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HQI Stock Forecast: HireQuest, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 11 Sept 2026
$16
+1.33% on the day

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering HireQuest, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $19 — +18.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 97 of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$222.9M
Ticker Nerd rank
97 / 100
Median analyst target
$19
Analysts covering
2
Revenue$8.1M+6.0% y/y
Operating income$3.3M
Net income$2.7M
Free cash flow$1.6M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−3.4%
1M
−6.3%
YTD
+54.8%
1Y
+58.9%
From 52W high
−9.0%
From 52W low
+114.4%
$7
$18
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

HQI stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores HireQuest, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 12 Sept 2026
97 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Issuance
95
Revisions
94
Momentum
87
Volatility
72
Quality
67
Size
67
Accruals
59
Value
55
Growth
53

Issuance (95): The share count has been shrinking and the company is not leaning on new borrowing.

Growth (53): Sales and profits are flat, shrinking, or growing more slowly than they were.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

HQI stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on HQI, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$8$10$12$14$16$18$20Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26HQIHigh $19Median $19Low $19

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says2 analysts
2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $19Median $19High $19

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +18.4% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
11 Aug 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$15 → $19
18 May 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform$13 → $15
18 May 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
13 May 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$15
13 May 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
13 Apr 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
29 Jan 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
12 Nov 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
28 Aug 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
12 May 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
31 Mar 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
15 Nov 2024Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
22 Aug 2024Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
9 Aug 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
5 July 2024Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
28 May 2024Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
14 May 2024Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
4 Apr 2024Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
22 Mar 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy—
21 Nov 2023Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. HQI appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

HQI vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, HireQuest, Inc. returned +58.9% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

HQI vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
80100120140160180Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26HQIS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

HQI analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+31.4%
Analysts raising
1
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
26.7×

Cheaper than 29% of US stocks

Price / sales
7.4×

Cheaper than 17% of US stocks

Price / book
3.2×

Cheaper than 30% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
18.0×

Cheaper than 18% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
6.0%

Higher than 41% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
154.0%

Higher than 88% of US stocks

Gross margin
—
Operating margin
41.3%

Higher than 93% of US stocks

Net margin
27.1%

Higher than 87% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
12.5%

Higher than 69% of US stocks

Return on assets
6.2%

Higher than 82% of US stocks

Dividend yield
1.5%

Higher than 35% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • HireQuest, Inc. has a market value of $222.9M and an enterprise value of $221.5M.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $30.2M. The latest quarter grew 6.0% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $8.2M, a 27.1% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $0.57.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $9.5M.

  • HireQuest, Inc. spent $3.4M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 13.9M.

  • Trailing P/E: 26.7×; forward P/E: 19.0× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 1.49%, paying out 40% of earnings.

  • HireQuest, Inc. employs 88 people — $343K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 13 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

HQI vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelStaffing & Employment Services
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
HQIHireQuest, Inc.$222.9M
97
TBITrueBlue, Inc.$262.0M
73
MHHMastech Digital, Inc.$89.7M
78
KELYAKelly Services, Inc.$592.4M
75
BBSIBarrett Business Services, Inc.$819.1M
55
BGSFBGSF, Inc.$55.2M
70
KFRCKforce, Inc.$953.0M
87

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

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News

Latest HQI news & analysis

Is HireQuest (HQI) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?

Zacks Investment Research · 4 Sept 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research published a comparison of year-to-date performance for HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) and Repay Holdings (RPAY) relative to their business services sector. The article examines how both companies have fared against their peers so far this year.

Why it matters — HQI watchers would care because the piece provides context on how the company's stock has performed relative to its sector and a comparable peer.

HireQuest to Participate in William Blair Human Capital Services Virtual Conference

PRNewsWire · 2 Sept 2026neutral

HireQuest announced that management will participate in the William Blair Human Capital Services Virtual Conference on September 16, 2026, and will be available for one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the day.

Why it matters — Participation in the investor conference gives HQI watchers an opportunity for direct engagement with management and insight into the company's recruiting and staffing business.

Is HireQuest (HQI) Outperforming Other Business Services Stocks This Year?

Zacks Investment Research · 19 Aug 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research compares the year-to-date performance of HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) and Ingram Micro (INGM) against their business services sector. The article examines how HireQuest has fared relative to its peers so far this year.

Why it matters — HireQuest watchers would care because the piece assesses how the company's stock performance stacks up against both a comparable firm and the broader business services sector this year.

Manufacturing Staffing Demand Running Three Times Above Pre-Pandemic Levels, HireQuest Data Shows

PRNewsWire · 18 Aug 2026positive

HireQuest released new data indicating that demand for U.S. manufacturing workers is running three times above pre-pandemic levels, suggesting sector hiring remains strong despite mixed national employment figures. The staffing and recruiting network's expanding manufacturing business highlights this continued demand.

Why it matters — For HQI watchers, this data signals strength in a key business segment, which may be relevant to the company's performance and outlook.

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

PRNewsWire · 13 Aug 2026positive

HireQuest, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. The announcement was made on Aug. 13, 2026, and the company is a national franchisor of on-demand staffing and executive search services.

Why it matters — A HQI watcher would care because the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend reflects the company's ongoing commitment to returning cash to shareholders.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about HQI stock

What is the HQI stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering HireQuest, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $19, with estimates ranging from $19 to $19. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is HQI stock a buy right now?

Of the 2 analysts covering HireQuest, Inc., 2 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks HireQuest, Inc. 97 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 12 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank HQI?

As at 12 Sept 2026, HireQuest, Inc. ranks 97 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Issuance (95 of 100).

Will HQI stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 2 analysts implies +18.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks HireQuest, Inc. 97 out of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the HQI stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering HireQuest, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for HQI are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $19 to $19 over the next 12 months.

How has HQI stock performed over the past year?

HireQuest, Inc. returned +58.9% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does HireQuest, Inc. do?

HireQuest Inc. is a staffing and recruiting services company that operates as a franchisor of workforce solutions for businesses across the United States and international markets.

What is the latest news on HQI?

The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 4 Sept 2026): "Is HireQuest (HQI) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?". Zacks Investment Research published a comparison of year-to-date performance for HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) and Repay Holdings (RPAY) relative to their business services sector. The article examines how both companies have fared against their peers so far this year.

Company

About HireQuest, Inc.

HireQuest Inc. is a staffing and recruiting services company that operates as a franchisor of workforce solutions for businesses across the United States and international markets. The company provides direct-dispatch, temporary staffing, executive search, commercial staffing, and permanent placement services through brands such as HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, TradeCorp, MRINetwork, DriverQuest, and HireQuest Health. Its offerings support employers in sectors including construction, light industrial, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, retail, and administrative services. HireQuest Inc. serves as a flexible labor intermediary, helping clients fill short-term, skilled, and specialized roles through a network of franchise offices. Headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina, HireQuest Inc. focuses on staffing solutions tailored to changing workforce needs across multiple industries.

CEO Mr. Richard F. Hermanns · 88 employees · United States · https://hirequest.com