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Hirequest is a staffing & employment services business based in the US. Hirequest shares (HQI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Hirequest employs 96 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $36.4 million.
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Hirequest stock price (NASDAQ: HQI)
Use our graph to track the performance of HQI stocks over time.Hirequest shares at a glance
Latest market close | $13.26 |
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52-week range | $11.35 - $25.50 |
50-day moving average | $12.70 |
200-day moving average | $13.59 |
Wall St. target price | $17.50 |
PE ratio | 31.7143 |
Dividend yield | $0.18 (1.8%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.42 |
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Hirequest price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $13.26 from 2024-07-23
1 week (2024-07-18) | -2.00% |
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1 month (2024-06-25) | 9.41% |
3 months (2024-04-25) | 10.32% |
6 months (2024-01-25) | -6.09% |
1 year (2023-07-25) | -47.23% |
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2 years (2022-07-25) | -9.30% |
3 years (2021-07-23) | 19.34 |
5 years (2019-07-25) | 150.38% |
Is Hirequest stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Hirequest stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hirequest's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Hirequest's P/E ratio
Hirequest's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 32x. In other words, Hirequest shares trade at around 32x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Hirequest's EBITDA
Hirequest's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $12.8 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Hirequest's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Hirequest financials
Revenue TTM | $36.4 million |
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Operating margin TTM | 24.97% |
Gross profit TTM | $31 million |
Return on assets TTM | 5.76% |
Return on equity TTM | 9.35% |
Profit margin | 14.06% |
Book value | $4.58 |
Market Capitalization | $186.5 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Hirequest share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 57.14% of net profits
Recently Hirequest has paid out, on average, around 57.14% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.8% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Hirequest shareholders could enjoy a 1.8% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Hirequest's case, that would currently equate to about $0.18 per share.
Hirequest's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Hirequest's most recent dividend payout was on 16 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 June 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Hirequest's shares ever split?
Hirequest's shares were split on a 1:12 basis on 7 December 2017. So if you had owned 12 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hirequest shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hirequest shares which in turn could have impacted Hirequest's share price.
Hirequest share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Hirequest's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.3475 up to $25.5016. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Hirequest's is 1.021. This would suggest that Hirequest's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Hirequest overview
HireQuest, Inc. provides temporary staffing services in the United States. It offers staffing services, including direct-dispatch, executive search, consultant, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial and construction personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, and permanent placement services, as well as commercial and non-CDL drivers, and skilled personnel in the medical and dental industries. The company provides its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, SNelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. It serves construction, recycling, warehousing, logistics, auctioneering, manufacturing, hospitality, landscaping, and retail industries, as well as dental practices. HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
Frequently asked questions
nullWhat percentage of Hirequest is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 61.417% of Hirequest shares are held by insiders and 11.899% by institutions. How many people work for Hirequest?
Latest data suggests 96 work at Hirequest. When does the fiscal year end for Hirequest?
Hirequest's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Hirequest based?
Hirequest's address is: 111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC, United States, 29445 What is Hirequest's ISIN number?
Hirequest's international securities identification number is: US4335351015 What is Hirequest's CUSIP number?
Hirequest's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 200497105
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