HQI
HireQuest, Inc.Industrials · $268M market cap
Verdict
Share price
$18.81
close of Oct 3, 2026
Fair value
$9.33
Sticker Price
Payback Price
$3.73
buy price
HQI is Overpriced: at $18.81 it trades 102% above its fair value of $9.33. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $3.73, 80% below today's price. Business quality is mixed: 2 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.
How we valued it
Free Cash Flow. Sales grew -0% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.
Business quality
2 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?
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Since Apr 20, 2026: no open-market purchases and 11 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter
Other filings
OLMSTEAD JACK A.
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$13K
OLMSTEAD JACK A.
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$67K
Malhotra R. Rimmy
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$17K
Malhotra R. Rimmy
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$67K
JACKSON EDWARD
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$11K
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JACKSON EDWARD
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$67K
Shanahan Kathleen M
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$67K
Hagenbuch Lawrence F
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$13K
Hagenbuch Lawrence F
director · 2026-08-12
Award
$67K
Hermanns Richard
President and CEO · 2026-04-20
G-Gift
100,000 shares
Hermanns Richard
President and CEO · 2026-04-20
G-Gift
300,000 shares
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…
Staffing & Employment Services
Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works