HQI Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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Revenue

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EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2026Q1

FY2026Q2

7.41M

-8.31%

0.130

-31.58%

7.50M

+0.37%

0.120

-7.69%

7.40M

-3.12%

0.090

-40%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -0.91% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 23.71%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-0.91%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-1.52%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+23.71%

In Past 3 Month

2 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast HQI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HQI is 13.00 USD with a low forecast of 13.00 USD and a high forecast of 13.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

2 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 0.000

Low

13.00

Averages

13.00

High

13.00

Current: 0.000

Low

13.00

Averages

13.00

High

13.00

Barrington

Outperform -> NULL

downgrade

$16 -> $13

2025-05-12

Reason

Barrington

Price Target

$16 -> $13

2025-05-12

downgrade

Outperform -> NULL

Reason

Barrington lowered the firm's price target on HireQuest to $13 from $16 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares following the Q1 report. The company noted that softer sales trends in Q1 were reflective of the challenging environment that has impacted the staffing industry over the last two-plus years, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says many employers have been delaying or suspending hiring decisions and searches for new staff due to economic uncertainty.

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Buy

Maintains

$18 → $16

2025-03-31

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Price Target

$18 → $16

2025-03-31

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington analyst Kevin Steinke lowered the firm's price target on HireQuest to $16 from $18 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q4 results reflect challenging market conditions and macro uncertainty, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says HireQuest noted that softer sales trends in Q4 were reflective of the challenging environment that has impacted the staffing industry over the last two years. Barrington reduced estimates citing continued volatility and uncertainty in the demand environment.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Hirequest Inc (HQI.O) is 20.19, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 21.69. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Hirequest Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PE

21.69

Current PE

20.19

Overvalued PE

32.10

Undervalued PE

11.28

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

12.22

Current EV/EBITDA

11.28

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

15.73

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

8.72

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PS

6.73

Current PS

4.91

Overvalued PS

9.18

Undervalued PS

4.28

Financials

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Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

HQI News & Events

Events Timeline

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News

8.0

2025-12-17Newsfilter

HireQuest Approves $20 Million Share Repurchase Program

7.0

2025-11-18PRnewswire

2026 U.S. Labor Market Outlook: HireQuest Predicts a Year of Reset, Reallocation and Stabilization

4.0

2025-11-14NASDAQ.COM

HireQuest (HQI) Receives Upgrade to Buy: Key Information You Need to Know

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hirequest Inc (HQI) stock price today?

The current price of HQI is 10.825 USD — it has increased 0.42 % in the last trading day.

What is Hirequest Inc (HQI)'s business?

HireQuest, Inc. is a franchisor of direct dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing solutions for HireQuest Direct, HireQuest Health, MRINetwork, Snelling, and TradeCorp across the United States and international markets. The Company provides staffing solutions across industries, including construction, light industrial, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and engineering. HireQuest Direct focuses on daily work/daily pay jobs primarily for construction and light industrial customers. TradeCorp focuses on short-term skilled construction jobs. HireQuest Health specializes in skilled personnel in the healthcare and dental industries. Snelling and HireQuest focus on longer-term staffing positions in the light industrial and administrative arenas. Northbound, MRI, SearchPath, and Sales Consultants focus on executive, managerial, and professional recruitment services, although they also offer short-term consultant services.

What is the price predicton of HQI Stock?

What is Hirequest Inc (HQI)'s revenue for the last quarter?

Hirequest Inc revenue for the last quarter amounts to 8.50M USD, decreased -9.76 % YoY.

What is Hirequest Inc (HQI)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

Hirequest Inc. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 0.16 USD, decreased -200.00 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for Hirequest Inc (HQI)'s fundamentals?

How many employees does Hirequest Inc (HQI). have?

Hirequest Inc (HQI) has 92 emplpoyees as of January 10 2026.

What is Hirequest Inc (HQI) market cap?

Today HQI has the market capitalization of 152.63M USD.