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HireQuest Inc (NASDAQ:HQI) is set to release its Q3 2025 earnings on Nov 6, 2025. The consensus estimate for Q3 2025 revenue is $8.11 million, and the earnings are expected to come in at $0.15 per share. The full year 2025's revenue is expected to be $30.53 million and the earnings are expected to be $0.50 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page.

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Revenue estimates for HireQuest Inc (NASDAQ:HQI) have declined from $31.07 million to $30.53 million for the full year 2025 and from $32.62 million to $30.96 million for 2026 over the past 90 days. Earnings estimates have decreased from $0.59 per share to $0.50 per share for the full year 2025 and from $0.64 per share to $0.48 per share for 2026 over the past 90 days.

In the previous quarter of 2025-06-30, HireQuest Inc's (NASDAQ:HQI) actual revenue was $7.64 million, which missed analysts' revenue expectations of $7.67 million by -0.37%. HireQuest Inc's (NASDAQ:HQI) actual earnings were $0.08 per share, which missed analysts' earnings expectations of $0.13 per share by -38.46%. After releasing the results, HireQuest Inc (NASDAQ:HQI) was down by -1.03% in one day.

Based on the one-year price targets offered by 2 analysts, the average target price for HireQuest Inc (NASDAQ:HQI) is $14 with a high estimate of $15 and a low estimate of $13. The average target implies an upside of 67.66% from the current price of $8.35.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for HireQuest Inc (NASDAQ:HQI) in one year is $12.39, suggesting an upside of 48.38% from the current price of $8.35.

Based on the consensus recommendation from 2 brokerage firms, HireQuest Inc's (NASDAQ:HQI) average brokerage recommendation is currently 1.5, indicating a \\"Buy\\" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.