hirequest inc - HQI

HQI

Close Chg Chg %
10.78 0.05 0.42%

Closed Market

10.83

+0.05 (0.42%)

Volume: 34.03K

Last Updated:

Jan 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: hirequest inc - HQI

HQI Key Data

Open

$10.80

Day Range

10.63 - 11.05

52 Week Range

7.38 - 15.75

Market Cap

$150.87M

Shares Outstanding

14.10M

Public Float

5.45M

Beta

1.10

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

21.61

EPS

$0.50

Yield

224.30%

Dividend

$0.06

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 1, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

54.56K

 

HQI Performance

1 Week
 
1.17%
 
1 Month
 
37.03%
 
3 Months
 
30.11%
 
1 Year
 
-14.76%
 
5 Years
 
10.35%
 

HQI Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
Full Ratings ➔

About hirequest inc - HQI

HireQuest, Inc. engages in the provision of staffing services. It offers direct dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing solutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, SC.

HQI At a Glance

HireQuest, Inc.
111 Springhall Drive
Goose Creek, South Carolina 29455
Phone 1-843-723-7400 Revenue 34.60M
Industry Personnel Services Net Income 3.67M
Sector Commercial Services Employees 65,265
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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HQI Valuation

P/E Current 21.614
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 53.677
Price to Sales Ratio 5.697
Price to Book Ratio 3.065
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.37
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.33
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.833
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.034

HQI Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 530.116
Income Per Employee 56.263
Receivables Turnover 0.795
Total Asset Turnover 0.346

HQI Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.043
Quick Ratio 2.043
Cash Ratio 0.092

HQI Profitability

Gross Margin 91.939
Operating Margin 29.987
Pretax Margin 11.983
Net Margin 10.613
Return on Assets 3.928
Return on Equity 6.155
Return on Total Capital 5.473
Return on Invested Capital 6.149

HQI Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 10.674
Total Debt to Total Capital 9.644
Total Debt to Total Assets 7.337
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital N/A
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Hirequest Inc - HQI

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
22.76M 30.95M 37.88M 34.60M
Sales Growth
+64.82% +35.99% +22.39% -8.67%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.73M 2.04M 2.79M 2.79M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.56M 2.04M 2.79M 2.79M
Depreciation
141.00K 201.00K 172.00K 163.00K
Amortization of Intangibles
1.42M 1.84M 2.62M 2.63M
COGS Growth
- +17.67% +36.91% -0.14%
Gross Income
21.03M 28.91M 35.09M 31.81M
Gross Income Growth
- +37.50% +21.36% -9.35%
Gross Profit Margin
+92.38% +93.41% +92.63% +91.94%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
11.56M 11.87M 21.50M 21.43M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
11.56M 11.87M 21.50M 21.43M
SGA Growth
+62.86% +2.68% +81.10% -0.33%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
1.80M 3.25M 3.25M 6.01M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
7.66M 13.79M 10.33M 4.37M
Non Operating Income/Expense
4.98M 450.00K (1.48M) 701.00K
Non-Operating Interest Income
412.46K 247.00K 263.00K 556.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
157.23K 368.00K 1.08M 923.00K
Interest Expense Growth
+216.60% +134.05% +192.39% -14.22%
Gross Interest Expense
157.23K 368.00K 1.08M 923.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
12.49M 13.87M 7.78M 4.15M
Pretax Income Growth
+104.71% +11.07% -43.91% -46.71%
Pretax Margin
+54.87% +44.81% +20.54% +11.98%
Income Tax
638.06K 1.90M 1.34M 221.00K
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
3.00M 2.31M 1.69M 1.97M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(2.37M) (413.00K) (349.00K) (1.75M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
11.85M 11.97M 6.43M 3.92M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
11.85M 11.97M 6.43M 3.92M
Net Income Growth
+121.11% +1.06% -46.26% -39.01%
Net Margin Growth
+52.07% +38.69% +16.99% +11.34%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- 483.00K (300.00K) (253.00K)
Discontinued Operations
- 483.00K (300.00K) (253.00K)
Net Income After Extraordinaries
11.85M 12.46M 6.13M 3.67M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
11.85M 12.46M 6.13M 3.67M
EPS (Basic)
0.8782 0.9124 0.4467 0.2654
EPS (Basic) Growth
+121.88% +3.89% -51.04% -40.59%
Basic Shares Outstanding
13.49M 13.65M 13.73M 13.84M
EPS (Diluted)
0.871 0.908 0.4445 0.2638
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+121.91% +4.25% -51.05% -40.65%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
13.61M 13.72M 13.80M 13.92M
EBITDA
11.03M 19.08M 16.38M 13.16M
EBITDA Growth
+64.34% +73.04% -14.15% -19.62%
EBITDA Margin
+48.44% +61.64% +43.23% +38.05%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 14.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 0.12
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 0.54
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.13 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.65 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.62
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 2 1
Mean Estimate 0.12 0.09 0.54 0.62
High Estimates 0.12 0.09 0.58 0.62
Low Estimate 0.12 0.09 0.50 0.62
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A 10.48 N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Hirequest Inc - HQI

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 30, 2025 Richard F. Hermanns President and CEO; Director 2,941,157 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $9.13 per share 26,852,763.41
Dec 30, 2025 Richard F. Hermanns President and CEO; Director 2,941,579 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $10.12 per share 29,768,779.48
Feb 19, 2025 Rahul Rimmy Malhotra Director 91,168 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 19, 2025 Lawrence F. Hagenbuch Director 111,391 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 19, 2025 Edward Jackson Director 2,630,976 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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