HQI · NASDAQ
Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
$16.30
-3.26%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
Research data through 2026-10-29
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Research data through Oct 29, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.
55
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 55 of 100, a middle-of-the-universe reading. The measurements behind it are mixed.
Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.
How this is measured60
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 60 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.
Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.
How this is measured61
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 61 of 100, recorded as favorable. Stored records show 7 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has been reduced at about 0.1% a year in the stored window.
Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.
How this is measuredStored ratios recorded at the last research date (2026-10-27). Valuation Intelligence remains research context and is not a validated allocation signal.
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In the company’s own words
HireQuest, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") is a Delaware corporation originally organized in Washington as Command Staffing, LLC in 2002. In 2005, Temporary Financial Services, Inc., a public company, acquired the assets of Command Staffing, LLC, and the combined entity changed its name to Command Center, Inc. On September 11, 2019, Command Center, Inc. reincorporated in Delaware and changed its name to HireQuest, Inc. following its acquisition of Hire Quest Holdings, LLC ("Hire Quest Holdings," and together with its subsidiary, Hire Quest, LLC, "Legacy HQ"). This acquisition is sometimes referred to as the "Merger." Hire Quest, LLC was formed as a Florida limited liability company in 2002. Hire Quest Holdings, LLC was formed as a Florida limited liability company in 2017. Since the Merger, we have made a number of acquisitions which are discussed in more detail below.
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Market under the symbol "HQI." All references to "common stock" means the common stock of HireQuest, Inc., par value $0.001 per share.
Our principal executive office is located at 111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC, 29445 and the telephone number is (843) 723-7400. More information about us may be found at www.hirequest.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
On December 4, 2023 we completed our acquisition of ten locations of TEC Staffing Services ("TEC") in Arkansas in accordance with the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 23, 2023 for approximately $9.8 million. TEC has been a provider of industrial staffing services to the employers and workers in Northwest and Central Arkansas for over 40 years. We funded this acquisition with existing cash on hand and a draw on our existing line of credit. We immediately entered into three franchise agreements with existing franchisees and sold the operating assets we acquired.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed March 31, 2026. Read the filing
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