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HQI

Valuation47/ 100
Cash flow & growth76/ 100
Upside potential60/ 100
Risk potential33/ 100

HQI's valuation appears fair while fundamentals provide solid support and weaker than expected earnings are holding it back, though analyst coverage is limited.

Score change since last week

The score rose 1 point, mainly due to valuation and price changes. Price fell 1.5%, from $16.38 to $16.14. Reported EPS was unchanged, so the lower price improved valuation support.

Valuation and price changes added 0.3 points. The comparison uses the same available inputs on both dates. Displayed changes are rounded to whole points.

Valuation

Historical cheapness: current PE is 27.4× versus the full-history median of 23.8× shown in the valuation table, producing 40.5/100. Positive weekly observations receive equal weight; lower past EPS alone does not disqualify them.

Outlook-adjusted valuation: 47/100. The model applies a 26% earnings-growth assumption and a 10% annual return hurdle, with positive credit limited by evidence coverage and confidence.

Forward price scenarios use recent PE history separately. Recent history has a separately weighted median of 27× (18-month half-life). The favorable scenario uses 31.8× PE and $0.8 projected EPS, informed by growth, margins and earnings-quality checks. This is a model scenario, not an analyst target. A return to the full-history median is not assumed.

Cash flow & growth

Business trends are strong. Over the past year: revenue -7.5%, earnings +240.5%, operating margin +23.5 percentage points. Free cash flow is 31.4% of revenue. The business score is 75.7/100. Growth, margins and cash generation drive the score. Missing or older data receives less weight.

Favorable scenario

Stronger earnings and valuation could support a higher share price.

Our favorable case uses $0.80 of EPS and a 31.8× PE, suggesting a share price of about $25.55 — 58% above today’s price. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

Downside scenario

Weaker than expected earnings could put pressure on the share price.

Our downside case uses $0.51 of EPS and a 21.3× PE, suggesting a share price of about $10.79 — 33% below today’s price. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

HQI vs Historical averages

MetricCurrentAverageRelative
PE27x32x16% lower
PE percentile655030% higher
EPS$0.59$0.549% higher
FCF$9.5M$12M21% lower
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HQI’s fundamentals are mixed relative to their historical averages, while its earnings multiple is lower.

HQI Forward outlook

MetricOutlook
Forward valuationDeteriorating
Forward earningsDecline
Forward revenueStable
Forward profitabilityStrongly expanding
Analyst coverageLimited
Estimate dispersionTight

HQI’s outlook is mixed, with weaker expected earnings weighing on the picture.

HQI PE Valuation

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This table applies HQI's historical price-to-earnings (PE) landmarks to current earnings. The implied prices are valuation scenarios, not price forecasts or targets.

HQI Earnings Per Share

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This chart tracks HQI's trailing twelve-month diluted earnings per share, calculated from four consecutive reported quarters to reduce seasonal noise.

HQI Quarterly Revenue

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HQI Free Cash Flow

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HQI Total Shares

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This chart tracks changes in HQI's diluted share count. A rising count can dilute existing owners, while a falling count often reflects share repurchases.

HQI Net Leverage

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Quarterly Net Leverage uses the last 12 months of EBITDA. A falling multiple generally indicates less debt relative to earnings capacity. Negative values mean net cash; missing data or nonpositive LTM EBITDA are N/A. The table shows each period’s Net Leverage and status.

HQI PE vs Industrials Sector

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This chart compares HQI's price-to-earnings (PE) ratio with the Industrials sector average. A discount or premium can reflect differences in expected growth, profitability, or risk.

HQI Weekly Price

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This chart uses HQI's weekly closing prices to show the longer-term trend. The lower panes show weekly RSI and Stochastic momentum.

HQI Weekly Moving Averages

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This chart compares HQI's 8, 20, 50, 100, and 200-week moving averages from 2020 onward. Shorter averages react faster to price changes, while longer averages show the broader trend.

HQI Yearly ROI

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Each line starts at 0% using the year’s first dependable weekly close and tracks the return through December, or through the latest available week for the current year.