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HireQuest (HQI)

Profile

Full Name

HireQuest, Inc.

Ticker Symbol

HQI

Exchange

NASDAQ

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Staffing & Employment Services

Country

United States

IPO

October 7, 2003

Indexes

Not included

Website

http://hirequest.com

Employees

92

Key Details

Price

$10.48(+0.10%)

Market cap

$147.02M(Small cap)

Last Dividend

$0.06

TTM Dividend yield

2.29%

Annual revenue

$34.60M(-8.67% YoY)

Annual EPS

$0.26(-42.22% YoY)

PE ratio

38.81

Next earnings date

May 9, 2025

Next ex-dividend date

N/A

Next split date

N/A

Price

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Current Price

$10.48
HQI price is $10.48

30-Day Relative Volume

0.21
HQI 30-day relative volume is 0.21

Price Performance

Price Most recent change

+0.1%
HQI price was up +0.1% on Apr 11, 2025

Price YTD change

-25.99%
HQI price is down -25.99% since January 1st

Price 1-year change

-18.89%
HQI price is down -18.89% year-on-year

Price 3-year change

-44.84%
HQI price is down -44.84% over the past 3 years

Price Range

Price All-time high

$106.20
HQI price is currently -90.13% below its historical high of $106.20

Price 3-year low

$10.26
HQI price is currently +2.14% above its 3-year low

Capitalization

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Market cap

Market cap

$147.02M
HQI market capitalization is $147.02 million

Market cap 3-year change

-43.86%
HQI market capitalization is down -43.86% over the past 3 years

Market cap All-time high

$396.15M
HQI market capitalization is currently -62.89% below its historical high of $396.15 million

Market cap sector rank

30.71%
HQI market capitalization is higher than 30.71% of companies in Industrials sector

Shares Outstanding

Shares Outstanding 1-Year Change

+0.48%
HQI shares outstanding is up +0.48% year-on-year

Shares Outstanding 3-Year Change

+1.78%
HQI shares outstanding is up +1.78% over the past 3 years

Technical Indicators

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Beta

0.82
HQI beta is 0.82

200-day SMA

$13.60
HQI price is currently -22.93% below its 200-day simple moving average

50-day SMA

$13.22
HQI price is currently -20.71% below its 50-day simple moving average

RSI

29.16
HQI 14-day relative strength index is 29.16

Volume

0.21
HQI 30-day relative volume is 0.21

ATR

$0.57
HQI average true range is $0.57

10-day Historical Volatility

48.94%
HQI 10-day historical volatility is 48.94%

Dividend

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Events

Last Paid Dividend

$0.06
HQI last dividend was $0.06 per share, with an ex-dividend date of March 3, 2025

Next Dividend

-
HQI next dividend has not yet been announced

Dividend per share

Dividend per share

$0.24
HQI annual dividend per share is $0.24

Dividend per share Sector Rank

10.8%
HQI annual dividend per share is higher than 10.8% of companies in Industrials sector

Dividend per share 1-Year Change

0%
HQI {parameterFullLabel} has remained unchanged year-on-year

Dividend per share 3-Year Change

+4.35%
HQI annual dividend per share is up +4.35% over the past 3 years

Dividend yield

Dividend yield

2.29%
HQI annual dividend yield is 2.29%

Dividend yield Sector Rank

64.34%
HQI annual dividend yield is higher than 64.34% of companies in Industrials sector

Other

Payout ratio

91.48%
HQI annual payout ratio is 91.48%

Dividends paid

$3.36M
HQI annual dividends paid is $3.36 million

Free cash flow

$11.53M
HQI annual free cash flow is $11.53 million

Income Statement

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Revenue

Revenue

$34.60M
HQI annual revenue is $34.60 million

Revenue Analysts estimate

$34.90M
HQI annual revenue is currently -0.88% lower than the consensus analysts' forecast

