Which has higher valuation & earnings, HQI or IBTA?

HireQuest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ibotta. Ibotta 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 $30.64M 6.43 $6.33M $0.46 30.83 Ibotta $342.39M 1.87 $3.58M -$0.34 N/A

Is HQI or IBTA more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to Ibotta's net margin of -2.15%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat Ibotta's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HireQuest 21.98% 14.90% 10.90% Ibotta -2.15% -2.39% -1.34%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PHR or HQI?

HireQuest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Phreesia. HireQuest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phreesia, 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 Phreesia $480.59M 1.16 $2.31M $0.15 60.35 HireQuest $30.64M 6.43 $6.33M $0.46 30.83

Is PHR or HQI more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to Phreesia's net margin of 1.85%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat Phreesia's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Phreesia 1.85% 5.13% 3.12% HireQuest 21.98% 14.90% 10.90%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HQI or MNTN?

HireQuest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MNTN. MNTN 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 $30.64M 6.43 $6.33M $0.46 30.83 MNTN $290.09M 1.79 -$6.43M -$0.03 N/A

Is HQI or MNTN more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to MNTN's net margin of 7.84%. MNTN's return on equity of 16.44% beat HireQuest's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HireQuest 21.98% 14.90% 10.90% MNTN 7.84% 16.44% 13.03%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RMR or HQI?

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 The RMR Group $700.28M 0.96 $17.60M $1.21 17.29 HireQuest $30.64M 6.43 $6.33M $0.46 30.83

Is RMR or HQI more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to The RMR Group's net margin of 3.23%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat The RMR Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The RMR Group 3.23% 3.44% 2.05% HireQuest 21.98% 14.90% 10.90%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HQI or TASK?

TaskUs has higher revenue and earnings than HireQuest. TaskUs 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 $30.64M 6.43 $6.33M $0.46 30.83 TaskUs $1.21B 0.42 $102.28M $1.14 4.89

Is HQI or TASK more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to TaskUs' net margin of 8.70%. TaskUs' return on equity of 24.93% beat HireQuest's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HireQuest 21.98% 14.90% 10.90% TaskUs 8.70% 24.93% 12.12%

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HQI vs. IBTA, PHR, MNTN, RMR, and TASK

Should you buy HireQuest stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares HireQuest with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with HireQuest include Ibotta (IBTA), Phreesia (PHR), MNTN (MNTN), The RMR Group (RMR), and TaskUs (TASK). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does HireQuest compare to Ibotta?

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) and Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to Ibotta's net margin of -2.15%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat Ibotta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HireQuest	21.98%	14.90%	10.90%
Ibotta	-2.15%	-2.39%	-1.34%

12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Ibotta shares are held 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.

HireQuest has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ibotta has a beta of -0.59, indicating that its share price is 159% less volatile than the broader market.

HireQuest currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.78%. Ibotta has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Ibotta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Ibotta	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

HireQuest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ibotta. Ibotta 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	$30.64M	6.43	$6.33M	$0.46	30.83
Ibotta	$342.39M	1.87	$3.58M	-$0.34	N/A

In the previous week, Ibotta had 5 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ibotta and 1 mentions for HireQuest. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Ibotta's score of 1.09 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HireQuest	Very Positive
Ibotta	Positive

Summary

HireQuest beats Ibotta on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HireQuest compare to Phreesia?

Phreesia (NYSE:PHR) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

92.1% of Phreesia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Phreesia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Phreesia presently has a consensus price target of $16.65, indicating a potential upside of 83.88%. HireQuest has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. Given Phreesia's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Phreesia is more favorable than HireQuest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phreesia	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, Phreesia had 22 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Phreesia and 1 mentions for HireQuest. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Phreesia's score of 0.19 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Phreesia	Neutral
HireQuest	Very Positive

HireQuest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Phreesia. HireQuest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phreesia, 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
Phreesia	$480.59M	1.16	$2.31M	$0.15	60.35
HireQuest	$30.64M	6.43	$6.33M	$0.46	30.83

Phreesia has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to Phreesia's net margin of 1.85%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat Phreesia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phreesia	1.85%	5.13%	3.12%
HireQuest	21.98%	14.90%	10.90%

Summary

HireQuest beats Phreesia on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HireQuest compare to MNTN?

