Live Earnings Conference Call: HireQuest will host a live Q2 2025 earnings call on August 7, 2025 at 4:30PM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to HireQuest's Q2 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. HireQuest (HQI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.77 -0.17 (-1.71%) Closing price 08/6/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.91 +0.14 (+1.43%) As of 04:07 AM 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HireQuest Short Interest DataHireQuest (HQI) has a short interest of 212,400 shares, representing 3.79% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.54% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 14.2, indicating that it would take 14.2 days of the average trading volume of 14,433 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest212,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest220,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.00 millionShort Interest Ratio14.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares14,000,000 sharesFloat Size5,600,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.79%Today's Trading Volume8,098 sharesAverage Trading Volume14,433 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling HireQuest? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for HireQuest and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHQI Short Interest Over TimeHQI Days to Cover Over TimeHQI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time HireQuest Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025212,400 shares $2.00 million -3.5%3.8%14.2 $9.40 6/30/2025220,200 shares $2.20 million +2.8%3.9%14.5 $10.01 6/15/2025214,300 shares $2.12 million -5.6%3.8%15 $9.90 5/31/2025227,000 shares $2.29 million +22.2%4.0%13.8 $10.07 5/15/2025185,700 shares $1.86 million +33.0%3.3%10.6 $10.00 4/30/2025139,600 shares $1.44 million -1.3%2.5%7.8 $10.28 4/15/2025141,400 shares $1.51 million -0.4%2.5%8.4 $10.68 3/31/2025141,900 shares $1.69 million -3.5%2.5%8.9 $11.90 3/15/2025147,100 shares $1.96 million -6.3%2.6%9.7 $13.35 2/28/2025157,000 shares $2.38 million +17.6%2.8%10.3 $15.16 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HQI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for HireQuest and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025133,500 shares $1.89 million +2.9%2.4%8.5 $14.19 1/31/2025129,800 shares $1.69 million -3.1%2.3%8.5 $13.00 1/15/2025134,000 shares $1.77 million -0.5%2.5%8.8 $13.18 12/31/2024134,600 shares $1.91 million -2.8%2.5%8.5 $14.16 12/15/2024138,500 shares $2.03 million -4.0%2.5%9.1 $14.65 11/30/2024144,200 shares $2.19 million +6.0%2.6%9.5 $15.21 11/15/2024136,000 shares $1.94 million -3.5%2.5%10 $14.30 10/31/2024140,900 shares $1.88 million +2.4%2.6%10 $13.31 10/15/2024137,600 shares $1.95 million +1.6%2.5%9.7 $14.19 9/30/2024135,500 shares $1.92 million -1.7%2.5%9.5 $14.16 9/15/2024137,900 shares $2.03 million -9.0%2.5%8.9 $14.69 8/31/2024151,500 shares $2.16 million +16.0%2.8%10 $14.24 8/15/2024130,600 shares $1.80 million -1.5%2.4%9.1 $13.82 7/31/2024132,600 shares $1.78 million +5.7%2.4%9.5 $13.45 7/15/2024125,400 shares $1.72 million +9.5%2.3%8.7 $13.74 6/30/2024114,500 shares $1.41 million -1.6%2.1%8.5 $12.35 6/15/2024116,300 shares $1.45 million -13.5%2.1%8.6 $12.47 5/31/2024134,400 shares $1.75 million +14.9%2.4%9.9 $13.03 5/15/2024117,000 shares $1.45 million -3.6%2.1%8.5 $12.43 4/30/2024121,400 shares $1.56 million -1.6%2.2%9 $12.82 4/15/2024123,400 shares $1.57 million +0.8%2.2%10 $12.74 3/31/2024122,400 shares $1.59 million +1.2%2.2%8.8 $12.95 3/15/2024121,000 shares $1.51 million -18.9%2.3%8.3 $12.51 2/29/2024149,100 shares $2.00 million +37.0%2.8%8.2 $13.40 2/15/2024108,800 shares $1.43 million -3.7%2.1%6 $13.14 1/31/2024113,000 shares $1.50 million -17.3%2.1%5.5 $13.30 1/15/2024136,600 shares $1.85 million -10.4%2.6%6.6 $13.55 12/31/2023152,400 shares $2.34 million -11.6%2.9%7.2 $15.35 12/15/2023172,400 shares $2.74 million +7.7%3.3%8.3 $15.90 11/30/2023160,100 shares $2.37 million +14.4%3.1%8 $14.81A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly crushing it (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 11/15/2023140,000 shares $1.97 million +0.9%2.7%6.8 $14.06 10/31/2023138,800 shares $2.12 million -2.6%2.7%5.6 $15.24 10/15/2023142,500 shares $2.14 million +2.7%2.7%6 $15.00 9/30/2023138,700 shares $2.14 million -19.6%2.7%5.8 $15.43 9/15/2023172,400 shares $2.90 million -12.1%3.3%6.3 $16.81 8/31/2023196,200 shares $3.73 million +12.8%3.8%4.8 $19.02 8/15/2023174,000 shares $3.28 million -0.1%3.3%4.1 $18.83 7/31/2023174,200 shares $4.36 million -9.5%3.3%4.2 $25.01 7/15/2023192,500 shares $4.78 million -3.9%3.7%4.7 $24.83 6/30/2023200,400 shares $5.22 million +161.6%3.8%4.9 $26.03 6/15/202376,600 shares $2.09 million +26.8%1.5%2 $27.32 5/31/202360,400 shares $1.40 million +41.8%1.1%2.3 $23.24 5/15/202342,600 shares $1.03 million +18.3%0.8%2 $24.20 4/30/202336,000 shares $752.40 thousand -18.7%0.7%2.4 $20.90 4/15/202344,300 shares $992.76 thousand +1.4%0.8%2.8 $22.41 3/31/202343,700 shares $942.61 thousand -5.4%0.8%2.7 $21.57 3/15/202346,200 shares $997.92 thousand -18.1%0.9%2.8 $21.60 2/28/202356,400 shares $1.28 million +2.6%1.1%4.1 $22.78 2/15/202355,000 shares $1.20 million -12.3%1.1%4.1 $21.78 1/31/202362,700 shares $1.35 million +4.7%1.2%4.8 $21.52 1/15/202359,900 shares $1.19 million +5.5%1.2%4.9 $19.90 12/30/202256,800 shares $898.01 thousand -5.8%1.1%5 $15.81 12/15/202260,300 shares $1.10 million -7.7%1.2%6.6 $18.17 11/30/202265,300 shares $1.14 million +18.1%1.3%8.2 $17.50 11/15/202255,300 shares $825.63 thousand -2.6%1.1%6.7 $14.93 10/31/202256,800 shares $887.22 thousand -2.7%1.1%6.6 $15.62 10/15/202258,400 shares $805.34 thousand +4.9%1.1%7.1 $13.79 9/30/202255,700 shares $718.53 thousand -13.2%1.1%6.4 $12.90 9/15/202264,200 shares $946.95 thousand -13.1%1.3%3.2 $14.75 8/31/202273,900 shares $1.04 million -8.8%1.5%2.8 $14.06 8/15/202281,000 shares $1.20 million +4.8%1.6%2.7 $14.86 7/31/202277,300 shares $1.16 million -1.9%1.5%2.2 $14.95 7/15/202278,800 shares $1.11 million -17.8%1.5%2 $14.04 6/30/202295,800 shares $1.35 million -57.2%1.9%2.4 $14.09 6/15/2022223,900 shares $2.94 million +2.9%4.3%5.5 $13.14 5/31/2022217,700 shares $3.36 million +18.7%4.2%7.7 $15.44 5/15/2022183,400 shares $2.78 million +18.0%3.5%7.1 $15.16 4/30/2022155,400 shares $2.58 million +12.4%3.0%7.3 $16.62 4/15/2022138,300 shares $2.63 million -1.1%2.7%7.4 $19.00 3/31/2022139,800 shares $2.67 million +5.2%N/A0 $19.12 3/15/2022132,900 shares $2.24 million +5.1%2.6%8.2 $16.85 2/28/2022126,500 shares $2.37 million +2.9%2.5%7.8 $18.76 2/15/2022123,000 shares $2.29 million +9.6%2.4%7.9 $18.59 1/31/2022112,200 shares $2.08 million +25.1%2.2%6.6 $18.50 1/15/202289,700 shares $1.63 million -5.1%N/A0 $18.18 12/31/202194,500 shares $1.91 million +0.3%1.9%6.5 $20.16 12/15/202194,200 shares $1.84 million +2.1%1.8%6 $19.50 11/30/202192,300 shares $2.10 million +1.0%1.8%5.9 $22.80 11/15/202191,400 shares $2.23 million -4.4%1.8%6.1 $24.39 10/29/202195,600 shares $1.72 million -0.6%1.9%6.9 $18.00A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly crushing it (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 10/15/202196,200 shares $1.83 million -4.9%1.9%7 $19.00 9/30/2021101,200 shares $1.96 million -3.5%2.0%6.7 $19.33 9/15/2021104,900 shares $2.02 million -7.1%2.1%3.9 $19.25 8/31/2021112,900 shares $2.09 million +10.8%2.3%3.3 $18.55 8/13/2021101,900 shares $2.14 million +0.8%2.0%2.8 $21.01 7/30/2021101,100 shares $1.85 million -12.1%2.0%2.7 $18.30 7/15/2021115,000 shares $2.10 million -10.9%2.3%2.9 $18.24 6/30/2021129,000 shares $2.39 million +195.2%2.6%3.1 $18.51 6/15/202143,700 shares $926.44 thousand +12.6%0.9%1.3 $21.20 5/28/202138,800 shares $691.03 thousand -6.3%0.8%1.5 $17.81 5/14/202141,400 shares $801.09 thousand +143.5%0.8%1.7 $19.35 4/30/202117,000 shares $319.94 thousand +57.4%0.3%0.7 $18.82 4/15/202110,800 shares $216.54 thousand +42.1%0.2%0.4 $20.05 3/31/20217,600 shares $139.23 thousand +26.7%0.2%0.3 $18.32 3/15/20216,000 shares $90.90 thousand +11.1%0.1%0.3 $15.15 2/26/20215,400 shares $81 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.3 $15.00 2/12/20213,600 shares $45.22 thousand -20.0%0.1%0.2 $12.56 1/29/20214,500 shares $46.04 thousand +7.1%0.1%0.3 $10.23 1/15/20214,200 shares $43.01 thousand -40.0%0.1%0.5 $10.24 12/31/20207,000 shares $70.98 thousand +84.2%0.1%0.8 $10.14 12/15/20203,800 shares $35.00 thousand +52.0%0.1%0.4 $9.21 11/30/20202,500 shares $23.20 thousand -67.5%0.1%0.2 $9.28 11/15/20207,700 shares $67.80 thousand -2.5%0.2%0.8 $8.81 10/30/20207,900 shares $60.83 thousand -4.8%0.2%0.9 $7.70 10/15/20208,300 shares $62.83 thousand -16.2%0.2%0.9 $7.57 9/30/20209,900 shares $75.34 thousand -30.3%0.2%1.2 $7.61 9/15/202014,200 shares $100.80 thousand -14.5%0.3%1.8 $7.10 HQI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is HireQuest's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of HireQuest shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 212,400 shares of HQI short. 3.79% of HireQuest's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HireQuest's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for HireQuest? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HQI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on HireQuest's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for HireQuest? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.79% of HireQuest's floating shares are currently sold short. Is HireQuest's short interest increasing or decreasing? HireQuest saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 212,400 shares, a decline of 3.5% from the previous total of 220,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is HireQuest's float size? HireQuest currently has issued a total of 14,000,000 shares. Some of HireQuest's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. HireQuest currently has a public float of 5,600,000 shares. How does HireQuest's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.79% of HireQuest's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to HireQuest: Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (6.68%), The RMR Group Inc. (2.83%), Repay Holdings Corporation (8.09%), Nutex Health Inc. (23.10%), Thryv Holdings, Inc. (12.36%), Advantage Solutions Inc. (9.78%), DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.14%), Sohu.com Inc. (0.61%), So-Young International Inc. Sponsored ADR (1.02%), Conduent Inc. (1.89%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short HireQuest stock? Short selling HQI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HireQuest as its price is falling. HQI shares are trading down $0.17 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against HireQuest? A short squeeze for HireQuest occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HQI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is HireQuest's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HQI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies PRTH Short Squeeze THRY Short Squeeze RMR Short Squeeze RPAY Short Squeeze NUTX Short Squeeze SOHU Short Squeeze DDI Short Squeeze SY Short Squeeze GRVY Short Squeeze ADV Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HQI) was last updated on 8/7/2025 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. Now, this same guy says a new comp...The Oxford Club | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. In short: I believe we are...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredSell these "safe" blue chips immediatelyInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks One company to replace Amazon… another...InvestorPlace | SponsoredEx-Hedge Fund Manager Uncovers $100 Trillion Land ShiftTrump's Radical New Plan Could Enrich Thousands This isn't a campaign stunt. It's a $100 trillion move to u...Stansberry Research | SponsoredProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding HireQuest, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share HireQuest With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
