HireQuest (HQI) Competitors

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) and The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, HQI or RMR?

HireQuest has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The RMR Group has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HQI or RMR more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 7.47% compared to The RMR Group's net margin of 2.56%. HireQuest's return on equity of 13.88% beat The RMR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HireQuest	7.47%	13.88%	9.35%
The RMR Group	2.56%	5.01%	3.10%

Do analysts rate HQI or RMR?

HireQuest currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. The RMR Group has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.60%. Given The RMR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The RMR Group is more favorable than HireQuest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The RMR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media favor HQI or RMR?

In the previous week, HireQuest had 1 more articles in the media than The RMR Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HireQuest and 1 mentions for The RMR Group. The RMR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat HireQuest's score of 0.95 indicating that The RMR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HireQuest	Positive
The RMR Group	Very Positive

Is HQI or RMR a better dividend stock?

HireQuest pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. HireQuest pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The RMR Group pays out 153.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The RMR Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. The RMR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HQI or RMR?

The RMR Group has higher revenue and earnings than HireQuest. The RMR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HireQuest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HireQuest	$34.60M	4.05	$3.67M	$0.18	55.25
The RMR Group	$897.20M	0.56	$23.13M	$1.17	13.53

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HQI or RMR?

12.0% of HireQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of The RMR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of HireQuest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of The RMR Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The RMR Group beats HireQuest on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.