HireQuest (HQI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) is anticipated to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 8th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $8.03 million for the quarter.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.02. HireQuest had a return on equity of 11.02% and a net margin of 4.04%. The business had revenue of $8.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 million. On average, analysts expect HireQuest to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

HireQuest Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HQI opened at $10.36 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $11.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.28. HireQuest has a one year low of $9.98 and a one year high of $15.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.38 million, a PE ratio of 94.18 and a beta of 1.20.

HireQuest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.32%. HireQuest’s dividend payout ratio is presently 88.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Barrington Research dropped their price target on shares of HireQuest from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

About HireQuest

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.