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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-19 · Built: 2026-10-19 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

HireQuest, Inc.

HQI · Nasdaq · CIK 0001140102 · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

INSIDER SIGNAL

33.1 / 100

1 buyers · 1 purchase transaction lines · $13.8K gross purchase

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Buyer breadthLow
Purchase sizeLow
RoleModerate
RecencyLow
ConvictionStrong
Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+7.0 / 35
Purchase size+2.1 / 25
Role+13.0 / 20
Recency+1.0 / 10
Conviction+10.0 / 10

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 1 insider(s), not 4+
  • ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
  • ⚠ Role scores low · most senior buyer: President and CEO (CEO, chair and 10% owners score lowest)
  • ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent

Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.

US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.

Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: Hermanns Richard · $13.8K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-06-03–2026-06-03

Roles in the peak window: President and CEO. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Hermanns RichardPresident and CEO
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Hagenbuch Lawrence FDirector
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Shanahan Kathleen MDirector
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JACKSON EDWARDDirector,TenPercentOwner
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Malhotra R. RimmyDirector
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OLMSTEAD JACK A.Director
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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SIGNAL HISTORY

33.1 / 100

Latest recorded score

→ +0.0 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 33.2
  2. 33.2
  3. 33.2
  4. 33.1
  5. 33.1

Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.

Recent Form 4 activity

4Purchases
0Sales
25Other Form 4 lines
23SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING0 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER9 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
+8.6%
3M
+32.8%
6M
+67.3%
12M
+93.3%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
54.3%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 421,182

Valuation

Market cap
USD 239.1M
P/E
37.8×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
20.7%
ROE
9.3%
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-11 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, P/E, Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-08-10 · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
214,830
Previous report
208,798
Avg daily volume
35,317
Days to cover
6.1

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-06-03Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock1,128USD 12.19USD 13,750SEC filing ↗
2025-12-30Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock9,704USD 10.28USD 99,757SEC filing ↗
2025-12-24Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock422USD 10.12USD 4,271SEC filing ↗
2025-12-22Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock18,854USD 9.13USD 172,137SEC filing ↗
2024-11-12Hagenbuch Lawrence FPurchase (P)Common Stock1,200USD 14.53USD 17,436SEC filing ↗
2024-08-22OLMSTEAD JACK A.Purchase (P)Common Stock5,000USD 12.90USD 64,500SEC filing ↗
2024-08-22Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock3,000USD 12.89USD 38,670SEC filing ↗
2024-06-28Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock4,219USD 12.08USD 50,966SEC filing ↗
2024-06-24Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock669USD 12.25USD 8,195SEC filing ↗
2024-06-24Malhotra R. RimmyPurchase (P)Common Stock2,000USD 12.29USD 24,580SEC filing ↗
2024-06-20Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock1,062USD 12.22USD 12,978SEC filing ↗
2024-06-17Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock46USD 12.50USD 575SEC filing ↗
2024-06-14Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock2,000USD 12.70USD 25,400SEC filing ↗
2024-05-24Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock2,700USD 12.64USD 34,128SEC filing ↗
2024-05-22Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 12.88USD 12,880SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

29 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 364 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-12Shanahan Kathleen MAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,000USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12OLMSTEAD JACK A.Award / grant (A)Common Stock4,811USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12Malhotra R. RimmyAward / grant (A)Common Stock5,036USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (24 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-12Shanahan Kathleen MAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,000USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12OLMSTEAD JACK A.Award / grant (A)Common Stock4,811USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12Malhotra R. RimmyAward / grant (A)Common Stock5,036USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12JACKSON EDWARDAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,649USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12Hagenbuch Lawrence FAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,802USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-03Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock1,128USD 12.19USD 13,750SEC filing ↗
2026-04-20Hermanns RichardGift (G)Common Stock400,000USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02Shanahan Kathleen MAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,272USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02OLMSTEAD JACK A.Award / grant (A)Common Stock1,134USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02McAnnar JohnAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02Malhotra R. RimmyAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,448USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02JACKSON EDWARDAward / grant (A)Common Stock907USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02Hermanns RichardAward / grant (A)Common Stock25,000USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02Hartley Charles David RyanAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-03-02Hagenbuch Lawrence FAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,121USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-30Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock9,704USD 10.28USD 99,757SEC filing ↗
2025-12-24Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock422USD 10.12USD 4,271SEC filing ↗
2025-12-22Hermanns RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock18,854USD 9.13USD 172,137SEC filing ↗
2025-11-07Shanahan Kathleen MAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,567USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-11-07Shanahan Kathleen MAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,567USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-11-07OLMSTEAD JACK A.Award / grant (A)Common Stock2,792USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-11-07Malhotra R. RimmyAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,568USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-11-07JACKSON EDWARDAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,234USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-11-07Hagenbuch Lawrence FAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,762USD —USD —SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-19
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerHQI
CIK0001140102
SectorIndustrials
IndustryStaffing & Employment Services Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC7363 Services-Help Supply Services
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history364 transaction lines from 2020-01-09 to 2026-08-12
125 P purchase lines · 0 S sale lines · 239 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-19. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.