NasdaqCM:HQI - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	41	12	N/A	13	1
12/31/2025	39	11	N/A	11	2
12/31/2024	36	7	N/A	13	2
9/30/2024	36	2	12	12	N/A
6/30/2024	36	6	10	10	N/A
3/31/2024	36	6	9	9	N/A
12/31/2023	38	6	10	11	N/A
9/30/2023	36	9	7	7	N/A
6/30/2023	35	11	6	8	N/A
3/31/2023	34	14	10	12	N/A
12/31/2022	31	12	15	17	N/A
9/30/2022	29	12	12	14	N/A
6/30/2022	28	11	14	15	N/A
3/31/2022	26	9	9	11	N/A
12/31/2021	23	12	15	17	N/A
9/30/2021	19	11	17	19	N/A
6/30/2021	16	10	11	13	N/A
3/31/2021	13	8	16	17	N/A
12/31/2020	14	5	9	11	N/A
9/30/2020	16	8	11	13	N/A
6/30/2020	16	-2	12	13	N/A
3/31/2020	17	-1	8	9	N/A
12/31/2019	16	-1	4	5	N/A
9/29/2019	14	-2	3	4	N/A
3/31/2019	13	7	1	1	N/A
12/31/2018	12	7	5	5	N/A
12/31/2017	11	3	N/A	4	N/A
12/31/2016	10	3	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: HQI's forecast earnings growth (26.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: HQI's earnings (26.3% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: HQI's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: HQI's revenue (5.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: HQI's revenue (5.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if HQI's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 05:18
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

HireQuest, Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Kevin Steinke	Barrington Research Associates, Inc.
Michael Baker	D.A. Davidson & Co.

HireQuest Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target increased by 8.6% to US$19.00

HireQuest, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 20%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Price target decreased by 14% to US$19.00

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 34%

Price target decreased by 8.7% to US$21.00

HireQuest, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Recent updates

Price target increased by 8.6% to US$19.00

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2024

HireQuest, Inc. Reports Unaudited Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charge for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

HireQuest, Inc. Reports Unaudited Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charge for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Market Participants Recognise HireQuest, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HQI) Earnings

Independent Director recently bought US$65k worth of stock

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

Second quarter dividend of US$0.06 announced

Hirequest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 16, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Is HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Using Too Much Debt?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Now 21% overvalued

Chairman recently bought US$51k worth of stock

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

First quarter dividend of US$0.06 announced

Now 25% overvalued after recent price rise

Chairman recently bought US$121k worth of stock

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 17, 2024

HireQuest, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 20%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 14% to US$19.00

HireQuest, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 14, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 34%

Price target decreased by 8.7% to US$21.00

There May Be Reason For Hope In HireQuest's (NASDAQ:HQI) Disappointing Earnings

HireQuest, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

Third quarter dividend of US$0.06 announced

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2024

Returns On Capital At HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Paint A Concerning Picture

Independent Director recently bought US$64k worth of stock

HireQuest, Inc. (NasdaqCM:HQI) completed the acquisition of Temporary Employment Company.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.7% yield

Independent Director recently bought US$94k worth of stock

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023

HireQuest, Inc. Announces CFO Changes

New minor risk - Share price stability

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.06

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.3% yield

Independent Director recently bought US$201k worth of stock

Need To Know: The Consensus Just Cut Its HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) Estimates For 2023

Hirequest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 28%

New minor risk - Earnings quality

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.0% yield

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 25%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

HireQuest, Inc. Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Shareholders Are Optimistic That HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) Will Multiply In Value

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.88 (vs US$0.88 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.1% yield

Hirequest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable March 15, 2023

Is There Now An Opportunity In HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI)?

Chairman recently bought US$95k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About HireQuest's (NASDAQ:HQI) Returns On Capital

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share