HireQuest, Inc. Common Stock (DE) (HQI) Stock Price

HQIStock

$17.45+79.80%52W

Market Cap$242.39M

P/E38.14x

PEG Ratio12.80

Div yield1.64%

Beta1.22

HQI Share Price Chart

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)51.45%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)24.49%

PEG Ratio12.80

VGM Score53.78

P/E Ratio (Annual)38.14x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)1.64%

P/CF (Annual)20.04x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$4.83

P/TBV (Annual)3.36x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$0.24

Revenue Growth (3Y)-0.33%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$0.75

Payout Ratio (TTM)51.60%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)55.69%

Gross Margin (TTM)88.03%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)21.98%

EPS (TTM)$0.47

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.04M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$0.47

Revenue Growth (5Y)17.28%

EPS (Annual)$0.45

Dividend / Share (Annual)$0.24

ROI (Annual)9.27%

Gross Margin (Annual)25.61%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)28.07%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$0.07

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)36.99x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)-12.70%

EPS Growth (5Y)2.89%

P/E Normalized (Annual)38.14x

ROA (Last FY)7.17%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)-11.77%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$0.67

ROE (5Y Avg)14.29%

Operating Margin (TTM)21.14%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$0.85

P/B Ratio3.59x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)2.08x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$71,900

EV / Revenue (TTM)8.10x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)12.30x

ROA (TTM)7.08%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)15.18%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)25.78x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$0.45

Current Ratio (Annual)3.15x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)2.44x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.02M

52-Week Price Return79.80%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)20.05x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)36.99x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$337,400

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$3.14

P/S Ratio (Annual)7.88x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.35x

52-Week High$19.01

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)34.37%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$0.45

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-49.82%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)4.08%

26-Week Price Return62.70%

Quick Ratio (Annual)2.88x

13-Week Price Return42.44%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.00x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)2.69x

Enterprise Value$240.43M

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)16.72%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.32x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)12.71%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$348,200

Pretax Margin (Annual)21.90%

Cash / Share (Annual)$0.28

3-Month Return Std Dev77.91%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)26.28%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$74,200

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)12.70%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-12.76%

ROE (Last FY)9.27%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)14.76x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$0.45

P/FCF (TTM)23.20x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)0.68x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)23.10x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.00x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$0.47

Receivables Turnover (Annual)0.75x

ROI (TTM)9.46%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)19.07%

P/S Ratio (TTM)8.13x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)30.92%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$2.19

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$3.14

Forward P/E23.55x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)5.62%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)61.49%

P/E Ratio (TTM)36.99x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)91.59%

Year-to-Date Return67.65%

5-Day Price Return5.38%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$0.45

ROA (5Y Avg)8.87%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)20.66%

Month-to-Date Return36.38%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$0.96

EBITD / Share (Annual)$0.66

EPS Growth (3Y)-20.71%

Operating Margin (Annual)20.50%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.00x

P/CF (TTM)23.12x

ROI (5Y Avg)12.54%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)36.99x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.00x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$0.47

P/TBV (Quarterly)3.19x

Payout Ratio (Annual)53.27%

P/B Ratio (Annual)2.17x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$0.24

Pretax Margin (TTM)23.37%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$4.87

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)39.65%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)-11.85%

Dividend Yield (TTM)1.39%

Beta1.22x

P/FCF (Annual)20.14x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$2.14

ROE (TTM)9.69%

52-Week Low$7.38

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HQI Earnings Surprise History

Q2 250.15est. 0.12

Q3 250.24est. 0.15

Q4 250.19est. 0.13

Q2 260.23est. 0.13

HQI Analyst Recommendations

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About HireQuest, Inc. Common Stock (DE)

HireQuest Inc is a nationwide staffing franchisor serving the light industrial, blue-collar, and executive search markets. The company generates revenue through royalty fees from franchised offices operating under multiple brands including HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, and HireQuest Health. Franchisees supply temporary and contract personnel through direct-dispatch and traditional commercial staffing models, providing HireQuest with a scalable, asset-light business structure.