Added to YB: 2026-07-10
Pitch date: 2026-07-08
HQI [neutral]
HireQuest, Inc.
+40.49%
current return
Author Info
Company Info
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.
Market Cap
$231.1M
Pitch Price
$12.20
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.44%
EV/EBITDA
18.61
P/E
27.74
EV/Sales
7.61
Sector
Professional Services
Category
special_situation
Companies I’m invested in – July 2026 - HireQuest, Inc.
HQI (holding update): Franchised light-industrial staffing, decentralized model, ~1-2% margin edge, profitable 20-30yrs. Industry recovering from longest downcycle; op leverage kicking in, sales to grow 15-30%. Pursuing TBI's PeopleReady ($800M sales) via $105M bid (rejected), franchise-conversion economics. $180M cap, no debt, ~$12-15M EBIT. Risk: margin of safety eroded—no bargain absent M&A.
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