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HireQuest

NAQ:HQI · US4335351015
Professional ServicesSmall

360

23
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT13
Price / Owner Earnings17
Owner Earnings Yield44
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales17
EV / Gross Profit5
Price/Book64
Return on Capital47
Cash Return on Capital67
Return on Equity55
EBIT Margin90
Gross Profitability35
Cash Conversion49
Accruals54
Owner Earnings Margin100
Sales growth10
Profit Growth22
Long-Term EPS Growth20
Owner Earnings Growth92
Reinvestment82
Price momentum82
Debt load52
Refinancing94
Debt Payback100
Liquidity90
Analyst ratings65
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside13
Market mood13
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

HireQuest generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQCM
Employees267
Websitehirequest.com
ISINUS4335351015
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
HRTechHuman Resources

Description

HireQuest, Inc. operates as a nationwide franchisor of offices providing direct-dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing solutions primarily in the light industrial and blue-collar segments of the staffing industry, as well as traditional…

Analysis

Hope premium

HireQuest, Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 20.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is uncertain. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
27
2023202420252026

All-time high

64

Jan 2025

All-time low

23

Mar 2026

Average rank

39

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
17
16
14
14
Price/Earnings
25
49
59
42
Price/Book
64
42
41
35
Dividend Yield
1
88
85
83
Value (overall)
16
39
53
39

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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