NASDAQ: HQIHirequest Inc Stock
$10.27+0.22 (+2.19%)
Updated Mar 19, 2026
HQI Price
$10.27
Fair Value Price
$20.27
Market Cap
$144.81M
52 Week Low
$7.38
52 Week High
$13.76
P/E
20.14x
P/B
2.13x
P/S
4.24x
PEG
1.94x
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Revenue
$31.69M
Earnings
$6.95M
Gross Margin
100%
Operating Margin
24.6%
Profit Margin
21.9%
Debt to Equity
0.4
Operating Cash Flow
$14M
Beta
0.81
Next Earnings
May 7, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A
HQI Overview
HireQuest, Inc. provides temporary staffing solutions in the United States. The company provides temporary staffing services, including skilled and semi-skilled labor and industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, and construction personnel. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a network of approximately 216 franchisee-owned offices in 36 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company specializes in commercial drivers. It serves customers primarily in the construction, industrial/manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, recycling/waste management, disaster recovery, logistics, auctioneering, construction, landscaping, and retail industries. The company was formerly known as Command Center, Inc. and changed its name to HireQuest, Inc. in September 2019.HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
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Industry: Staffing & Employment Service
Industry Rating
C
HQI
Ranked#4 of 17
Ranked#4 of 17
Top Ranked Stocks in Industry
| Name / Ticker | Price | Zen Rating |
|---|---|---|
| $11.35 | B | |
| $61.76 | B | |
| $26.29 | C |
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HQI ($10.27) is undervalued by 49.34% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $20.27 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
HQI ($10.27) is significantly undervalued by 49.34% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $20.27 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, which includes a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation
HQI fair value
Fair Value of HQI stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Price
$10.27
Fair Value
$20.27
Undervalued by
49.34%
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HQI price to earnings (PE)
For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
20.14x
Industry
17.61x
Market
31.34x
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P/E vs Market Valuation
HQI price to book (PB)
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Company
2.13x
Industry
6.49x
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HQI price to earnings growth (PEG)
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HQI's financial health
Profit margin
Revenue
$8.5M
Net Income
$2.3M
Profit Margin
27.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials
Assets to liabilities
Assets
$94.9M
Liabilities
$27.1M
Debt to equity
0.4
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials
Cash flow
Operating
$1.0M
Investing
$366.0k
Financing
-$3.0M
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Debt Coverage Financials
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