HQI

Hirequest Inc

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10.000

+0.700(+7.530%)

Overview
Forecast
Valuation

Line

Candle

YTD

High

10.000

Open

9.380

VWAP

9.77

Vol

13.73K

Mkt Cap

140.00M

Low

9.380

Amount

134.15K

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

10.59

Total Shares

14.00M

133.57M

EV/OCF(TTM)

8.84

P/S(TTM)

3.85

HireQuest, Inc. is a franchisor of offices providing direct-dispatch executive search, commercial staffing, and permanent placement solutions. The Company, through its franchisees, provides various types of services through multiple business models under the trade names HireQuest Direct, Snelling, HireQuest, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, Management Recruiters International (MRI). HireQuest Direct focuses on daily work/daily-pay jobs primarily for construction and light industrial customers. Snelling and HireQuest focus on longer-term staffing positions in the light industrial and administrative arenas. DriverQuest specializes in both commercial and non-CDL drivers serving a variety of industries and applications. HireQuest Health specializes in skilled personnel in the healthcare and dental industries. Northbound and MRI focus on executive, managerial, and professional recruitment services, although they also offer short-term consultant services.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q2

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q4

7.66M

-11.76%

0.125

-26.47%

8.19M

-12.99%

0.150

-25%

7.71M

-4.66%

0.130

-31.58%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -1.95% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -33.91%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-1.95%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-2.78%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Down

-33.91%

In Past 3 Month

1 Analyst Rating

60.00% Upside

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 16.00 USD with a low forecast of 16.00 USD and a high forecast of 16.00 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.

1 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

60.00% Upside

Current: 10.000

Low

16.00

Averages

16.00

High

16.00

60.00% Upside

Current: 10.000

Low

16.00

Averages

16.00

High

16.00

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.

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Buy

Maintains

$17 → $18

2024-11-15

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Price Target

$17 → $18

2024-11-15

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Buy

Maintains

$16 → $17

2024-08-22

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Price Target

$16 → $17

2024-08-22

Maintains

Buy

Reason

DA Davidson

Michael Baker

Strong Buy

Maintains

$19

2024-08-09

Reason

DA Davidson

Michael Baker

Price Target

$19

2024-08-09

Maintains

Strong Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Buy

Maintains

$16

2024-07-05

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Price Target

$16

2024-07-05

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Buy

Maintains

$16

2024-05-28

Reason

Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

Price Target

$16

2024-05-28

Maintains

Buy

Reason

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Hirequest Inc (HQI.O) is 19.29, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 19.40. 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.

Fair

5Y Average PE

19.40

Current PE

19.29

Overvalued PE

31.97

Undervalued PE

6.83

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.

Fair

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

10.99

Current EV/EBITDA

9.91

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

16.29

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

5.69

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.

Fair

5Y Average PS

6.23

Current PS

4.12

Overvalued PS

9.45

Undervalued PS

3.01