HireQuest - HQI Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HireQuest in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" HQI shares.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for HireQuest's shares. Their HQI share price forecasts range from $24.00 to $28.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $26.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.4% from the stock's current price.
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HireQuest's stock was trading at $15.81 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HQI shares have increased by 32.2% and is now trading at $20.90.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 9th 2023.
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HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) posted its earnings results on Thursday, March, 16th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.02. The firm earned $8.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.49 million. HireQuest had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.37% and a net margin of 35.76%.

HireQuest announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 28th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Micro-Cap ETF (DWMC).

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.08%. The dividend payout ratio is 26.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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HireQuest trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HQI."

HireQuest's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Truist Financial Corp (0.45%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.34%), Millennium Management LLC (0.22%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.22%), 683 Capital Management LLC (0.08%) and Money Concepts Capital Corp (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward Jackson, Jack A Olmstead, Kathleen M Shanahan, Lawrence F Hagenbuch, R Rimmy Malhotra and Richard Hermanns.
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Shares of HQI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of HQI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.90.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) has a market capitalization of $290.09 million and generates $30.95 million in revenue each year. The company earns $12.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.91 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.