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HireQuest, Inc. HQI
HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.77% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $30.6M at a 20.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.374 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.354 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.071 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.432 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQI | HireQuest, Inc. | 5/9 | 7.69 | 29.5 | -11.4% |
| DHTI | Dalrada Technology Group, Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +2.3% |
| BGSF | BGSF, INC. | 5/9 | 6.23 | — | -10.6% |
| RCMT | RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 7/9 | 4.3 | 12.3 | +14.7% |
| DLHC | DLH Holdings Corp. | 3/9 | 1.18 | — | -13% |
| ATLN | ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 3/9 | -10.78 | — | -1.5% |
| CCRN | CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC | 5/9 | 5.47 | — | -21.6% |
About HireQuest, Inc.
HireQuest, Inc. provides staffing solutions in the United States. The company offers direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial staffing, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial, construction personnel, skilled and semi-skilled industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, permanent placement, commercial and non-CDL drivers, skilled personnel, and executive placement and consultant services. It offers its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. The company 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.
FAQ
Is HQI financially healthy?
HireQuest, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does HQI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HireQuest, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.77% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is HQI?
In FY2025, HireQuest, Inc. had a net margin of 20.7% and a return on equity of 9.3%.
Is HQI overvalued or undervalued?
HireQuest, Inc. trades at about 37.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.7×–50.0×, median 25.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HQI?
The average Wall-Street price target for HireQuest, Inc. is $15.00, about 9.9% below the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is HQI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HireQuest, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 29.5×, a dividend yield of 1.77%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.