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

12.0% of HireQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of MNTN shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of HireQuest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.3% of MNTN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, MNTN had 1 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MNTN and 1 mentions for HireQuest. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat MNTN's score of -0.48 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HireQuest	Very Positive
MNTN	Neutral

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to MNTN's net margin of 7.84%. MNTN's return on equity of 16.44% beat HireQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HireQuest	21.98%	14.90%	10.90%
MNTN	7.84%	16.44%	13.03%

HireQuest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MNTN. MNTN 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	$30.64M	6.43	$6.33M	$0.46	30.83
MNTN	$290.09M	1.79	-$6.43M	-$0.03	N/A

HireQuest presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. MNTN has a consensus target price of $20.68, indicating a potential upside of 143.46%. Given MNTN's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MNTN is more favorable than HireQuest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
MNTN	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

MNTN beats HireQuest on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HireQuest compare to The RMR Group?

The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

The RMR Group currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.18%. HireQuest has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HireQuest is more favorable than The RMR Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The RMR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

The RMR Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to The RMR Group's net margin of 3.23%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat The RMR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The RMR Group	3.23%	3.44%	2.05%
HireQuest	21.98%	14.90%	10.90%

42.3% of The RMR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 54.7% of The RMR Group 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. HireQuest pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The RMR Group pays out 148.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HireQuest pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

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
The RMR Group	$700.28M	0.96	$17.60M	$1.21	17.29
HireQuest	$30.64M	6.43	$6.33M	$0.46	30.83

In the previous week, The RMR Group had 1 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The RMR Group and 1 mentions for HireQuest. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat The RMR Group's score of 0.58 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The RMR Group	Positive
HireQuest	Very Positive

Summary

HireQuest beats The RMR Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HireQuest compare to TaskUs?

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) and TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

HireQuest has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TaskUs has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

HireQuest currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. TaskUs has a consensus target price of $11.20, indicating a potential upside of 101.08%. Given TaskUs' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TaskUs is more favorable than HireQuest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
TaskUs	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

TaskUs has higher revenue and earnings than HireQuest. TaskUs 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	$30.64M	6.43	$6.33M	$0.46	30.83
TaskUs	$1.21B	0.42	$102.28M	$1.14	4.89

In the previous week, HireQuest and HireQuest both had 1 articles in the media. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 1.89 equaled TaskUs'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HireQuest	Very Positive
TaskUs	Very Positive

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to TaskUs' net margin of 8.70%. TaskUs' return on equity of 24.93% beat HireQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HireQuest	21.98%	14.90%	10.90%
TaskUs	8.70%	24.93%	12.12%

12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of TaskUs shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.9% of TaskUs shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TaskUs beats HireQuest on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	HireQuest	Staffing Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$189.87M	$1.15B	$6.53B	$11.73B
Dividend Yield	1.76%	3.87%	3.11%	5.56%
P/E Ratio	30.83	14.08	27.91	24.35
Price / Sales	6.43	2.91	402.21	117.06
Price / Cash	14.20	11.73	23.23	54.62
Price / Book	2.92	3.33	5.81	6.82
Net Income	$6.33M	$7.19M	$204.34M	$337.41M
7 Day Performance	8.41%	1.26%	0.74%	2.49%
1 Month Performance	24.50%	11.78%	1.02%	3.69%
1 Year Performance	39.70%	-13.10%	32.93%	27.72%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HQI HireQuest	2.7294 of 5 stars	$14.18 +3.8%	$15.00 +5.8%	+41.8%	$189.87M	$30.64M	30.83	75,000	Positive News
IBTA Ibotta	2.1415 of 5 stars	$35.97 +0.2%	$33.00 -8.3%	-30.0%	$724.89M	$342.39M	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PHR Phreesia	4.2086 of 5 stars	$10.34 -3.0%	$16.65 +61.1%	-67.8%	$658.91M	$480.59M	68.90	1,789	Trending News
MNTN MNTN	4.4502 of 5 stars	$10.41 -3.1%	$20.68 +98.7%	-57.4%	$655.28M	$290.09M	N/A	502
RMR The RMR Group	2.402 of 5 stars	$20.10 +1.6%	$19.00 -5.5%	+29.0%	$635.13M	$700.28M	16.61	600

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