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HQI

HireQuest, Inc.Open

17.76+0.28 +1.60%USD

NasdaqCM · as of Oct 13, 13:39 ET · 15m delay

Open

17.50

Prev close

17.48

Day range

17.4318.13

52-week range

7.3820.84

Volume

30.59K1.24×

Mkt cap

246.69M

P/E ttm

29.60

Fwd P/E

21.02

EPS ttm

0.6000

Div yield

1.37%

Earnings

Aug 10, 2026

From 52w high

−14.78%

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HQIOct 13, 2026O 17.50H 18.13L 17.43C 17.76+0.28 (+1.60%)Vol 30.59K

SMA 5016.94
SMA 20012.94

1Y change +113.46% since Oct 10, 2025 close540 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

HQI HireQuest, Inc. · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: −5.68%
1 month: +10.65%
3 months: +40.62%
6 months: +71.10%
Year to date: +68.98%
1 year: +102.51%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 246.69M
Enterprise value: 241.33M
P/E (ttm): 29.60
Forward P/E: 21.02
PEG ratio: —
Price / book: 3.58
Price / sales (ttm): 8.18
EV / EBITDA: 19.57
EPS (ttm): 0.6000
EPS (forward): 0.8450
Beta (5y monthly): 1.17
Dividend yield: 1.37%
Payout ratio: 40.00%
Shares outstanding: 13.89M
Float: 5.18M
Short % of float: 3.99%
Short ratio (days): 7.96
Held by insiders: 61.39%
Held by institutions: 11.61%
Avg volume (3m): 24.64K
50-day average: 16.86
200-day average: 12.91
52-week change: +102.51%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.50%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): 49.8
vs 50-day SMA: +4.86%
vs 200-day SMA: +37.20%
50 / 200-day trend: ▲ 50 above 200
MACD vs signal: ▼ below
ATR (14) % of price: 5.58%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 49.6%
From 52-week high: −14.78%
From 52-week low: +140.65%

ANR

Analyst Consensus

2 analysts

Consensus

—

Mean target

19.00

+6.98% implied

Low 19.00Median 19.00High 19.00

Recommendation trend

Now2 / 0 / 0
1m ago2 / 0 / 0

Buy / hold / sell counts

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About HireQuest, Inc.

Yahoo Finance profile

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.

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
Employees: 88
Headquarters: Goose Creek, SC, United States
Website: hirequest.com
Officers: Mr. Richard F. Hermanns Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. C. David R. Hartley Chief Financial Officer
Mr. John D. McAnnar J.D. VP of Professional Services, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Mr. Dave Gerstner Vice President of Operations

SEAS

Seasonality · HQI

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month Dec +6.63%Weakest month May −4.69%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	6.9	3.8	-14.4	15.9	13.7	-4.5	2.9	23.5	19.9	-7.2			+69.0%
2025	-8.2	16.6	-21.5	-13.6	-2.6	0.0	2.2	-4.6	-1.4	-11.3	1.9	20.9	−25.8%
2024	-13.4	0.8	-3.4	-1.0	1.6	-5.2	8.9	5.9	-0.6	-6.0	14.3	-6.9	−7.8%
2023	36.1	5.9	-5.3	-3.1	11.2	12.0	-3.9	-24.0	-18.9	-1.2	-2.8	3.6	−2.9%
2022	-8.2	1.4	1.9	-13.1	-7.1	-8.7	6.1	-6.0	-8.3	21.1	12.0	-9.7	−21.6%
2021	-0.1	47.0	14.9	6.3	-2.9	3.9	-1.1	1.4	4.2	-6.9	26.7	-11.6	+97.3%
2020	-2.7	-3.0	-10.8	8.5	-8.8	4.7	-3.7	17.4	8.7	1.2	22.1	8.7	+44.1%
2019	2.5	-2.4	-1.7	47.6	-5.3	2.4	31.7	-12.2	10.6	-16.6	5.8	11.7	+77.3%
2018	8.5	-10.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	-0.9	3.2	-9.7	6.8	-9.7	-22.5	0.8	−32.2%
2017	11.1	0.0	-12.5	0.0	2.9	-2.8	0.0	5.7	21.6	0.0	4.4	4.6	+36.6%
2016	8.0	-20.4	-11.6	18.4	-13.3	2.6	0.0	0.0	-5.0	-15.8	15.6	-2.7	−28.0%
2015	-8.0	-10.1	19.4	-2.7	-4.2	-7.2	3.1	-10.6	-11.9	-5.8	2.0	0.0	−33.3%
2014	-15.6	7.9	9.8	6.7	-6.3	26.7	3.5	25.4	-8.1	-1.5	13.4	-1.3	+66.7%
2013	-14.8	4.3	4.2	-4.0	-16.7	-5.0	57.9	10.0	15.2	5.3	25.0	-10.0	+66.7%
2012	7.1	6.7	40.6	8.9	-20.4	-10.3	-5.7	-21.2	0.0	-7.7	-12.5	28.6	−3.6%
2011	12.8	6.8	12.8	-17.0	6.8	-14.9	-2.5	-23.1	0.0	-3.3	-3.4	0.0	−28.2%
2010	-11.8	0.0	0.0	-6.7	78.6	56.0	-17.9	-12.5	14.3	-3.1	35.5	-7.1	+129.4%
2009	23.5	-23.8	12.5	-22.2	-42.9	12.5	66.7	-20.0	-16.7	0.0	-20.0	112.5	+0.0%
2008	-38.8	-1.0	-20.0	-17.5	-19.7	1.9	-16.7	0.0	-26.7	-27.3	-4.2	-26.1	−89.7%
2007	-17.8	-4.8	-13.9	-19.1	-40.0	15.2	-34.2	80.0	-23.6	12.2	-22.3	10.0	−67.3%

INSD

Insider Activity · HQI

Market-wide insider buying →Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

0 shares

Sells, 6 months

— shares

Net shares

Net change in insider shares

—

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
Aug 11, 2026	Shanahan Kathleen MDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	4K	—
Aug 11, 2026	Malhotra R RimmyDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	5K	—
Aug 11, 2026	Hagenbuch Lawrence FDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	4.8K	—
Aug 11, 2026	Jackson EdwardDirector and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	4.6K	—
Aug 11, 2026	Olmstead Jack A.Director	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	4.8K	—
Jun 2, 2026	Hermanns RichardChief Executive Officer	Purchase at price 12.19 per share.	1.1K	$13.75K
Apr 19, 2026	Hermanns RichardChief Executive Officer	Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share.	400K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Shanahan Kathleen MDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	1.3K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Malhotra R RimmyDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	1.4K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Hagenbuch Lawrence FDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	1.1K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Jackson EdwardDirector and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	907	—
Mar 1, 2026	Hermanns RichardChief Executive Officer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	25K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Mcannar JohnOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	10K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Olmstead Jack A.Director	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	1.1K	—
Mar 1, 2026	Hartley Charles David RyanChief Financial Officer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	10K	—
Dec 29, 2025	Hermanns RichardChief Executive Officer	Purchase at price 10.28 per share.	9.7K	$99.76K
Dec 23, 2025	Hermanns RichardChief Executive Officer	Purchase at price 9.13 - 10.12 per share.	19.3K	$176.38K
Nov 6, 2025	Shanahan Kathleen MDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	1.6K	—
Nov 6, 2025	Shanahan Kathleen MDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	1.6K	—
Nov 6, 2025	Malhotra R RimmyDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	3.6K	—

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