Q2 EPS Estimates for HireQuest Cut by Barrington Research

HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI - Free Report) - Barrington Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for HireQuest in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now expects that the company will earn $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.17. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $13.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for HireQuest's current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for HireQuest's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.04). HireQuest had a net margin of 4.04% and a return on equity of 11.02%. The firm had revenue of $7.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.03 million.

HireQuest Stock Performance

HQI stock opened at $10.19 on Tuesday. HireQuest has a fifty-two week low of $9.04 and a fifty-two week high of $15.75. The business's 50-day moving average is $11.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.17. The company has a market cap of $143.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.64 and a beta of 1.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of HireQuest by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 53,808 shares of the company's stock worth $762,000 after buying an additional 4,449 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of HireQuest by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,651 shares of the company's stock worth $123,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the period. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of HireQuest in the fourth quarter worth about $287,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of HireQuest in the fourth quarter worth about $309,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of HireQuest by 36.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,187 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 847 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 12.00% of the company's stock.

HireQuest Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. HireQuest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 96.00%.

About HireQuest

HireQuest, Inc provides temporary staffing services in the United States. It offers staffing services, including direct-dispatch, executive search, consultant, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial and construction personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, and permanent placement services, as well as commercial and non-CDL drivers, and skilled personnel in the medical and dental industries.

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