 | +130.00% |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | 0.19 | 0.12 | -0.07 | -36.84% |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | 0.26 | 0.15 | -0.11 | -42.31% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Aug 9, 2024 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 28, 2024 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 14, 2024 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
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
News
- HireQuest to Hold Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, November 12, 2026
- 3 Top Breakout Stocks to Buy in October With Big Upside
- Here Are 3 Staffing Stocks to Consider Despite Industry Challenges
- HireQuest (HQI) Stock Jumps 6.9%: Will It Continue to Soar?
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- Is HireQuest (HQI) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?
- HireQuest to Participate in William Blair Human Capital Services Virtual Conference
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- Is HireQuest (HQI) Outperforming Other Business Services Stocks This Year?
- Manufacturing Staffing Demand Running Three Times Above Pre-Pandemic Levels, HireQuest Data Shows
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANE STEVEN G | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Dec 7, 2023 | 10,000 |
| HAGENBUCH LAWRENCE F | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Nov 19, 2024 | 110,395 |
| HERMANNS RICHARD | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 29, 2024 | 3,069,550 |
| JACKSON EDWARD | Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security | Stock Award(Grant) | Nov 19, 2024 | 2,630,170 |
| MALHOTRA R RIMMY | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Nov 19, 2024 | 210,011 |
| MCANNAR JOHN | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Aug 31, 2023 | 54,099 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2.03% | 283,515 | 3.93M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 1.91% | 267,952 | 3.71M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Bandera Partners LLC | 1.80% | 251,847 | 3.49M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| U.S. Bancorp\DE\ | 0.95% | 133,333 | 1.85M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.94% | 131,394 | 1.82M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Newedge Wealth, LLC | 0.68% | 95,036 | 1.32M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.21% | 168,702 | 2.34M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.81% | 113,832 | 1.58M | Oct 30, 2024 |
| WisdomTree Tr-WisdomTree Small Cap Dividend Fd | 0.46% | 63,942 | 886.24K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 0.46% | 64,589 | 895.20K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 0.41% | 56,936 | 789.13K | Aug 30, 2024 |
| iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 0.33% | 46,410 | 643.24K | Oct 30, 2024 |