NASDAQ: HQIHirequest Inc Stock
$12.60-0.42 (-3.23%)
Updated Jun 18, 2026
HQI Price
$12.60
Fair Value Price
$23.55
Market Cap
$175.14M
52 Week Low
$7.38
52 Week High
$14.54
P/E
26.81x
P/B
2.6x
P/S
4.66x
PEG
2.28x
Dividend Yield
1.9%
Revenue
$29.69M
Earnings
$6.53M
Gross Margin
100%
Operating Margin
23.22%
Profit Margin
22%
Debt to Equity
0.35
Operating Cash Flow
$10M
Beta
0.8
Next Earnings
Aug 6, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A
HQI Overview
HireQuest, Inc. is a temporary staffing solutions provider operating throughout the United States. The company supplies temporary personnel for a wide array of roles, including skilled and semi-skilled labor, industrial positions, clerical and administrative support, construction work, and specialized commercial driving. As of December 31, 2021, HireQuest had a substantial reach, with approximately 216 franchisee-owned offices spanning 36 states and the District of Columbia. Its diverse clientele primarily operates within industries such as construction, industrial manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, recycling and waste management, disaster recovery, logistics, auctioneering, landscaping, and retail. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina, the company previously operated as Command Center, Inc., changing its name to HireQuest, Inc. in September 2019.
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Industry: Staffing & Employment Service
Industry Rating
C
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HQI ($12.60) is undervalued by 46.51% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $23.55 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
HQI ($12.60) is significantly undervalued by 46.51% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $23.55 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
$12.60
Fair Value
$23.55
Undervalued by
46.51%
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HQI price to earnings (PE)
For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
26.81x
Industry
17.95x
Market
9.47x
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HQI price to book (PB)
For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
2.6x
Industry
6.84x
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HQI price to earnings growth (PEG)
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HQI's financial health
Profit margin
Revenue
$6.5M
Net Income
$1.6M
Profit Margin
23.9%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials
Assets to liabilities
Assets
$91.1M
Liabilities
$23.8M
Debt to equity
0.35
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials
Cash flow
Operating
$250.0k
Investing
-$435.0k
Financing
-$2.7M
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Debt Coverage Financials
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