HireQuest - HQI Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HireQuest in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" HQI shares.
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1 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for HireQuest's shares. Their HQI share price forecasts range from $24.00 to $28.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $26.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.4% from the stock's current price.
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HireQuest's stock was trading at $15.81 at the start of the year. Since then, HQI stock has increased by 31.2% and is now trading at $20.74.
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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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 16th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $8.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.49 million. HireQuest had a net margin of 35.76% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.45%.

HireQuest announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 1.15%. 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 $20.74.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) has a market capitalization of $288.29 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.