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Hermanns Richard

President and CEO

Director Officer 10% Owner
8 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-01-02

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
HireQuest, Inc. HQI 9 0 Net buying

Activity

January 2026
2026-01-02 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
high
Buy
9,704 shares
$99,757
Significance 7/10

CEO Richard Hermanns buys 9,704 HQI shares at $10.28; third consecutive buy in 6 days amid +26.0% 30-day surge.

Richard Hermanns, President and CEO, purchased 9,704 shares at $10.28 on 2025-12-30, adding to his 2.95M share position. This is his third open-market buy at HireQuest in six days (following purchases on 2025-12-24 and 2025-12-22), signaling sustained capital deployment. His prior trades at HQI show a 3 of 3 pattern of well-timed buys—all three measurable purchases (2024-06-24, 2024-06-28, and 2024-08-22) generated positive 90-day returns (+18.6%, +20.3%, and +12.3% respectively). The current stock price of $10.70 sits +26.0% higher over 30 days and -30.4% below its 52-week high of $15.38, creating a backdrop of recent recovery amid longer-term underperformance. The repetition of purchases within a compressed timeframe, combined with the same-ticker track record, suggests deliberate and sustained interest despite fundamentals showing annual revenue decline of -8.7% and a P/E of 21.84.

December 2025
2025-12-29 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
high
Buy
19,276 shares
$176,376
Significance 8/10

HireQuest CEO Hermanns Richard bought 19,276 shares (19.3K shares) for $176,375.61 across 2 trades in Dec 2025

Hermanns Richard, President and CEO of HireQuest, Inc., executed 2 separate purchases totaling 19,276 shares for $176,375.61 (blended average price $9.15) on 2025-12-22 and 2025-12-24, increasing his holdings from 2.92M shares to 2.94M shares. His prior trades at HireQuest have been consistently well-timed: all 5 previous buys showed positive 90-day returns (ranging from +6.2% to +20.3%). The stock is currently trading at $10.30, -33.0% from its 52-week high of $15.38, yet has appreciated +18.5% over the past 30 days and +7.1% over 90 days. The company is profitable with recent quarterly net income of $2.3M, though annual revenue has contracted -8.7% year-over-year. The CEO's purchase pattern—acquiring shares at prices ($9.13 and $10.12) below the current level—mirrors his established track record of purchases that preceded subsequent stock appreciation at this ticker.

August 2024
2024-08-26 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
high
Buy
3,000 shares
$38,685
Significance 6/10

HireQuest CEO Richard Hermanns buys 3,000 shares at $12.89; stock down 34.1% from 52-week high but CEO shows prior HQI buy pattern with strong near-term returns.

Richard Hermanns, President and CEO, purchased 3,000 shares at $12.89 on 2024-08-22, adding 0.1% to his 3.07M-share holdings. The stock is trading -34.1% from its 52-week high of $19.62 and down 5.5% over the past 30 days. His cross-ticker track record shows 10 prior open-market buys with an 80.00% 90-day win rate and avg 90d return of +0.1%, suggesting selective entry discipline. More notably, Hermanns has executed five discretionary buys at HQI since mid-June 2024, each posting strong 30-day returns: +13.3%, +7.2%, +9.0%, +6.2%, and +11.0%. The company's fundamentals show revenue growth of +22.4% year-over-year with a $8.7M latest quarterly revenue and $2.0M net income, though the P/E of 34.95 reflects elevated valuation relative to earnings. This purchase occurs amid a pullback from prior summer highs, continuing a pattern of near-term positive price action following his recent HQI acquisitions.

July 2024
2024-07-01 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
medium
Buy
4,219 shares
$50,955
Significance 4/10

CEO Hermanns Richard buys 4,219 HQI shares at $12.08 on 2024-06-28; stock now -54.1% from 52-week high of $26.20.

Hermanns Richard, the President and CEO of HireQuest, Inc., purchased 4,219 shares at $12.08, adding to his substantial existing position of 3.06M shares. This occurs against a backdrop of significant stock deterioration: HireQuest has declined 54.1% from its 52-week high of $26.20, a stark reversal from the company's recent +22.4% annual revenue growth and modest profitability of $1.6M net income on $8.4M quarterly revenue. However, Hermanns Richard's cross-ticker track record shows a consistent pattern of poor execution: his 9 prior open-market buys across all tickers averaged -22.7% 90-day returns with a 0.00% win rate, suggesting his timing has been systematically disadvantageous. His same-ticker activity at HQI is even more recent and frequent—four additional buys in the preceding two weeks (June 14, 17, 20, 24)—yet one of these earlier June purchases is already showing a -3.4% 30-day loss, raising questions about the rationale for continued accumulation at materially higher valuation levels (P/E 32.51) in a declining stock.

