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HQI · HireQuest, Inc. Common Stock (DE)
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET - BOATS Real Time Price • USD
Hirequest Inc (HQI)
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
Professional Services
$16.31
-0.90
(-5.23%)
● At close: October 21 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
DAY'S RANGE
$16.31
$16.17
$17.00
52-WEEK RANGE
$16.31
$7.38
$20.84
What's happening
- HQI is down 5.23% today, trading at $16.31. — Live quote
- Volume today (3,953) is well below its 3-month average of 24,380. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-11-05, 14 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS beat estimates: $0.20 actual vs. $0.13 estimated (+52.3%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Strong buy 2
Buy 3
Hold 1
Sell 0
Strong sell 0
Aggregate ratings for 2026-10-01 (6 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
YTD RETURN
HQI
+62.80%
vs S&P 500
+50.02%
1-YEAR RETURN
HQI
+103.21%
vs S&P 500
+88.65%
6-MONTH RETURN
HQI
+68.07%
3-MONTH RETURN
HQI
+35.58%
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
2026-07-26 (Q2 2026)
$0.20
Est. $0.13
BEAT +52.3%
2026-04-26 (Q1 2026)
$0.11
Est. $0.11
MISS -1.0%
2026-01-26 (Q4 2025)
$0.11
Est. $0.13
MISS -12.9%
2025-10-26 (Q3 2025)
$0.16
Est. $0.15
BEAT +5.6%
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Enterprise Value4$223.5M
Forward P/E522.56
PEG Ratio60.12
Price / Sales (TTM1)7.47
Price / Book72.54
EV4 / Revenue7.41
EV4 / EBITDA19.18
Profit Margin27.06%
Operating Margin28.44%
Return on Equity (ROE8)11.98%
Return on Assets (ROA9)8.88%
Avg Volume (3M)24,380
Quarterly history (5 periods)
| Measure | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $182.6M | $144.1M | $136.2M | $129.5M | $161.8M |
| P/E | 23.98 | 22.92 | 54.03 | 57.41 | 57.49 |
| Price/Sales | 5.94 | 4.78 | 4.12 | 3.90 | 4.76 |
| Price/Book | 2.65 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 1.96 | 2.47 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.94 | 4.78 | 4.12 | 3.90 | 4.76 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.11 | 15.25 | 26.21 | — | — |
| ROE | 11.06% | 9.34% | 3.72% | 3.42% | 4.29% |
| ROA | 8.16% | 6.90% | 2.65% | 2.39% | 3.00% |
Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E/PEG unavailable (no free data source).
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Shares Short214,830
Change from Prior Settlement+2.89%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)6.08
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-09-30. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
Events
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
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Peer and sector context
No reviewed peer group is available for this symbol.
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Revenue growth is 6.0% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Net profit margin is 27.1%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is +103.2%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Potential concerns
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-08-14; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on HQI
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.1M | $6.5M | $8.5M | $7.6M | $7.5M | $9.4M | $8.7M | $8.4M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $3.3M | $1.5M | $2.4M | $1.0M | $1.5M | -$2.7M | $2.7M | $2.1M |
| Net income | $2.7M | $1.6M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $1.4M | -$2.2M | $2.0M | $1.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.19 | $0.11 | $0.16 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $-0.16 | $0.15 | $0.12 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.20 | $0.11 | $0.17 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $-0.16 | $0.15 | $0.12 |
| Operating margin | $41 | $23 | $29 | $14 | $20 | -$29 | $31 | $25 |
| Net margin | $33 | $24 | $27 | $14 | $18 | -$23 | $23 | $19 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $93.4M | $91.1M | $88.2M | $94.9M | $94.3M | $93.7M | $94.0M | $102.7M |
| Total liabilities | $24.5M | $23.8M | $19.9M | $27.1M | $28.3M | $28.2M | $29.2M | $39.7M |
| Stockholders' equity | $68.9M | $67.3M | $68.3M | $67.8M | $66.0M | $65.6M | $64.8M | $62.9M |
| Total current assets | $55.3M | $51.8M | $48.3M | $53.9M | $51.8M | $50.6M | $49.2M | $58.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $20.2M | $19.3M | $15.3M | $22.4M | $23.3M | $23.3M | $24.1M | $34.6M |
| Cash & equivalents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | $48.9M | $44.7M | $39.3M | $46.9M | $42.8M | $42.2M | $42.3M | $50.5M |
| Other current assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.2M |
| Goodwill | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.1M |
| Intangible assets | $18.6M | $19.3M | $20.0M | $21.5M | $22.2M | $22.9M | $23.6M | $24.2M |
| Other non-current assets | $410.0K | $297.0K | $279.0K | $37.0K | $43.0K | $50.0K | $57.0K | $63.0K |
| Accounts payable | $377.0K | $567.0K | $192.0K | $399.0K | $271.0K | $329.0K | $174.0K | $773.0K |
| Other current liabilities | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $1.7M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K |
| Retained earnings | $31.2M | $29.9M | $31.2M | $30.8M | $29.4M | $29.2M | $28.6M | $27.3M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.6M | $250.0K | $6.6M | $1.0M | $2.6M | $1.9M | $8.7M | $4.2M |
| Investing cash flow | $407.0K | -$435.0K | -$383.0K | $366.0K | -$3.0K | $316.0K | -$513.0K | $112.0K |
| Financing cash flow | -$1.4M | -$2.7M | -$3.4M | -$3.0M | -$2.0M | -$2.3M | -$7.5M | -$3.3M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $762.0K | $778.0K | $787.0K | $752.0K | $735.0K | $734.0K | $697.0K | $697.0K |
| Share-based compensation | $212.0K | $148.0K | $112.0K | $345.0K | $240.0K | $239.0K | $510.0K | $549.0K |
| Deferred income taxes | $431.0K | -$89.0K | $49.0K | -$165.0K | $9.0K | $280.0K | -$311.0K | -$1.4M |
| Change in accounts receivable | $4.3M | $5.4M | -$7.7M | $4.2M | $611.0K | -$127.0K | -$8.6M | $644.0K |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share repurchases | — | — | $377.0K | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt repaid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $88.0K | $131.0K | $128.0K |
Income statement
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.6M | $34.6M | $37.9M | $31.0M | $22.5M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | $22.6M |
| Operating income | $6.3M | $4.4M | $10.6M | $16.0M | $7.7M |
