HQI NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hirequest Inc · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

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Latest close 12.92 USD
0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 12.92 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.2% latest completed week
4W Return 1.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 51.9% 27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 27-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.2%. Indicator stack 74/43 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 50/100 45 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 1.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8612-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.86Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.2% over four weeks, 8.7% over 12 weeks, and 35.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 27 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.2%
4W1.2%
12W8.7%
26W16.2%
52W35.1%
Active trend streak27 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-97.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change62.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength48/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Value14/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum77/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Growth24/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework31/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
27.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
100.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
23.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
35.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-11.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
91.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-31.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity1 / 2

1 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.

6 positive · 37 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.1%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-9.8%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+0.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -3.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape61/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis89/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.86; No reversal markers Factors56/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 39; Small Cap Core rank 85 SVQF31/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 501.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.

Hirequest Inc (HQI) Institutional Confidence Insiders1 / 2

1 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202612.92 USD0.2%11.61 USD12.09 USD0.0312.7374.9KOn
24 Jul 202612.90 USD6.5%11.54 USD12.16 USD0.1713.3736.0KOn
17 Jul 202612.11 USD-2.4%11.45 USD12.23 USD0.574.8636.1KOn
10 Jul 202612.41 USD-2.8%11.32 USD12.30 USD0.773.0241.6KOn
3 Jul 202612.77 USD-5.0%11.17 USD12.38 USD1.077.8569.4KOn
26 Jun 202613.44 USD6.7%11.00 USD12.45 USD1.1314.44168.8KOn
19 Jun 202612.60 USD-9.8%10.84 USD12.52 USD0.912.5568.0KOn
12 Jun 202613.97 USD6.8%10.72 USD12.60 USD0.8216.5078.0KOn
5 Jun 202613.08 USD-0.1%10.55 USD12.67 USD0.6111.7261.9KOn
29 May 202613.09 USD9.1%10.43 USD12.76 USD0.526.7762.2KOn
22 May 202612.00 USD-2.7%10.28 USD12.82 USD0.320.5552.8KOn
15 May 202612.33 USD3.8%10.16 USD12.89 USD0.194.5288.1KOn
8 May 202611.89 USD7.1%10.02 USD12.96 USD-0.080.30136.6KOn
1 May 202611.10 USD0.8%9.90 USD13.02 USD-0.32-1.54118.1KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.