HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) is a Staffing & Employment Services company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $10.38. It has a SharesGrow Score of 78/100, indicating a strong investment profile with 5 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of HQI = $11.90 (+14.6% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is HQI = $15 (+44.5% upside).
Valuation: HQI trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 23.3 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.29.
Financials: revenue is $31M, +0.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $6M, growing at -6.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 20.7% (strong). Gross margin is 100% (+6.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $0 against $68M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0, conservative). Current ratio is 3.15 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 0%. Total assets: $88M.
Analyst outlook: 3 / 3 analysts rate HQI as buy (100%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 82/100 (Pass), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 50/100 (Partial), Future 100/100 (Pass), Income 85/100 (Pass).
