HireQuest (HQI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) is expected to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 6th. Analysts expect HireQuest to post earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $8.1130 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $7.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.66 million. HireQuest had a return on equity of 13.88% and a net margin of 7.47%. 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

HQI opened at $8.36 on Wednesday. HireQuest has a one year low of $7.75 and a one year high of $15.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.44 and a beta of 1.22.

HireQuest Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 1st were issued a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. HireQuest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 133.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on HQI. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of HireQuest in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of HireQuest from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HireQuest

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in HireQuest stock. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) by 67.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,303 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,627 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.19% of HireQuest worth $263,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 12.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.