HireQuest (HQI) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

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

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $8.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.30 million. HireQuest had a return on equity of 11.02% and a net margin of 4.04%. 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

NASDAQ:HQI opened at $10.36 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $145.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.18 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a 50 day moving average of $11.93 and a 200 day moving average of $13.28. HireQuest has a 1-year low of $9.98 and a 1-year high of $15.75.

HireQuest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. HireQuest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 88.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barrington Research decreased their target price on shares of HireQuest from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report 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.