HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) & Recruiter.com Group (NASDAQ:RCRTW) Head-To-Head Analysis

HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) and Recruiter.com Group (NASDAQ:RCRTW) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HireQuest and Recruiter.com Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HireQuest	$37.88 million	4.79	$6.14 million	$0.45	28.78
Recruiter.com Group	$10.09 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

HireQuest has higher revenue and earnings than Recruiter.com Group.

Profitability

This table compares HireQuest and Recruiter.com Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HireQuest	16.20%	10.37%	6.02%
Recruiter.com Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for HireQuest and Recruiter.com Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HireQuest	0	0	2	0	3.00
Recruiter.com Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

HireQuest presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.88%. Given HireQuest’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Recruiter.com Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.0% of HireQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of HireQuest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HireQuest beats Recruiter.com Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HireQuest

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. The company provides its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, SNelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. It serves construction, recycling, warehousing, logistics, auctioneering, manufacturing, hospitality, landscaping, and retail industries, as well as dental practices. HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

About Recruiter.com Group

Recruiter.com Group, Inc. operates an on-demand recruiting platform in the United States and internationally. It offers consulting and staffing services for the placement of professional recruiters; and consulting and staffing personnel services to employers. The company also provides referrals of qualified candidates to employers; and subscription to its web-based platforms that help employers recruit talent. In addition, it offers sponsorship of digital newsletters, online content promotion, social media distribution, banner advertising, and other branded electronic communications services for businesses; and resume distribution services, which involve promoting these job seekers' profiles and resumes to assist with their procuring employment, and upskilling and training for individuals to assist with career development and advancement. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.