Reviewing HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) & Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX)

Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nixxy and HireQuest”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nixxy	$610,000.00	57.37	-$22.59 million	N/A	N/A
HireQuest	$34.60 million	4.01	$3.67 million	$0.18	54.72

HireQuest has higher revenue and earnings than Nixxy.

Profitability

This table compares Nixxy and HireQuest’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nixxy	-195.31%	-377.17%	-189.40%
HireQuest	7.47%	13.88%	9.35%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.1% of Nixxy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Nixxy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Nixxy has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Nixxy and HireQuest, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nixxy	0	0	0	0	0.00
HireQuest	0	0	1	0	3.00

HireQuest has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. Given HireQuest’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Nixxy.

Summary

HireQuest beats Nixxy on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nixxy

Nixxy Inc. operates an on-demand recruiting platform which aims to deliver the right talent to both small and large businesses. It provides employers access to independent recruiters and utilizes an innovative web platform, with integrated AI-driven candidate to job matching and video screening software to source qualified talent. Nixxy Inc., formerly known as Recruiter.com Group Inc., is based in Bristol, CT.

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. 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.