HQI
HireQuest, Inc.Company with tickers: HQI
CIK
1140102
CUSIP
433535101
Shares Outstanding
13,900,000
13F Activity (30d)
2 filings
1 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
52/100
Short interest 2.0% of shares — P52
Days to cover 22.5 — P98
Short-volume trend -18.9% — P7
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 282,298 | 278,607 | +3,691 | 22.50 |
| 2026-05-15 | 278,607 | 283,334 | -4,727 | 12.23 |
| 2026-04-30 | 283,334 | 262,069 | +21,265 | 15.34 |
| 2026-04-15 | 262,069 | 268,214 | -6,145 | 12.30 |
| 2026-03-31 | 268,214 | 264,668 | +3,546 | 14.34 |
| 2026-03-13 | 264,668 | 275,090 | -10,422 | 19.67 |
| 2026-02-27 | 275,090 | 252,337 | +22,753 | 20.06 |
| 2026-02-13 | 252,337 | 251,954 | +383 | 8.40 |
| 2026-01-30 | 251,954 | 258,945 | -6,991 | 13.52 |
| 2026-01-15 | 258,945 | 247,446 | +11,499 | 6.64 |
| 2025-12-31 | 247,446 | 217,637 | +29,809 | 4.85 |
| 2025-12-15 | 217,637 | 231,323 | -13,686 | 4.34 |
| 2025-11-28 | 231,323 | 215,535 | +15,788 | 13.31 |
| 2025-11-14 | 215,535 | 227,428 | -11,893 | 19.86 |
| 2025-10-31 | 227,428 | 234,420 | -6,992 | 16.49 |
| 2025-10-15 | 234,420 | 238,454 | -4,034 | 22.87 |
| 2025-09-30 | 238,454 | 237,804 | +650 | 24.28 |
| 2025-09-15 | 237,804 | 251,376 | -13,572 | 32.93 |
| 2025-08-29 | 251,376 | 246,175 | +5,201 | 41.32 |
| 2025-08-15 | 246,175 | 213,012 | +33,163 | 32.58 |
| 2025-07-31 | 213,012 | 212,413 | +599 | 12.14 |
| 2025-07-15 | 212,413 | 220,150 | -7,737 | 21.03 |
| 2025-06-30 | 220,150 | 214,246 | +5,904 | 10.25 |
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