HQI

HireQuest Inc. Common Stock (DE) (HQI)

Stock · NASDAQ · Consumer Discretionary

$17.82as of 10/16/2026

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September 27, 2026

HireQuest (HQI) Lags Business Services Stocks This Year. A Yahoo article reports that HireQuest (HQI) is outperforming other business services stocks this year. The article highlights the company's strong performance relative to its peers. This suggests HireQuest may be a standout in the business services sector.

Active signals

Support level
$12.63
Industry
Professional Services

What HQI's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume SpikeActive now37+2.5%59%
Bollinger Band Breakout23-5.7%35%
Bollinger Band Breakdown22+5.3%64%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now12+0.8%75%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.0%50%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About HQI

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…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Professional Services
Employees
88

Fundamentals

1-day range
$17.64$18.68
Market cap
$177.22M
P/E (trailing)
30.44
P/E (forward)
21.51
EPS (trailing)
$0.59
Dividend yield
1.64%
Beta
1.31
Avg. volume
25.9K
Ex-dividend date
September 1, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 15, 2026
52-week range
$7.38$20.84
Next earnings: November 5, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.23confirmed

How HireQuest Inc. Common Stock (DE) Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$30.64MNet Income$6.33M (21%)SG&A$20.68M (67%)Other$3.53M (12%)Tax$100.0K (0%)HQI

Source: 10-K filed Mar 31, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Operating Income$6.28M(21%)

Forecasts

2 analyst ratings

Buy 83%
Hold 17%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$19
+6.6%
Median
$19
+6.6%
Low
$19
+6.6%

HireQuest Inc. Common Stock (DE) Competitors

Chosen by industry and closest market cap.

  • HQI
    HireQuest Inc. Common Stock (DE)
    $17.89
    ▲ 2.23%
    Market cap $177.22MP/E 30.44
    $7.38$20.84
  • GRNQ
    Greenpro Capital Corp. Common Stock
    $7.57
    ▲ 0.80%
    Market cap $181.28MP/E —
    $5.51$31.8
  • RCMT
    RCM Technologies Inc. Common Stock
    $37.5
    ▼ 1.86%
    Market cap $202.21MP/E 15.92
    $17.26$43.68
  • RTB
    RTB Digital Inc. Common Stock
    $7.75
    ▲ 2.38%
    Market cap $216.69MP/E —
    $3.25$20.75
  • AUC
    ATIF Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares
    $8.7
    ▲ 1.99%
    Market cap $136.35MP/E —
    $5.41$9.33
  • TTEC
    TTEC Holdings Inc. Common Stock
    $1.51
    ▼ 9.04%
    Market cap $126.51MP/E —
    $1.18$3.99
  • ZTG
    Zenta Group Company Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
    $0.705
    ▲ 13.16%
    Market cap $118.68MP/E 92.00
    $0.5471$12.25

P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
24.4K
Disposed
0

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
1.52M
Total value held
$15.20M
Institutional holders
57
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown253.7K
  • Unknown236.8K
  • Unknown230.1K
  • Unknown141.2K
  • Unknown93.0K
  • Unknown77.2K
  • Unknown62.7K
  • Unknown51.3K
  • Unknown49.1K
  • Unknown35.9K

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