HireQuest, Inc.

HireQuest, Inc.

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NASDAQ:HQI · NASDAQ Capital Market

Market Cap $194.75M Beta 1.11 P/E (TTM) 29.7
$13.97 -1.48%

-$0.21 today

52W Low $7.38High $14.54

Vol 0.02M · Avg 0.02M

EPS (TTM)$0.47
Div Yield1.72%
Staffing & Employment Services

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

9.3%

avg 10.2%

ROIC

11.1%

avg 8.4%

ROA

7.2%

avg 6.8%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 11.1% versus its period average of 8.4%. 2 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Richard F. Hermanns

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer$456,266.0062$2.98M21.36%

Cory Smith

Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer$291,983.0050$43,984.000.32%

John D. McAnnar

Vice President of Professional Services, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$291,314.0043$64,099.000.46%

C. David Hartley

Chief Financial Officer$264,156.0044$52,500.000.38%

Joseph Gianzanti

Chief Information Officer

Monica Reese

Director of Human Resources

Shana Applebaum

Managing Director of MRINetwork

Tim Ozier

Senior Sales Director

Dave Gerstner

Vice President of Operations

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

4

$289,880.12

Sells

0

$0.00

Net Sentiment

+$289,880.12

Net buying

Most Active

Hermanns Richard

4 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 3, 2026

Hermanns Richard

Direct

Buy1.1K$12.19$13,747.39
Dec 30, 2025

Hermanns Richard

Direct

Buy9.7K$10.28$99,757.12
Dec 24, 2025

Hermanns Richard

Direct

Buy422$10.12$4,270.64
Dec 22, 2025

Hermanns Richard

Direct

Buy18.9K$9.13$172,104.97

Analysis

Insiders reported 4 buys worth $289,880.12 and 0 sells worth $0.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $289,880.12. Hermanns Richard was the most active insider with 4 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-2.2%
+6.8% (15yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-3.5%
-6.0% (15yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+3.2%
+13.2% (15yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+6.4%
+8.6% (15yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +6.4% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +13.2% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages HQI?

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) lists 9 active executives. The top listed executive is Richard F. Hermanns, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer.

Are HQI insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $7.58M.

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