| Net income | $6.3M | $3.7M | $6.1M | $12.5M | $11.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.45 | $0.26 | $0.45 | $0.91 | $0.87 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.45 | $0.27 | $0.45 | $0.91 | $0.88 |
| Operating margin | $21 | $13 | $28 | $52 | $34 |
| Net margin | $21 | $11 | $16 | $40 | $53 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $88.2M | $94.0M | $103.8M | $103.3M | $77.4M |
| Total liabilities | $19.9M | $29.2M | $41.1M | $45.0M | $30.6M |
| Stockholders' equity | $68.3M | $64.8M | $62.7M | $58.3M | $46.7M |
| Total current assets | $48.3M | $49.2M | $51.5M | $51.9M | $42.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $15.3M | $24.1M | $35.7M | $36.8M | $21.5M |
| Cash & equivalents | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | $39.3M | $42.3M | $44.4M | $45.7M | $38.2M |
| Other current assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $4.0M | $4.1M | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Goodwill | $1.6M | $1.6M | $5.9M | $5.9M | $0 |
| Intangible assets | $20.0M | $23.6M | $25.8M | $28.0M | $22.9M |
| Other non-current assets | $279.0K | $57.0K | $102.0K | $325.0K | $334.0K |
| Accounts payable | $192.0K | $174.0K | $137.0K | $448.0K | $1.1M |
| Other current liabilities | $2.2M | $2.0M | $2.3M | $3.4M | $2.7M |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K | $14.0K |
| Retained earnings | $31.2M | $28.6M | $28.3M | $25.5M | $16.4M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $12.0M | $12.0M | $10.6M | $16.9M | $17.4M |
| Investing cash flow | $296.0K | $44.0K | -$7.1M | -$23.6M | -$29.4M |
| Financing cash flow | -$10.7M | -$11.2M | -$5.2M | $8.5M | -$347.0K |
| Depreciation & amortization | $3.0M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.0M | $1.6M |
| Share-based compensation | $936.0K | $1.8M | $1.7M | $2.4M | $1.6M |
| Deferred income taxes | $173.0K | -$1.7M | -$349.0K | -$412.0K | -$2.4M |
| Change in accounts receivable | -$3.1M | -$2.3M | -$1.3M | $974.0K | $3.1M |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Share repurchases | $377.0K | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| Debt issued | — | — | $1.6M | $12.4M | — |
| Debt repaid | $88.0K | $557.0K | $3.3M | $571.0K | $88.0K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding HQI as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Institutional ownership is not available for this symbol right now.
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2025-06-23 to 2026-08-12
Recent transactions
- Insiders have net bought 1,128 shares over the last 182 days, across 1 purchase and 0 sales.
- Most recent: Hagenbuch Lawrence F (Reporting person) — Grant / award of 802 shares on 2026-08-12.
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months
Purchases (open market)1,128 sh(1 txns)
Sales (open market)0 sh(0 txns)
Net Shares+1,128
Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.
Insider roster
| Name | Title | Most Recent Transaction | Date | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2026-08-12 | 802 |
| Shanahan Kathleen M | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2026-08-12 | 4,000 |
| JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2026-08-12 | 649 |
| Malhotra R. Rimmy | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2026-08-12 | 1,036 |
| OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2026-08-12 | 811 |
| Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Open market purchase | 2026-06-03-05:00 | 1,128 |
| McAnnar John | Secretary, VP, CLO | Grant / award | 2026-03-02 | 10,000 |
| Hartley Charles David Ryan | CFO | Grant / award | 2026-03-02 | 10,000 |
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 802 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 649 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,036 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 811 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2026-06-03-05:00 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Open market purchase | 1,128 | $12.19 |
| 2026-04-20 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Gift | 300,000 | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Gift | 100,000 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | McAnnar John | Secretary, VP, CLO | Grant / award | 10,000 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 907 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,134 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,272 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,121 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,448 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Grant / award | 25,000 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hartley Charles David Ryan | CFO | Grant / award | 10,000 | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Open market purchase | 9,704 | $10.28 |
| 2025-12-24 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Open market purchase | 422 | $10.12 |
| 2025-12-22 | Hermanns Richard | President and CEO | Open market purchase | 18,854 | $9.13 |
| 2025-11-07 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,567 | — |
| 2025-11-07 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Reporting person | Grant / award | 3,568 | — |
| 2025-11-07 | JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2,234 | — |
| 2025-11-07 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2,762 | — |
| 2025-11-07 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 2,792 | — |
| 2025-06-23 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,334 | — |
| 2025-06-23 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2025-06-23 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,319 | — |
| 2025-06-23 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
| 2025-06-23 | JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 1,067 | — |
| 2025-06-23 | JACKSON EDWARD | Reporting person | Grant / award | 4,000 | — |
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-10-22 07:12 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-13 | 8-K | 2026-08-13 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-11 | 10-Q | 2026-06-30 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-10 | 8-K | 2026-08-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-29 | 4 | 2026-04-20 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-22 | 8-K | 2026-06-18 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-05 | 4 | 2026-06-03 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-05-12 | 10-Q | 2026-03-31 | View on SEC.gov → |
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