HireQuest

HQI

Market cap $137M

Overview Fund Activity

9.71 USD

-0.07

0.72%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-0.72%

5 days

1.89%

1 month

5.09%

3 months

-1.92%

6 months

-27.97%

Year to date

-30.54%

1 year

-31.04%

5 years

38.71%

10 years

73.39%

About: HireQuest Inc is a nationwide franchisor of offices providing direct-dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing solutions in the light industrial and blue-collar segments of the staffing industry and traditional commercial staffing. The company's franchisees provide various types of temporary personnel through two business models operating under the trade names HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI. The company's primary source of revenue is royalty fees based on the operation of its franchised offices.

Employees: 65,000

Industrials Staffing & Employment Services

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.08% [Q1] → 12.36% (+0.28%) [Q2]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 [Q1] → 50 (-1) [Q2]

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.1M [Q1] → $17.3M (-$2.83M) [Q2]

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$13

34% upside

Avg. target

$13

34% upside

High target

$13

34% upside

1 analyst rating

1 positive

100%

0 neutral

0%

0 negative

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Barrington Research

Kevin Steinke

$13

Outperform

Maintained

28 Aug 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

GOOSE CREEK, SC / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2025 / HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq:HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand staffing and executive search services, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2025.

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants C. David Hartley - Chief Financial Officer Richard F.

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Zacks Investment Research

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.11 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.15 per share a year ago.

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

The Motley Fool

HireQuest (HQI) Q2 EPS Beats by 25%

HireQuest (HQI -0.20%), a national staffing franchisor and workforce solutions provider, reported second quarter results on August 7, 2025, for the period ending June 30. The most notable news from the release was that adjusted earnings per share (EPS) reached $0.15, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.12 by 25.0% (non-GAAP).

HireQuest (HQI) Q2 EPS Beats by 25%

HireQuest Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2025

GOOSE CREEK, SC / ACCESS Newswire / August 7, 2025 / HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq:HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand staffing and executive search services, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Rick Hermanns, HireQuest's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We continued to deliver solid results and profitability in the second quarter of 2025 despite the protracted softness in the staffing market which has persisted now for over two years.

HireQuest Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2025

HireQuest, Inc. to Hold Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, August 7, 2025

GOOSE CREEK, SC / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2025 / HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq:HQI), a national franchisor of direct dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing services, today announced that it will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

HireQuest, Inc. to Hold Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, August 7, 2025

HireQuest Responds to TrueBlue's Rejection of Its Acquisition Offer at $7.50 Per Share

HireQuest's Offer Provides Superior Value to TrueBlue's Stand-Alone Prospects GOOSE CREEK, SC / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2025 / HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq:HQI) today issued the following statements in response to the announcement by TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) that its Board of Directors has rejected HireQuest's previously announced proposal to acquire TrueBlue for $7.50 per share. "We are disappointed that despite the positive response to our offer from TrueBlue shareholders, TrueBlue's Board not only continues to refuse to engage with us to discuss our offer but has even taken steps to deter their shareholders' ability to weigh in," said Rick Hermanns, Chief Executive Officer of HireQuest.

HireQuest Responds to TrueBlue's Rejection of Its Acquisition Offer at $7.50 Per Share

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

GOOSE CREEK, SC / ACCESS Newswire / May 16, 2025 / HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq:HQI), a national franchisor of direct dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing services, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable June 16, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2025.

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

TrueBlue Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Agreement

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously resolved to adopt a limited duration shareholder rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) to protect shareholder interests. The Rights Agreement is in response to the unsolicited proposal from HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI) to acquire all common stock of TrueBlue at $7.50 per share. The Rights Agreement is intended.

TrueBlue Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Agreement

HireQuest Proposes Acquisition of Trueblue, Inc. for $7.50 per Share

Offers a Significant Premium of 61% to TrueBlue Stockholders HireQuest's High-Margin Franchising Model to drive near-term profitability and enhanced value for shareholders GOOSE CREEK, SC / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2025 / HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) announced today that it has submitted to the Board of Directors of TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) a proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of TrueBlue for $7.50 per share. The consideration would be paid in registered shares of HireQuest common stock and would not be subject to any financing contingency.

HireQuest Proposes Acquisition of Trueblue, Inc. for $7.50 per Share

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