HireQuest, Inc.
HQI · Price history
Price at last available close
$16.30
−$3.19 (-16.37%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About HireQuest, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
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.
How they make money
HireQuest operates as a national franchisor of staffing offices, generating revenue primarily through royalty fees collected from its network of franchisee-operated offices. The company also earns income through license fees and interest on overdue franchisee receivables, maintaining an asset-light business model where franchisees act as the employers of record for temporary personnel.
Products & services
The company provides temporary, direct-hire, and contract staffing solutions across industries including construction, light industrial, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and engineering through various franchise brands.
Brands & revenue mix
Specializes in unskilled and semi-skilled industrial and construction personnel.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Provides skilled and semi-skilled industrial, clerical, and administrative personnel.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Specializes in commercial and non-CDL drivers.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Specializes in skilled personnel for medical and dental industries.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Focuses on executive search and professional placement services.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company's revenue is derived from a large number of diverse customers served by its franchisees; no single customer accounted for a material portion of consolidated revenue for the period ended 2025-12-31.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Insurance and Workers' Compensation Providers — The company relies on third-party providers for workers' compensation insurance and other risk management services to support its franchise network operations.Source
Competitors
- Staffing and employment services firms — The company competes with various national, regional, and local staffing agencies that provide temporary and permanent placement services.Source
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
39
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
68
Fair
Financial Strength
94
Business Quality / Moat
35
Management
100
Growth Quality
18
Risk / Durability
88
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
30
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
35/100
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Model Score 35/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for HQI
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving HQI's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •Is HQI's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •How is HQI likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify HQI's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
39
Opportunity Score
30
Market Cap
$226.6M
P/E Ratio
32.4
EPS
$0.59
52-Week High
$20.84
52-Week Low
$7.38
Beta
1.15
Intrinsic Value
$5.01
Analyst Target
$19.00
Shares Outstanding
14.0M
Total Revenue
$30.2M
Total Debt
$0
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.47%
Liquidation Value / Share
$4.91
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.24
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for HQI
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on HQI.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Asset-light franchise business model.
- +Diversified network of 413 franchisee-owned offices.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Staffing & Employment Services industry.
- −Economic sensitivity and staffing industry demand fluctuations.
- −Dependence on franchisee performance and compliance.
- −Workers' compensation and insurance cost volatility.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
39
Sep 28, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
39
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
HQI score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
41
Projected Change
+2.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 2.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$16.30
Model Intrinsic Value
$5.01
Difference
+$11.29
+225.0% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-225.0%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.2M | $30.6M | $34.6M | $37.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $762K | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $29.4M | $30.6M | $34.6M | $37.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $17.8M | $20.7M | $21.4M | $24.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $20.4M | $23.7M | $30.2M | $27.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $12.3M | $10.0M | $7.9M | $12.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $9.0M | $7.0M | $4.4M | $10.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $131K | $307K | $923K | $1.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $9.2M | $6.7M | $4.1M | $7.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $823K | $100K | $221K | $1.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $8.2M | $6.3M | $3.7M | $6.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $0.59 | $0.45 | $0.27 | $0.45 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 13.79M | 14.01M | 13.84M | 13.73M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 13.81M | 14.02M | 13.92M | 13.80M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$8.1M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.20
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-100.0%
Cash Change
-38.7%
Margin Change
+19.4 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 6.0%. EPS increased 163.9%. Cash declined 38.7%. Total debt declined 100.0%. Net income margin improved by 19.4 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
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Largest Holder %
New Positions
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Exited Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
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