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HireQuest Stock

HireQuest, Inc.

HQINASDAQMarkt
US$17.89
+2.2% today

Company data

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Country
United States
CEO
Richard F. Hermanns
Employees
88
Market cap
$249 M
IPO
07/10/2003

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,…

HireQuest stock: price history

16/10/25+110.5 %16/10/26

1D

+2.2%

1W

+4.0%

1M

+7.2%

6M

+71.4%

YTD

+70.2%

1Y

+110.5%

2Y

+26.2%

5Y

-5.8%

10Y

+314.1%

Next earnings date

Next earnings date

05/11/2026 (in 19 days)

Volatility around earnings

~19% weaker price swings than usual

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Analyst assessment of HireQuest

PRICE TARGET LOW

US$19.00

CONSENSUS

US$19.00

MEDIAN

US$19.00

PRICE TARGET HIGH

US$19.00

0

STRONG BUY

3

BUY

0

HOLD

0

SELL

0

STRONG SELL

3

TOTAL · Buy

As of: 11/08/2026

ANALYST FIRMRATINGACTIONDATE
DA DavidsonBuymaintain11/08/2026
Barrington ResearchOutperformmaintain18/05/2026
DA DavidsonBuymaintain13/05/2026
Barrington ResearchOutperformmaintain13/04/2026
Barrington ResearchOutperformmaintain29/01/2026
Barrington ResearchOutperformmaintain12/11/2025
Barrington ResearchOutperformmaintain28/08/2025 (older than 12 months)
Barrington ResearchOutperformmaintain12/05/2025 (older than 12 months)

HireQuest stock metrics

P/E

30.32

P/B

3.58

EV/EBITDA

20.03

RETURN ON EQUITY

3.9%

NET MARGIN

33.2%

DEBT/EQUITY

0

DIVIDEND YIELD

1.3%

AS OF

30/06/2026

Free float & liquidity

FREE FLOAT

37.3%

FLOAT SHARES

5,181,364

AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)

30,429

Insider transactions (SEC)

ROLETRANSACTIONSHARESPRICEPLAN TYPEDATE

Hagenbuch Lawrence F

DirectorGrant4,000–Spontaneous14/08/2026

JACKSON EDWARD

10% ownerGrant4,000–Spontaneous14/08/2026

Shanahan Kathleen M

DirectorGrant4,000–Spontaneous14/08/2026

Hagenbuch Lawrence F

DirectorGrant802–Spontaneous14/08/2026

OLMSTEAD JACK A.

DirectorGrant811–Spontaneous14/08/2026
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Institutional holders

FUND / INSTITUTIONSHARESCHANGEAS OF
BlackRock, Inc.269,196+15,45830/06/2026
Bandera Partners LLC236,847+030/06/2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC234,317+4,19230/06/2026
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC145,468+4,30930/06/2026
NewEdge Wealth, LLC93,036+030/06/2026
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Dividends & Stock splits

Dividends

EX-DATEPAY DATEAMOUNTYIELD
01/09/202615/09/2026US$0.061.5 %
01/06/202615/06/2026US$0.061.8 %
02/03/202616/03/2026US$0.062 %
01/12/202515/12/2025US$0.062.8 %
29/08/202515/09/2025US$0.062.5 %
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Stock splits

DATERATIO
08/12/20171:12
22/08/20055:1

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Frequently asked questions about HireQuest stock

What does HireQuest do?

HireQuest, Inc. is a company in the Industrials sector, Staffing & Employment Services industry, headquartered in United States.

The CEO is Richard F. Hermanns, the company employs around 88 people.

The IPO was on 07/10/2003; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker HQI.

What do analysts say about HireQuest stock?

3 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 11/08/2026).

The average price target is US$19.00, ranging from US$19.00 to US$19.00, with a median of US$19.00.

This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.

When does HireQuest report next?

The next earnings date is 05/11/2026.

Around past earnings, price swings were roughly -19% stronger than usual.

Does HireQuest pay a dividend?

Yes. The last dividend was US$0.06 per share, ex-date 01/09/2026, paid on 15/09/2026.

The dividend yield is 1.3% (as of 30/06/2026).

Which stocks are comparable to HireQuest?

Comparable stocks include Paychex, Robert Half, TriNet Group, ManpowerGroup, Kforce, Kelly Services, TrueBlue and Adecco Group.

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