Revenue 1-year change

-8.67%
HQI annual revenue is down -8.67% year-on-year

Revenue Sector rank

16.85%
HQI annual revenue is higher than 16.85% of companies in Industrials sector

EPS

EPS

$0.26
HQI annual earnings per share is $0.26

EPS Analysts estimate

$0.70
HQI annual earnings per share is currently -62.86% lower than the consensus analysts' forecast

EPS 1-year change

-42.22%
HQI annual earnings per share is down -42.22% year-on-year

EPS Sector rank

43.82%
HQI annual earnings per share is higher than 43.82% of companies in Industrials sector

Profit

Gross profit

-
HQI annual gross profit value is unknown

Gross margin

-
HQI annual gross profit margin value is unknown

Operating profit

$10.40M
HQI annual operating income is $10.40 million

Operating margin

30.07%
HQI annual operating profit margin is 30.07%

Net income

$3.67M
HQI annual net profit is $3.67 million

Net margin

10.61%
HQI annual net profit margin is 10.61%

Expenses

Total expenses

$24.20M
HQI annual total expenses is $24.20 million

Operating expenses

$24.20M
HQI annual total operating expenses is $24.20 million

Cost of goods sold

-
HQI annual cost of goods sold value is unknown

Selling, general & administrative expenses

$21.41M
HQI annual SGA is $21.41 million

Depreciation and amortization

$2.79M
HQI annual depreciation & amortization is $2.79 million

Interest expense

$923.00K
HQI annual interest expense is $923.00 thousand

Income tax

$221.00K
HQI annual income tax is $221.00 thousand

EBIT & EBITDA

EBIT

$5.07M
HQI annual earnings before interest & taxes is $5.07 million

EBITDA

$7.86M
HQI annual EBITDA is $7.86 million

Balance Sheet

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Assets

Total assets

$94.01M
HQI annual total assets is $94.01 million

Non current assets

$44.77M
HQI annual long term assets is $44.77 million

Current assets

$49.24M
HQI annual total current assets is $49.24 million

Cash and cash equivalents

$2.22M
HQI annual cash & cash equivalents is $2.22 million

Accounts receivable

$42.35M
HQI annual accounts receivable is $42.35 million

Inventory

-
HQI annual inventory value is unknown

Liabilities

Total liabilities

$29.21M
HQI annual total liabilities is $29.21 million

Long term liabilities

$5.11M
HQI annual total long term liabilities is $5.11 million

Current liabilities

$24.10M
HQI annual total current liabilities is $24.10 million

Accounts payable

$174.00K
HQI annual accounts payable is $174.00 thousand

Debt

Total debt

$6.92M
HQI annual total debt is $6.92 million

Total debt 1-year change

-53.15%
HQI annual total debt is down -53.15% year-on-year

Long term debt

-
HQI annual long term debt value is unknown

Short term debt

$6.92M
HQI annual short term debt is $6.92 million

Equity & Capital

Shareholders equity

$64.80M
HQI annual stockholders equity is $64.80 million

Book value

$64.80M
HQI annual book value is $64.80 million

Retained earnings

$28.65M
HQI annual retained earnings is $28.65 million

Working capital

$25.14M
HQI annual working capital is $25.14 million

Cash Flow Statement

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Cashflow Activities

Cash from operations

$12.04M
HQI annual cash flow from operations is $12.04 million

Cash from operations 1-year change

+13.35%
HQI annual cash flow from operations is up +13.35% year-on-year

Cash from investing

$44.00K
HQI annual cash flow from investing activities is $44.00 thousand

Cash from investing 1-year change

+100.62%
HQI annual cash flow from investing activities is up +100.62% year-on-year

Cash from financing

-$11.21M
HQI annual cash flow from financing activities is -$11.21 million

Cash from financing 1-year change

-113.69%
HQI annual cash flow from financing activities is down -113.69% year-on-year

