HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.06 on December 16th

HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 12th,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.06 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd.

HireQuest has increased its dividend payment by an average of 33.9% per year over the last three years. HireQuest has a payout ratio of 31.6% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect HireQuest to earn $0.78 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 30.8%.

HireQuest Stock Down 1.4 %

HQI stock traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $14.36. The company had a trading volume of 12,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,806. The firm has a market capitalization of $201.04 million, a PE ratio of 130.55 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.28. HireQuest has a fifty-two week low of $11.39 and a fifty-two week high of $17.31.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HQI has been the topic of several recent research reports. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 target price on shares of HireQuest in a report on Friday, August 9th. Barrington Research upped their target price on HireQuest from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd.

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.