Roth Capital Predicts Quest Resource Q1 Earnings

Quest Resource Holding Co. (NASDAQ:QRHC - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Quest Resource in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 13th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.05) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Quest Resource's current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Quest Resource's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The business services provider reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $69.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.63 million. Quest Resource had a positive return on equity of 3.11% and a negative net margin of 2.74%.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on QRHC. StockNews.com downgraded Quest Resource from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Northland Securities set a $6.50 price target on Quest Resource in a research note on Thursday, March 13th.

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Quest Resource Stock Performance

QRHC traded down $0.11 during trading on Monday, hitting $2.95. The stock had a trading volume of 122,669 shares, compared to its average volume of 68,235. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $4.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.64. The firm has a market cap of $60.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.66. Quest Resource has a one year low of $2.61 and a one year high of $10.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.52.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Perry W. Moss bought 16,338 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $3.01 per share, for a total transaction of $49,177.38. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 257,933 shares in the company, valued at $776,378.33. The trade was a 6.76 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders purchased 23,338 shares of company stock worth $75,127. 22.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Quest Resource

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of QRHC. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Quest Resource during the 3rd quarter valued at $148,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Quest Resource by 62.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,063 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 3,850 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Quest Resource by 129.1% during the 3rd quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 10,285 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 5,795 shares in the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Quest Resource during the 3rd quarter worth $2,793,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Quest Resource by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 175,345 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,399,000 after buying an additional 4,235 shares in the last quarter. 48.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Quest Resource

Quest Resource Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides solutions for the reuse, recycling, and disposal of various waste streams and recyclables in the United States. The company provides disposal and recycling services for motor oil and automotive lubricants, oil filters, scrap tires, oily water, goods destruction, food waste, meat renderings, cooking oil and grease trap waste, plastics, cardboard, metal, glass, mixed paper, construction debris, as well as a large variety of regulated and non-regulated solid, liquid, and gas wastes.