June 2024
2024-06-27 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
low
Buy
669 shares
$8,195
Significance 3/10

HireQuest CEO Richard Hermanns buys 669 shares at $12.25; stock down 53.0% from 52-week high.

Richard Hermanns, President and CEO, purchased 669 shares of HireQuest at $12.25 on 2024-06-24, a modest $8,195.25 transaction that increased his holdings from 3,059,900 to 3,060,569 shares (+0.0% change). This represents his fourth consecutive buy at HQI within six trading days (purchases on 2024-06-20, 06-17, 06-14 immediately preceded this trade), suggesting sustained buying activity during a period of weakness. The stock is currently trading at $12.30, down 53.0% from its 52-week high of $26.20 and has declined 6.0% over the prior 30 days. Hermanns' cross-ticker buy history shows a 0.00% win rate at the 90-day mark with average returns of -22.7%, and his prior same-ticker buys at HQI on 2024-05-22 and 2024-05-24 delivered negative 30-day returns of -5.2% and -3.4% respectively, indicating a pattern of purchases that have not been well-timed. The company maintains solid fundamentals with $8.4M quarterly revenue (up 22.4% year-over-year) and $1.6M net income, though the elevated P/E of 33.24 against recent stock depreciation warrants investor attention to whether management is accumulating shares at a value inflection or if the price action reflects deeper concerns not evident in recent financials.

2024-06-24 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
low
Buy
1,062 shares
$12,978
Significance 4/10

HireQuest CEO Hermanns Richard bought 1,062 shares at $12.22 on 2024-06-20; stock now -56.6% from 52-week high of $28.24.

Hermanns Richard, President and CEO, purchased 1,062 shares at $12.22, adding modestly to his 3,059,900-share post-transaction position. The stock has declined 4.3% over the past 30 days and 3.2% over 90 days, and currently trades 56.6% below its 52-week high of $28.24. His cross-ticker track record shows 8 prior buys with a 0.00% 90-day win rate and average 90-day return of -22.7%, providing no evidence of well-timed entry decisions historically. At HireQuest specifically, the insider has executed 5 prior trades in rapid succession (three in June, two in May 2024), with measurable 30-day outcomes of -3.4% and -5.2% on his two earlier purchases. The company's fundamentals show $8.4M quarterly revenue (+22.4% annual growth), $1.6M net income, and a high 33.11 P/E ratio on a $171.5M market cap, suggesting the current depressed price may reflect market sentiment rather than operational distress.

2024-06-20 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
low
Buy
46 shares
$575
Significance 3/10

HireQuest CEO Hermanns Richard buys 46 shares at $12.50; stock off 56.6% from 52-week high at $28.24.

CEO Richard Hermanns purchased 46 shares at $12.50 on 2024-06-17, adding minimally to his existing 3,058,792-share position (+0.0% relative increase). The transaction occurs as HireQuest stock trades at $12.25, down 56.6% from its 52-week high of $28.24. His cross-ticker buy track record shows an 0.00% 90-day win rate with an average 90-day return of -22.7%, and his five prior purchases at HireQuest remain in early stages with only one showing a +0.2% 30-day return. The purchase is modest in size relative to his existing holdings, and at current price levels reflecting a significant recent decline, the transaction warrants observation against HireQuest's fundamentals: $8.4M quarterly revenue with +22.4% annual growth and $1.6M net income, supporting a 33.11 P/E ratio on a $171.5M market cap.

2024-06-17 HireQuest, Inc. HQI
medium
Buy
2,000 shares
$25,399
Significance 4/10

HireQuest CEO Richard Hermanns buys 2,000 shares at $12.70; stock -55.0% from 52-week high, CEO added $25.4K position amid recent accumulation pattern.

Richard Hermanns, President and CEO of HireQuest, purchased 2,000 shares for $25,399.40 at $12.70, bringing his holdings to 3,058,792 shares. The purchase occurred as the stock trades at -55.0% from its 52-week high of $28.24 and -4.2% over the past 30 days. This transaction is the fourth insider buy by Hermanns in less than a month at HireQuest (prior purchases on 2024-06-17, 2024-05-24, 2024-05-22, 2024-05-15, and 2024-05-14), suggesting continued accumulation at depressed levels. However, Hermanns' cross-ticker track record shows 6 prior open-market buys with an average 90-day return of -22.7% and a 0.00% win rate, providing limited evidence that his timing has been effective historically. The company shows solid fundamentals with $8.4M quarterly revenue, $1.6M net income, and +22.4% annual revenue growth, but the P/E of 34.32 remains elevated relative to profitability metrics.

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