HireQuest FY2025 EPS Forecast Cut by Barrington Research

HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for HireQuest in a research note issued on Monday, May 12th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now forecasts that the company will earn $0.40 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.68. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for HireQuest’s current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for HireQuest’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $7.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.03 million. HireQuest had a return on equity of 11.02% and a net margin of 4.04%.

HireQuest Price Performance

NASDAQ HQI opened at $10.00 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $11.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $140 million, a PE ratio of 90.91 and a beta of 1.20. HireQuest has a fifty-two week low of $9.04 and a fifty-two week high of $15.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HQI. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of HireQuest by 62,604.0% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 15,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after purchasing an additional 15,651 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of HireQuest by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 53,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 4,449 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in HireQuest by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the period. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in HireQuest during the fourth quarter worth $287,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HireQuest in the 4th quarter valued at about $309,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 12.00% of the company’s stock.

HireQuest Company Profile

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.