HQI

Hirequest Inc
NASDAQINDUSTRIALSSTAFFING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Key Statistics

Market Cap
$224.33M
P/E Ratio
27.84
EPS
$0.58
Beta
1.12
52W High
$19.01
52W Low
$7.31
50-Day MA
$13.25
200-Day MA
$11.16
Dividend Yield
1.43%
Profit Margin
27.10%
Forward P/E
21.01
PEG Ratio

About Hirequest Inc

HireQuest, Inc. provides temporary and on-demand staffing solutions in the United States. The company is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

Official WebsiteUSAFY End: December

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$30.15M
Gross Profit (TTM)$30.15M
EBITDA$12.33M
Operating Margin41.30%
Return on Equity12.50%
Return on Assets6.16%
Revenue/Share (TTM)$2.17
Book Value$4.83
Price-to-Book3.39
Price-to-Sales (TTM)7.44
EV/Revenue7.77
EV/EBITDA18.81
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)156.80%
Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY)6.00%
Shares Outstanding$13.89M
Float$5.19M
% Insiders61.22%
% Institutions11.60%

Historical Volatility

HV 10-Day
141.65%
HV 20-Day
106.96%
HV 30-Day
88.92%
HV 60-Day
76.26%
HV Rank
98.4%

Volatility is currently expanding

Analyst Ratings

Consensus ($17.00 target)
1
Strong Buy
1
Buy

Latest News

Manufacturing Staffing Demand Running Three Times Above Pre-Pandemic Levels, HireQuest Data Shows

Staffing and recruiting network's expanding manufacturing business suggests sector hiring remains strong, despite mixed national employment data GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New data from staffing and recruiting leader HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI), indicates demand for U.S. manufacturing workers remains significantly stronger than traditional labor reports suggest.

PRNewsWire8/18/2026Neutral
HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand staffing and executive search services, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share.

PRNewsWire8/13/2026Neutral
HireQuest Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2026

GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HireQuest (Nasdaq: HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand staffing and direct-hire recruiting services, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

PRNewsWire8/10/2026Neutral
TrueBlue Board of Directors Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from HireQuest for On-Demand Business

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously rejected the unsolicited, non-binding proposal from HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI) to acquire the On-Demand segment of TrueBlue's PeopleReady business for $105 million in cash. As previously disclosed last year, the Board considered, and rejected, an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from HireQuest to acquire all of.

Business Wire5/27/2026Neutral
HireQuest (HQI) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why

HireQuest (HQI) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Zacks Investment Research5/25/2026Positive

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Data last updated: 8/18/2026