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Hirequest Inc (HQI)
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Upturn Advisory Summary
12/12/2025: HQI (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.
Upturn Star Rating
Not Recommended Performance
These Stocks/ETFs, based on Upturn Advisory, consistently fall short of market performance, signaling caution before investing.
Number of Analysts
2 Analysts rated it
Very few follow this stock; limited insights, higher-risk early investing.
1 Year Target Price $14
1 Year Target Price $14
| 1 | Strong Buy |
| 1 | Buy |
| 0 | Hold |
| 0 | Sell |
| 0 | Strong Sell |
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit -38.29% | Avg. Invested days 19 | Today’s Advisory PASS |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance  1.0 | Stock Returns Performance  1.0 |
| Profits based on simulation | Last Close 12/12/2025 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Small-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 111.39M USD | Price to earnings Ratio 15.19 | 1Y Target Price 14 |
Price to earnings Ratio 15.19 | 1Y Target Price 14 | ||
Volume (30-day avg) 2 | Beta 1.13 | 52 Weeks Range 7.52 - 15.39 | Updated Date 12/13/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 7.52 - 15.39 | Updated Date 12/13/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) 2.96% | Basic EPS (TTM) 0.52 |
Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth
Revenue by Products
Product revenue - Year on Year
Earnings Date
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Profitability
Profit Margin 21.92% | Operating Margin (TTM) 31.48% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) 4.72% | Return on Equity (TTM) 11.08% |
Valuation
Trailing PE 15.19 | Forward PE 16.21 | Enterprise Value 115090902 | Price to Sales(TTM) 3.51 |
Enterprise Value 115090902 | Price to Sales(TTM) 3.51 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 3.63 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.46 | Shares Outstanding 14055475 | Shares Floating 3032628 |
Shares Outstanding 14055475 | Shares Floating 3032628 | ||
Percent Insiders 61.17 | Percent Institutions 12.49 |
About Hirequest Inc
Exchange NASDAQ | Headquaters Goose Creek, SC, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 2002-06-06 | Chairman, President & CEO Mr. Richard F. Hermanns | ||
Sector Industrials | Industry Staffing & Employment Services | Full time employees 92 | Website https://hirequest.com |
Full time employees 92 | Website https://hirequest.com | ||
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 provides 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.
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