HireQuest (HQI) Competitors $10.28 +0.19 (+1.88%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HQI vs. ACCD, WLDN, PRTH, THRY, MAX, MEG, DDI, RMR, NVRI, and RPAYShould you be buying HireQuest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HireQuest include Accolade (ACCD), Willdan Group (WLDN), Priority Technology (PRTH), Thryv (THRY), MediaAlpha (MAX), Montrose Environmental Group (MEG), DoubleDown Interactive (DDI), The RMR Group (RMR), Enviri (NVRI), and Repay (RPAY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. HireQuest vs. Accolade Willdan Group Priority Technology Thryv MediaAlpha Montrose Environmental Group DoubleDown Interactive The RMR Group Enviri Repay Accolade (NASDAQ:ACCD) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Which has better earnings and valuation, ACCD or HQI? HireQuest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Accolade. Accolade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HireQuest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAccolade$446.72M1.29-$99.81M-$2.25-3.12HireQuest$34.60M4.16$6.14M$0.2738.07 Which has more volatility & risk, ACCD or HQI? Accolade has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACCD or HQI more profitable? HireQuest has a net margin of 4.04% compared to Accolade's net margin of -40.36%. HireQuest's return on equity of 11.02% beat Accolade's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Accolade-40.36% -20.74% -11.33% HireQuest 4.04%11.02%6.69% Do analysts recommend ACCD or HQI? Accolade currently has a consensus target price of $6.51, indicating a potential downside of 7.31%. HireQuest has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.23%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Accolade.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Accolade 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07HireQuest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACCD or HQI? Accolade received 86 more outperform votes than HireQuest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave HireQuest an outperform vote while only 55.14% of users gave Accolade an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAccoladeOutperform Votes10255.14% Underperform Votes8344.86% HireQuestOutperform Votes1669.57% Underperform Votes730.43% Does the media refer more to ACCD or HQI? In the previous week, Accolade had 1 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Accolade and 1 mentions for HireQuest. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Accolade's score of 0.00 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Accolade Neutral HireQuest Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACCD or HQI? 85.0% of Accolade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Accolade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of HireQuest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHireQuest beats Accolade on 13 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricHireQuestHelp supply services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$143.92M$815.20M$22.17B$7.82BDividend Yield2.31%3.89%2.62%4.22%P/E Ratio93.4530.3130.7518.48Price / Sales4.160.49172.23103.91Price / Cash17.508.8331.5134.62Price / Book2.283.765.034.25Net Income$6.14M$40.82M$195.49M$248.23M7 Day Performance-2.84%-2.86%6.21%3.29%1 Month Performance-15.88%-13.00%2.36%2.42%1 Year Performance-19.81%-38.09%12.66%5.54% HireQuest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HQIHireQuest3.392 of 5 stars$10.28+1.9%$17.50+70.2%-19.8%$143.92M$34.60M93.4573,100Upcoming EarningsGap DownACCDAccolade0.8504 of 5 stars$7.02flat$6.51-7.3%N/A$575.59M$446.72M-3.122,350News CoverageWLDNWilldan Group4.8168 of 5 stars$36.90-4.1%$51.50+39.6%+39.1%$554.42M$565.80M22.641,560Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPRTHPriority Technology4.2549 of 5 stars$6.60-5.0%$13.67+107.1%+126.2%$524.83M$879.70M-15.71790Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownTHRYThryv2.1787 of 5 stars$11.77-2.5%$22.50+91.2%-40.5%$510.48M$824.16M-1.222,960MAXMediaAlpha3.5986 of 5 stars$7.49-3.6%$18.07+141.3%-58.5%$502.06M$864.70M44.06160MEGMontrose Environmental Group2.7706 of 5 stars$13.97-4.2%$31.40+124.8%-66.4%$484.26M$696.40M-9.382,500Upcoming EarningsDDIDoubleDown Interactive4.2148 of 5 stars$9.77-0.8%$20.67+111.5%-7.9%$484.13M$341.33M3.89220Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpRMRThe RMR Group2.378 of 5 stars$14.96-1.4%$32.00+113.9%-38.1%$476.42M$855.39M11.25600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NVRIEnviri1.7202 of 5 stars$5.85-0.2%$10.00+70.9%-11.8%$469.25M$2.34B-3.6812,000Gap DownRPAYRepay3.3626 of 5 stars$4.36-0.9%$9.94+127.9%-60.7%$425.05M$313.04M-5.01580 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Accolade Alternatives Willdan Group Alternatives Priority Technology Alternatives Thryv Alternatives MediaAlpha Alternatives Montrose Environmental Group Alternatives DoubleDown Interactive Alternatives The RMR Group Alternatives Enviri Alternatives Repay 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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