HireQuest (HQI) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $8.1130 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.04. HireQuest had a return on equity of 13.88% and a net margin of 7.47%.The business had revenue of $7.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.66 million. On average, analysts expect HireQuest to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

HireQuest Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ HQI opened at $8.45 on Thursday. HireQuest has a twelve month low of $8.04 and a twelve month high of $15.75. The company has a market capitalization of $119.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.94 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.77.

HireQuest Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 1st were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. HireQuest’s payout ratio is 133.33%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HQI shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded HireQuest from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $13.00 price target on shares of HireQuest in a report on Thursday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in HireQuest stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) by 4.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 139,141 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,685 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC owned about 0.99% of HireQuest worth $1,393,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 12.00% of the stock is 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.