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Hirequest

HQI · NASDAQ

$17.11−$0.22 (−1.27%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $17.33

About HQI

HireQuest, Inc. engages in the provision of staffing services. The company is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina and currently employs 88 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2002-05-07. The firm provides staffing solutions across industries, including construction, light industrial, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and engineering. HireQuest Direct focuses on daily work/daily pay jobs primarily for construction and light industrial customers. TradeCorp focuses on short-term skilled construction jobs. HireQuest Health specializes in skilled personnel in the healthcare and dental industries. Snelling and HireQuest focus on longer-term staffing positions in the light industrial and administrative arenas. Northbound, MRI, SearchPath, and Sales Consultants focus on executive, managerial, and professional recruitment services, although they also offer short-term consultant services.

Employees
88
Headquarters
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Listed
May 7, 2002
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Professional Services
Website
hirequest.com

HQI key statistics

Market cap
240.89M
Price-earnings ratio
30.40
Dividend yield
1.36%
Average volume
36.32K
Volume
19.35K
Open price
$17.33
High today
$17.96
Low today
$17.05
52 Week high
$20.23
52 Week low
$7.38

Hirequest (HQI) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Hirequest (HQI) shares are priced at $17.11, giving the company a market cap of 240.89M, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.40 and a dividend yield of 1.36%.

Today the stock has traded between $17.05 and $17.96. The current price is 0.4% above the day's low and 4.7% below its high.

Volume so far is 19.35K shares, below the average of 36.32K shares a day.

Over the past year Hirequest has ranged from $7.38 to $20.23, and now sits 76% of the way up that range.

Hirequest met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 3 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.1313.

The average analyst price target is $19.38, 13.3% above the current price, from 2 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

100%of 2 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy100.0%
  • Hold0.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 3 analystsAvg $19.38
Low
$19.19
Now
$17.11
High
$19.95

HQI earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters, by 41.7% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.27 per share against an estimate of $0.1616
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.16 per share against an estimate of $0.1868
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.10 per share against an estimate of $0.1364
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.08 per share against an estimate of $0.1212
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.16 per share against an estimate of $0.1515
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.11 per share against an estimate of $0.1263
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.11 per share against an estimate of $0.1111
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.1313

HQI news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    HireQuest to Participate in William Blair Human Capital Services Virtual Conference

  • Tanya Rawat

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  • Press releasePRNewswire

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

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    HireQuest Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2026

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    HireQuest to Hold Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call on Monday, August 10, 2026

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    TrueBlue Board of Directors Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from HireQuest for On-Demand Business

  • Full Transcript: HireQuest Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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