HireQuest (HQI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) is anticipated to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, March 20th. Analysts expect HireQuest to post earnings of $0.18 per share and revenue of $9.30 million for the quarter.

HireQuest Stock Performance

Shares of HireQuest stock opened at $13.27 on Thursday. HireQuest has a 52 week low of $11.39 and a 52 week high of $15.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $185.78 million, a PE ratio of 120.64 and a beta of 1.03.

HireQuest Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. HireQuest’s payout ratio is 218.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Barrington Research lifted their price target on HireQuest from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th.

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.