Contrasting Recruiter.com Group (NASDAQ:RCRTW) & HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI)

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Recruiter.com Group and HireQuest, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.