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HireQuest, Inc. Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisHQI
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HireQuest, Inc.

🇺🇸HQI•NASDAQ

HireQuest, Inc.

🇺🇸HQI•NASDAQ
Market cap
$223.74M
Sentiment

Your view on HQI

Mkt Cap
$223.74M
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HireQuest, Inc.
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About HireQuest, Inc.

Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Richard F. Hermanns
Headquarters
111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC, US
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Richard F. Hermanns
Headquarters
111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC, US
Description

HireQuest, Inc. provides temporary staffing solutions in the United States. The company provides temporary staffing services, including skilled and semi-skilled labor and industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, and construction personnel.

As of December 31, 2021, the company had a network of approximately 216 franchisee-owned offices in 36 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company specializes in commercial drivers.

It serves customers primarily in the construction, industrial/manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, recycling/waste management, disaster recovery, logistics, auctioneering, construction, landscaping, and retail industries.

The company was formerly known as Command Center, Inc. and changed its name to HireQuest, Inc. in September 2019.HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for HireQuest, Inc., and the rating behind it. HQI last traded at $16.05, 26.8× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for HireQuest, Inc.. Starting points for HireQuest, Inc.: P/E 26.8, EPS $0.59, beta 1.15 — an Staffing & Employment Services name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for HireQuest, Inc.. HireQuest, Inc. paid $0.24 per share over the last year — a 1.5% yield at the current $16.05 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for HireQuest, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for HireQuest, Inc. stands at $0.59. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for HireQuest, Inc.. HireQuest, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 2003. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

HireQuest, Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. HireQuest, Inc. is measured against Staffing & Employment Services peers within the Industrials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold HireQuest, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $223.7M market value, institutional positions materially move HireQuest, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by HireQuest, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of HireQuest, Inc. have traded between $7.75 and $15.75 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming HireQuest, Inc.. HireQuest, Inc. is a $223.7M Industrials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming HireQuest, Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for HireQuest, Inc.. Coverage tracks HireQuest, Inc. within Staffing & Employment Services (Industrials). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • CODA — Coda Octopus Group, Inc.
  • DHX — DHI Group, Inc.
  • EGG — ENIGMATIG LTD
  • ESP — Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.
  • MATH — Metalpha Technology Holding Limited
  • OPXS — Optex Systems Holdings, Inc
  • RITR — Reitar Logtech Holdings Limited Ordinary shares
  • SNT — Senstar Technologies Ltd.

More Staffing & Employment Services companies

  • GLXG — Galaxy Payroll Group Limited
  • HAYPY — Hays plc
  • HIT.AX — HiTech Group Australia Limited
  • HMI.AX — Hiremii Limited
  • IGN.AX — Ignite Limited
  • IPDN — Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
  • JOB — GEE Group, Inc.
  • KELYA — Kelly Services, Inc.
  • KELYB — Kelly Services, Inc.
  • KFRC — Kforce Inc.
  • KFY — Korn Ferry
  • MAN — ManpowerGroup Inc.

ETFs holding HireQuest, Inc.

  • EBIT — Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF (EBIT) (0.02%)
  • IWC — iShares Micro-Cap ETF (0.02%)
  • FLQS — Franklin U.S. Small Cap Multifactor Index ETF (0.01%)
  • IWO — iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (0.01%)
  • VTWG — Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (0.00%)
  • VTWO — Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (0.00%)

News

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