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HireQuest (HQI): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 2 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 2 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $19.00, the highest $19.00, the lowest $19.00. The average is +6.2% from the last price of $17.89.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Staffing and Employment ServicesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $23.00 → $22.00−4.3% | Buy | +23.0% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Staffing and Employment ServicesDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $22.50 → $22.00−2.2% | Buy | +23.0% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Staffing and Employment ServicesOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $22.00 → $21.50−2.3% | Buy | +20.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Staffing and Employment ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $20.50 → $20.00−2.4% | Hold | +11.8% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google Staffing and Employment ServicesGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $22.50 → $22.00−2.2% | Buy | +23.0% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Staffing and Employment ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $22.00 → $21.50−2.3% | Buy | +20.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Kevin Steinke★★★★★★★★★★#346 · hits 60% · avg +16.3% | Barrington | $15.00 → $19.00+26.7% | Buy | +6.2% | Reiterated | 12.08.26on TipRanks 15:15 | −3.5%next day +5.7% · 5 days +0.9% | ↗ |
| Michael Baker★★★★★★★★★★#1121 · hits 58% · avg +8.1% | D.A. Davidson | $15.00 → $19.00+26.7% | Buy | +6.2% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 09:21 | +27.0%next day −3.5% · 5 days −2.3% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering HireQuest
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $19.00 at a price of $19.13 (−0.7%); now: $19.00 at $17.89 (+6.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 05.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.23 (from $0.23 to $0.24). Last quarter: $0.23.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $9M (from $8M to $9M). Last quarter: $8M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About HireQuest
- CEO: Richard F. Hermanns
- Employees: 88
- 111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC, 29445, US
- hirequest.com
HireQuest, Inc. provides staffing solutions in the United States. The company offers direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial staffing, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial, construction personnel, skilled and semi-skilled industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, permanent placement, commercial and non-CDL drivers, skilled personnel, and executive placement and consultant services. It offers its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. The company serves construction, recycling, warehousing, logistics, auctioneering, manufacturing, hospitality, landscaping, and retail industries, as well as dental practices. HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
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