Stock Evaluator: HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)

HireQuest, Inc. HQI

$12.92 -0.54 -4.01%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 8,518
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Industrials Professional Services

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COMPANY SUMMARY
HireQuest, Inc. provides staffing solutions in the United States. The company offers direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial staffing, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial, construction personnel, skilled and semi-skilled industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, permanent placement, commercial and non-CDL drivers, skilled personnel, and executive placement and consultant services. It offers its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. The company 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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics HQI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $180.1 $1,137.0 27%
Shares Out (Mil) 13.9 39.0 25%
Institutional Ownership 21.9% 86.9% 11%
Float (Mil) 5.3 35.6 13%
Beta 1.08 0.81 64%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 11 464 17%
Price Change
(52-week)
29.1% 69.1% 68%
Growth HQI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 17.3% 7.3% 77%
Net Income (5yr) 3.1% 8.1% 44%
EPS (5yr) 2.9% 11.9% 35
Dividends (5yr) 19.1% 0.0% 62%
Cash Flow (5yr) (29.7%) (15.3%) 20%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 2 2 2
Current EPS $0.130 $0.555 $0.585
Month Ago EPS $0.130 $0.555 $0.585
# Rev Up 1 0 0
# Rev Down 0 1 1
Three Months Ago EPS $0.105 $0.540 $0.590
Year/Year Chg 18.2% 18.1% 40.4%
Financials HQI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $30 $1,329 16%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $7 $35 44%
EPS (TTM) $0.468 $0.700 53%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $10 $130 38%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($1) ($1) 39%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $0 $220 0%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $173 $1,789 25%
Valuation HQI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.67 2.66 61%
P/E 26.9 22.1 64%
Dividend Yield 1.9% 0.0% 75%
PEG (5yr hist) 7.1 1.2 91%
Ratios HQI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 100.0% 36.4% 96%
Net Margin 22.0% 3.9% 81%
ROA 7.1% 4.1% 80%
ROE 9.8% 10.3% 57%
Liabilities to Assets 26.1% 59.0% 18%
F-Score 6 5 69%

HireQuest, Inc. did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.

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