HireQuest - HQI Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HireQuest in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" HQI shares.
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2 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for HireQuest's shares. Their HQI share price forecasts range from $24.00 to $29.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $26.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.0% from the stock's current price.
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HireQuest's stock was trading at $15.81 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, HQI stock has increased by 34.1% and is now trading at $21.20.
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HireQuest saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 59,900 shares, an increase of 5.5% from the December 31st total of 56,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.9 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 21st 2023.
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HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) issued its earnings results on Thursday, November, 3rd. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $9.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.80 million. HireQuest had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.18% and a net margin of 35.56%.

HireQuest announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 30th.
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HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.12%. The dividend payout ratio is 27.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HQI will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.43% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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HireQuest trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HQI."

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One share of HQI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.20.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) has a market capitalization of $294.26 million and generates $22.76 million in revenue each year. The company earns $11.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.87 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 73,000 workers across the globe.

HireQuest's mailing address is 111 SPRINGHALL DRIVE, GOOSE CREEK SC, 29445. The official website for the company is www.hirequest.com. The company can be reached via phone at (843) 723-7400, via email at brett@haydenir.com, or via fax at 208-773-7467.