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$17.21 -0.52 (-2.93%) At close · Nov 5 Play latest call Q2 2026 earnings call transcript
Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$246.45M
Shares
13.90M
Volume · Nov 5 22.12K Avg daily vol (3M) 30.21K

HQI metrics

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Market overview

2 metrics
Share price
$17.21
Market cap
$246.45M

Price action

20 metrics
Price change (1W)
+5.2%
Price change (30D)
-5.8%
Price change (3M)
+38.4%
Price change (6M)
+49.0%
Price change (YTD)
+68.7%
Price change (1Y)
+112.1%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
-5.9%
52-week high
$20.04
52-week low
$7.59
Change from 52-week high
-11.5%
Change from 52-week low
+133.6%
Annualized volatility
62.2%
Annualized volatility (3M)
70.7%
Beta
0.4
RSI (14D)
55.5
Price vs SMA 50
+2.6%
Price vs SMA 200
+31.9%
Avg volume (3M)
29,956
Relative volume
2.0
Average dollar volume
$515,668

Company

3 metrics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Shares outstanding
13.90M

Valuation

12 metrics
P / E (TTM)
31.1
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.2%
PEG ratio
0.2
EV / revenue
—
EV / EBITDA
—
EV / EBIT
—
P / sales
8.2×
reciprocal yield 12.2%
P / book
3.6
reciprocal yield 27.9%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
3.5%
P / FCF
—
P / operating cash flow
26.0
reciprocal yield 3.8%
Earnings yield
3.3%

Historical valuation

8 metrics
P / E historical average (3Y)
41.1×
reciprocal yield 2.4%
P / E historical average (5Y)
33.8×
reciprocal yield 3.0%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
—
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
—
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
—
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
—
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
—
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
—

Dividends & buybacks

7 metrics
Dividend yield
1.4%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
—
Shareholder yield
—
Dividend / share (TTM)
$0.24
Dividend growth YoY
+0.0%
Dividend growth streak
0
Last ex-dividend
2026-09-01

Earnings calendar

2 metrics
Next earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-08-10

Profitability

9 metrics
Gross margin
—
Operating margin
28.4%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
27.1%
Gross profit (TTM)
$32.01M
Operating profit (TTM)
$8.57M
Net income (TTM)
$8.16M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$0.57
FCF margin
—
Effective tax rate
8.9%

Per share

11 metrics
Revenue per diluted share (TTM)
$2.17
Gross profit per diluted share (TTM)
$2.34
Operating profit per diluted share (TTM)
$0.62
EBITDA per diluted share (TTM)
$0.84
Net income per diluted share (TTM)
$0.59
Operating cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$0.68
Free cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
—
Capital expenditures per diluted share (TTM)
—
R&D per diluted share (TTM)
—
Stock compensation per diluted share (TTM)
$0.06
Book value per share
$2.67

Growth

11 metrics
Revenue growth YoY
+6.0%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+154.0%
Revenue (TTM)
$30.15M
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+137.5%
Shares change YoY
-1.3%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-0.3%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
-20.9%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+2.9%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (5Y)
—

Quality

14 metrics
Return on equity
11.8%
Return on assets
8.7%
Debt / equity
—
Current ratio
2.7
EBITDA (TTM)
$11.65M
Free cash flow (TTM)
—
Quick ratio
2.7
Interest coverage
66.0
Net debt / EBITDA
—
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$13.67M
Total assets
$93.37M
Total debt
—

Cash flow & spend

7 metrics
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$9.48M
Capital expenditures (TTM)
—
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$17.82M
Stock compensation (TTM)
$817,000
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
2.7%

Ownership (13F)

9 metrics
13F filers
58
13F filer change QoQ
-3
Institutional ownership
11.3%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
0.0%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
3.0%
Private-fund adviser ownership
2.9%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+0.0%
Holder tenure
12.8
Price vs estimated holder cost
-18.0%

Ownership (registered funds)

1 metrics
Index-fund ownership
4.5%

Short interest

3 metrics
Short interest
1.6%
Latest settlement · 8.0 days to cover
Days to cover
8.0d
Short-squeeze score
63 / 100

Insider activity

2 metrics
Net insider buying (90D)
—
Insider-sentiment score
—

Risk flags

1 metrics
Going concern
—
Key facts CIK 1140102 CUSIP 433535101 13F (30d) 28 filings 17 filers Visit website Investor relations