HireQuest, Inc.
HQI · Services-Help Supply Services · 13.9M shares · +0%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $12.19 · est. market cap ~$169M — last insider purchase, 2026-06-03 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B78gen composite 82pct→85; size cap 78 (scale $42M)
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Notable holderHeld by 5 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +2 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- Revenue declineRevenue -12.7% YoY
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
20.5%
Net margin
20.7%
Return on equity
9.3%
Return on assets
7.2%
ROIC
7.3%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-12.7%
Net-income growth
72.4%
Debt / equity
0.0×
Interest coverage
20.5×
Current ratio
3.1×
EBITDA
$9M
Tangible book value
$42M
Stock comp / revenue
3.1%
Leadership & compensation
| Name | Role | Latest total comp |
|---|---|---|
| Richard F. Hermanns | President and CEO | $456K FY2025 |
| C. David R. Hartley* | CFO | $264K FY2025 |
| John McAnnar | Secretary, VP, CLO | $291K FY2025 |
| Edward Jackson | Director | $84K FY2025 |
| Jack Olmstead | Director | $94K FY2025 |
| Kathleen Shanahan | Director | $94K FY2025 |
| Lawrence F. Hagenbuch | Director | $94K FY2025 |
| R. Rimmy Malhotra | Director | $109K FY2025 |
| Total | Director | $475K FY2025 |
Officers & directors from SEC filings (Form 4 + DEF 14A proxy); compensation is the latest reported fiscal year.
Insider transactions · last 6 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Hermanns Richard | Buy | 1.1K | $12.19 |
| 2026-04-20 | Hermanns Richard | Gift | 100K | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Hermanns Richard | Gift | 300K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hermanns Richard | Grant | 25K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hartley Charles David Ryan | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | McAnnar John | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | JACKSON EDWARD | Grant | 907 | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-18 | 0001437749-26-021212 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | 0001437749-26-016436 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-12 | 2026-03-31 | 0001437749-26-016462 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | 0001437749-26-016423 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-08 | 2026-05-08 | 0001437749-26-015902 ↗ |
| DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 2026-06-18 | 0001437749-26-014187 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 0001437749-26-010435 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-30 | 2026-03-30 | 0001437749-26-010361 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-06 | 2026-03-02 | 0001437749-26-007199 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-17 | 0001437749-26-004235 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-16 | 0001437749-25-038151 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 0001437749-25-036541 ↗ |