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HQI · HireQuest, Inc.

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$17.04 +0.33 (+1.97%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$232.27M
Shares
13.90M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$17.04 Open$16.71 Day$16.54–17.04 52W close$7.59–17.71 Avg vol 30d21K Short int239K · 1.7% float · 22.2d Short vol36% Last earningsAug 10, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 11

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 9, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 11, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +50%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +26%
      above
      RSI (14) 65
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 93%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +34%
      trailing
      6-month return +46%
      trailing
      YTD return +62%
      this year
      Relative strength +35%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $11 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +5 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.72% of float · ▼ -4.2% MoM · 22.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      58 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −11%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 74%
      expanding
      EPS growth +73%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 29.3
      in line
      Buyback $17.2M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $5.1M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 61%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −26%
      past year
      ATR 6.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 3 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +50% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +26% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      65 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      93% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $11 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +5 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.72% of float · ▼ -4.2% MoM · 22.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      58 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $8 Now $17 · 93% Range high $18
      vs 200-day avg +50% vs 50-day avg +26%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      System-wide sales from Continuing Operations 117.7M Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      System-wide sales from Discontinued Operations 99K Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      System-wide sales from DriverQuest and TradeCorp 3.44M Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      System-wide sales from HireQuest Direct 59.3M Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      System-wide sales from HireQuest Health 715K Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      System-wide sales from Northbound, MRI, and SearchPath 13.41M Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing
      System-wide sales from Snelling and HireQuest 40.84M Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Staffing & Employment Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      HQI
      HireQuest, Inc.
      this stock
      $232.27M +62.1% -11.4% 29.3 1.7%
      RHI
      Robert Half Inc.
      $4.52B +61.6% -7.2% 38.4 22.9%
      KFY
      Korn Ferry
      $4.29B +28.1% +12.2% 16.2 4.3%
      TNET
      Trinet Group, Inc.
      $3.17B +16.2% -0.9% 3.1%
      MAN
      ManpowerGroup Inc.
      $2.76B +104.3% +0.6% 26.9 10.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      58
      % held
      11.3%
      Net QoQ
      -22.3K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      86
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      238.7K
      Days to cover
      22.2d
      Change
      -10.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      36%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      118
      Value
      $1.6K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      29.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $30.6M
      Net income (FY)
      $6.3M
      EPS diluted
      $0.45
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $20.0M
      Remaining
      $17.2M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 13, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 10, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      HQI -3.8% +34.4% +46.1% +31.9% +62.1%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY -1.8% +31.1% +35.0% +29.8% +50.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.06 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.06 / share · ex Sep 1, 2026
      Raised 20%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.24 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.41%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $20.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $2.81M
      Remaining
      $17.20M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1140102 CUSIP 433535101 13F (30d) 55 filings 55 filers Visit website Investor relations