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HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)

Industrials | Staffing & Employment Services | Goose Creek, United States | NasdaqCM
10.44 USD +0.26 (2.554%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.44
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:51 p.m. EDT

HQI is currently trading at $10.28, which is slightly below its 50-day average of $10.84, indicating a minor pullback. The stock has shown mixed momentum over the past few weeks, with a notable 5.38% gain on April 6, but recent days have seen a decline. The stock's current price is near its 52-week low of $7.38, suggesting potential for a short-term rebound. The dividend yield of 2.23% is relatively attractive, and the consistent dividend payments over the past five years reflect a reliable payout. However, the stock's overall risk rating of 7 and negative earnings growth may temper short-term optimism. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and recent dip could present a buying opportunity, though the forward P/E ratio of 16.58 suggests potential for growth. Overall, HQI offers a balanced mix of yield and growth potential, but caution is advised due to its volatile nature.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
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AutoARIMA0.043360
AutoETS0.043360
MSTL0.044904

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 1.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.374
Excess Kurtosis -0.23
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Revenue per Share 2.195
Market Cap 146,739,168
Trailing P/E 22.21
Forward P/E 17.69
Beta 1.04
Profit Margins 20.66%
Website https://hirequest.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.50% 2.45% 1.89% 1.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-02 0.06 0.503778
2025-12-01 0.06 0.705384
2025-08-29 0.06 0.622230
2025-06-02 0.06 0.622330
2025-03-03 0.06 0.418810
2024-12-02 0.06 0.393157
2024-08-30 0.06 0.435183
2024-06-03 0.06 0.489607
2024-02-29 0.06 0.466544
2023-11-30 0.06 0.424046
2023-08-31 0.06 0.331520
2023-05-31 0.06 0.272159
2023-02-28 0.06 0.278363
2022-11-30 0.06 0.363305
2022-08-31 0.06 0.453846
2022-05-31 0.06 0.415097
2022-02-28 0.06 0.342991
2021-11-30 0.06 0.283110
2021-08-31 0.06 0.348915
2021-05-28 0.06 0.364617
2021-02-26 0.05 0.361747
2020-11-30 0.05 0.579573
2020-08-31 0.05 0.782500
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.24
dividendYield 2.3
exDividendDate 2026-03-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.24
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.023575637
lastDividendValue 0.06
lastDividendDate 2026-03-02
dividendDate 2026-03-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.02769816
Address1 111 Springhall Drive
All Time High 106.2
All Time Low 0.6
Ask 10.4
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 22,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 19,570
Average Volume 19,570
Average Volume10Days 22,150
Beta 1.043
Bid 10.49
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 8
Book Value 4.869
City Goose Creek
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.44
Current Ratio 3.15
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.67
Day Low 10.21
Display Name HireQuest
Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Dividend Rate 0.24
Dividend Yield 2.3
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,774,902,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,774,902,600
Earnings Growth -0.287
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.278
Earnings Timestamp 1,774,900,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,184,000
Ebitda 9,964,000
Ebitda Margins 0.3252
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.278
Enterprise To Revenue 4.643
Enterprise Value 142,264,992
Eps Current Year 0.54
Eps Forward 0.59
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 843 577 5742
Fifty Day Average 10.7412
Fifty Day Average Change -0.30120087
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.028041638
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -2.769816
Fifty Two Week High 12.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.04
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16346154
Fifty Two Week Low 7.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.0599995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41463408
Fifty Two Week Range 7.38 - 12.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,065,533,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.64
Float Shares 5,435,360
Forward Eps 0.59
Forward P E 17.694916
Free Cashflow 8,782,625
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 30,640,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.62176
Held Percent Institutions 0.11935
Implied Shares Outstanding 14,055,476
Industry Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Disp Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Key staffing-employment-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Last Dividend Value 0.06
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,512,691,200
Last Split Factor 1:12
Long Business 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.
Long Name HireQuest, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 146,739,168
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_26685404
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 6,609,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 146,482,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 10.25
Operating Cashflow 12,046,000
Operating Margins 0.24972
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.51060003
Phone 843 723 7400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.44
Post Market Time 1,776,456,289
Previous Close 10.18
Price Eps Current Year 19.333332
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1441774
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.7891374
Profit Margins 0.20659
Quick Ratio 2.813
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.259999
Regular Market Change Percent 2.55402
Regular Market Day High 10.67
Regular Market Day Low 10.21
Regular Market Day Range 10.21 - 10.67
Regular Market Open 10.25
Regular Market Previous Close 10.18
Regular Market Price 10.44
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 19,355
Return On Assets 0.047709998
Return On Equity 0.09929
Revenue Growth -0.13
Revenue Per Share 2.195
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 14,030,843
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0191
Shares Short 268,214
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 275,090
Short Name HireQuest, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0337
Short Ratio 16.22
Source Interval 15
State SC
Symbol HQI
Target High Price 15.0
Target Low Price 13.0
Target Mean Price 14.0
Target Median Price 14.0
Total Cash 3,895,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.278
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 30,640,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.24
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.023575637
Trailing Eps 0.47
Trailing P E 22.212765
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.8757
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.5642996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.057140213
Type Disp Equity
Volume 19,355
Website https://hirequest.com
Zip 29,445