HQI (HireQuest) Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based): N/A (As of Aug. 21, 2026)

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HQI HireQuest Inc HQI
82 GF Score
Price $16.95
GF Value $10.82
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is HireQuest Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based).

Note: Discounted Dividend model is only suitable for companies who have a consistant distribution history with more than 5 years. If the company's dividends does not remain steady over a long period, results may not be accurate due to the low consistency. The model is also only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, the data will not be stored into our database.

HireQuest's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) is not calculated.

HQI vs TBI, MHH, CIRC: Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, HireQuest's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

HireQuest Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, HireQuest's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HireQuest's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) falls into.


HQI
82GF Score
HireQuest Inc HQI
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Is HireQuest (HQI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HireQuest stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $16.95 is trading 56.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $10.82. GuruFocus considers HireQuest to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HQI:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: $10.82 vs. price of $16.95 (56.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HQI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

HireQuest Business Description

Address 111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC, USA, 29445
HireQuest Inc is a nationwide franchisor of offices providing direct-dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing solutions in the light industrial and blue-collar segments of the staffing industry and traditional commercial staffing. The company's franchisees provide various types of temporary personnel through two business models operating under the trade names HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI. The company's primary source of revenue is royalty fees based on the operation of its franchised offices.
82GF Score

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$16.95
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$10.82
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