CAPEX

CAPEX

$509.00K
HQI annual capital expenditures is $509.00 thousand

CAPEX 1-year change

+4.3%
HQI annual capital expenditures is up +4.3% year-on-year

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow

$11.53M
HQI annual free cash flow is $11.53 million

Free cash flow 1-year change

+13.79%
HQI annual free cash flow is up +13.79% year-on-year

Profitability Ratios

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Margins

Gross margin

-
HQI annual gross profit margin value is unknown

Operating margin

30.07%
HQI annual operating profit margin is 30.07%

Net margin

10.61%
HQI annual net profit margin is 10.61%

ROA & ROE

ROA

3.71%
HQI annual return on assets is 3.71%

ROE

5.76%
HQI annual return on equity is 5.76%

Valuation

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PE Ratio

PE ratio

38.81
HQI price to earnings ratio is 38.81

PE ratio Sector rank

84.1%
HQI price to earnings ratio is higher than 84.1% of companies in Industrials sector

PB Ratio

PB ratio

2.27
HQI price to book ratio is 2.27

PB ratio Sector rank

58.97%
HQI price to book ratio is higher than 58.97% of companies in Industrials sector

PS Ratio

PS ratio

4.25
HQI price to sales ratio is 4.25

PS ratio Sector rank

87.52%
HQI price to sales ratio is higher than 87.52% of companies in Industrials sector

Enterprise value

Enterprise value

$151.72M
HQI enterprise value is $151.72 million

Enterprise value Sector rank

27.33%
HQI enterprise value is higher than 27.33% of companies in Industrials sector

EV/EBITDA

EV/EBITDA

19.31
HQI EV/EBITDA is 19.31

EV/EBITDA Sector rank

87.1%
HQI EV/EBITDA is higher than 87.1% of companies in Industrials sector

Financial Health

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Liquidity

Current ratio

2.04
HQI annual current ratio is 2.04

Quick ratio

-
HQI annual quick ratio value is unknown

Leverage

Debt to equity

0.11
HQI annual debt to equity ratio is 0.11

Interest coverage ratio

5.49
HQI annual interest coverage ratio is 5.49

Risk & Stability

Piotroski F-Score

-
HQI piotroski f-score value is unknown

Altman Z-Score

4.31
HQI altman z-score is 4.31

Analyst ratings

Recent major analysts updates

Mar 31, 25 Barrington Research
Outperform
Nov 15, 24 Barrington Research
Outperform
Aug 22, 24 Barrington Research
Outperform
Aug 9, 24 DA Davidson
Buy
Jul 5, 24 Barrington Research
Outperform
May 28, 24 Barrington Research
Outperform
May 14, 24 Barrington Research
Outperform
Apr 4, 24 Barrington Research
Outperform
Mar 22, 24 DA Davidson
Buy
Nov 21, 23 Barrington Research
Outperform

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  • What is the ticker symbol for HireQuest?
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What is the ticker symbol for HireQuest?

The ticker symbol for HireQuest is NASDAQ:HQI

Does HireQuest pay dividends?

Yes, HireQuest pays dividends. The last payment was $0.06, with an ex-dividend date on March 3, 2025

What sector is HireQuest in?

HireQuest is in the Industrials sector

What industry is HireQuest in?

HireQuest is in the Staffing & Employment Services industry

What country is HireQuest based in?

HireQuest is headquartered in United States

When did HireQuest go public?

HireQuest's initial public offering (IPO) was on October 7, 2003

Is HireQuest in the S&P 500?

No, HireQuest is not included in the S&P 500 index

Is HireQuest in the NASDAQ 100?

No, HireQuest is not included in the NASDAQ 100 index

Is HireQuest in the Dow Jones?

No, HireQuest is not included in the Dow Jones index

When was HireQuest's last earnings report?

HireQuest's most recent earnings report was on Mar 27, 2025

When does HireQuest report earnings?

The next expected earnings date for HireQuest is May 9, 2025

Should I buy HireQuest stock now?

As of today, analysts generally recommend a 'Strong buy' rating. However, it's important to do your own research and consider your financial situation before making any investment decisions
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