HireQuest (HQI) Competitors $9.80 +0.04 (+0.41%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.86 +0.06 (+0.66%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HQI vs. NXTT, RMR, NUTX, SOHU, ANPA, DDI, GRVY, CNDT, IMXI, and ZHShould you be buying HireQuest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HireQuest include Next Technology (NXTT), The RMR Group (RMR), Nutex Health (NUTX), Sohu.com (SOHU), Rich Sparkle (ANPA), DoubleDown Interactive (DDI), GRAVITY (GRVY), Conduent (CNDT), International Money Express (IMXI), and Zhihu (ZH). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. HireQuest vs. Its Competitors Next Technology The RMR Group Nutex Health Sohu.com Rich Sparkle DoubleDown Interactive GRAVITY Conduent International Money Express Zhihu Next Technology (NASDAQ:NXTT) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders believe in NXTT or HQI? 2.7% of Next Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Next Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, NXTT or HQI? Next Technology has a beta of 7.4, indicating that its share price is 640% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NXTT or HQI? In the previous week, HireQuest had 9 more articles in the media than Next Technology. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for HireQuest and 3 mentions for Next Technology. Next Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat HireQuest's score of 0.48 indicating that Next Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Next Technology 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HireQuest 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is NXTT or HQI more profitable? HireQuest has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Next Technology's net margin of 0.00%. Next Technology's return on equity of 45.56% beat HireQuest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Next TechnologyN/A 45.56% 39.44% HireQuest 7.47%13.88%9.35% Do analysts recommend NXTT or HQI? HireQuest has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.65%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Next Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Next Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HireQuest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NXTT or HQI? Next Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HireQuest. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNext Technology$1.80M64.43$21.55MN/AN/AHireQuest$34.60M3.99$3.67M$0.1854.44 SummaryHireQuest beats Next Technology on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HireQuest News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HQI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HQI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHireQuestStaffing IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$138.18M$1.49B$26.16B$9.68BDividend Yield2.46%3.32%2.74%4.54%P/E Ratio54.4425.1126.9926.40Price / Sales3.994.15757.89204.59Price / Cash7.298.2525.6328.92Price / Book2.123.616.836.06Net Income$3.67M$30.46M$197.43M$266.05M7 Day Performance3.05%1.06%-0.43%-0.07%1 Month Performance0.20%6.77%10.34%5.83%1 Year Performance-31.18%-20.16%34.74%17.89% HireQuest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HQIHireQuest3.4569 of 5 stars$9.80+0.4%$13.00+32.7%-31.5%$138.18M$34.60M54.4465,000Analyst RevisionGap DownNXTTNext Technology1.7012 of 5 stars$1.05-13.2%N/A-68.7%$552.08M$1.80M0.008News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRMRThe RMR Group3.0423 of 5 stars$16.75-2.2%$24.00+43.3%-33.8%$545.93M$897.20M14.32600Positive NewsNUTXNutex Health3.1086 of 5 stars$89.51-3.1%$262.50+193.3%+291.7%$513.29M$479.95M7.531,150SOHUSohu.com2.1641 of 5 stars$16.05+3.1%$20.00+24.6%+1.9%$467.82M$598.40M3.854,300Trending NewsANPARich SparkleN/A$41.70+13.3%N/AN/A$460M$5.88M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpDDIDoubleDown Interactive4.1566 of 5 stars$9.43+2.8%$19.25+104.1%-33.7%$454.40M$341.33M4.39220Positive NewsGRVYGRAVITY1.1152 of 5 stars$64.35-1.1%N/A+2.3%$451.96M$350.59M7.72340CNDTConduent2.6211 of 5 stars$2.75-1.8%N/A-27.2%$442.33M$3.11B68.7756,000News CoverageIMXIInternational Money Express3.8361 of 5 stars$14.45-0.9%$19.60+35.6%-20.1%$432.79M$642.15M8.811,303News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ZHZhihu1.2919 of 5 stars$4.80+0.4%$4.70-2.1%+45.1%$419.12M$3.37B-240.001,887 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Next Technology Alternatives The RMR Group Alternatives Nutex Health Alternatives Sohu.com Alternatives Rich Sparkle Alternatives DoubleDown Interactive Alternatives GRAVITY Alternatives Conduent Alternatives International Money Express Alternatives Zhihu Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HQI) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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