QCR (QCRH) Competitors $78.13 -0.25 (-0.32%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.21 +0.08 (+0.10%) As of 04:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends QCRH vs. HWC, VLY, SFBS, RIOT, BBAR, CORZ, AX, FLG, UCB, and ASBShould you be buying QCR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QCR include Hancock Whitney (HWC), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), Core Scientific (CORZ), Axos Financial (AX), Flagstar Financial (FLG), United Community Banks (UCB), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. QCR vs. Hancock Whitney Valley National Bancorp ServisFirst Bancshares Riot Platforms Banco BBVA Argentina Core Scientific Axos Financial Flagstar Financial United Community Banks Associated Banc QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking. Is QCRH or HWC more profitable? Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to QCR's net margin of 19.06%. QCR's return on equity of 12.68% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets QCR19.06% 12.68% 1.35% Hancock Whitney 22.40%11.56%1.32% Which has higher valuation & earnings, QCRH or HWC? Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than QCR. Hancock Whitney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QCR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQCR$597.39M2.21$113.56M$6.7111.64Hancock Whitney$1.45B3.57$392.60M$5.2811.36 Do analysts recommend QCRH or HWC? QCR currently has a consensus price target of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus price target of $62.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.33%. Given QCR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe QCR is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score QCR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Hancock Whitney 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QCRH or HWC? 70.0% of QCR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of QCR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is QCRH or HWC a better dividend stock? QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. QCR pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QCRH or HWC? QCR received 232 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.70% of users gave QCR an outperform vote while only 48.80% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQCROutperform Votes29365.70% Underperform Votes15334.30% Hancock WhitneyOutperform Votes6148.80% Underperform Votes6451.20% Does the media refer more to QCRH or HWC? In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 7 more articles in the media than QCR. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 9 mentions for QCR. QCR's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.87 indicating that QCR is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment QCR 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hancock Whitney 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, QCRH or HWC? QCR has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryQCR beats Hancock Whitney on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get QCR News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QCRH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart QCRH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQCRState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.32B$3.28B$11.97B$9.15BDividend Yield0.30%3.59%5.75%3.98%P/E Ratio11.6416.4824.4417.66Price / Sales2.212.4727.7681.08Price / Cash10.0910.5418.1237.71Price / Book1.471.292.714.73Net Income$113.56M$418.69M$1.07B$225.42M7 Day Performance-1.54%1.43%0.84%-0.44%1 Month Performance-3.14%2.11%2.09%3.57%1 Year Performance26.14%15.77%13.72%19.20% QCR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QCRHQCR3.3166 of 5 stars$78.13-0.3%$82.00+5.0%+25.7%$1.32B$597.39M11.641,030Analyst RevisionHWCHancock Whitney4.175 of 5 stars$59.10+1.1%$60.63+2.6%+24.2%$5.09B$1.91B13.253,591Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeVLYValley National Bancorp4.0984 of 5 stars$9.59+1.9%$10.39+8.3%-3.8%$4.88B$3.36B15.473,749Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSFBSServisFirst Bancshares1.9743 of 5 stars$89.01+2.1%$85.00-4.5%+34.3%$4.86B$843.66M23.80570Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRIOTRiot Platforms2.7119 of 5 stars$13.39+0.8%$17.05+27.3%-2.9%$4.61B$280.70M31.15340Gap UpBBARBanco BBVA Argentina4.7147 of 5 stars$21.94-3.5%$27.00+23.1%+273.0%$4.48B$1.93T11.426,009Positive NewsCORZCore Scientific3.8467 of 5 stars$15.00+2.5%$18.46+23.1%+232.2%$4.19B$502.40M-2.77200Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpAXAxos Financial2.0209 of 5 stars$72.03+1.5%$83.20+15.5%+22.2%$4.11B$1.88B8.721,781Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageFLGFlagstar Financial0.664 of 5 stars$9.41+2.3%$11.50+22.2%N/A$3.91B$8.20B-2.168,766Earnings ReportNews CoverageUCBUnited Community Banks2.5894 of 5 stars$32.58+1.7%$31.00-4.8%N/A$3.89B$1.31B21.153,121Analyst RevisionPositive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.8585 of 5 stars$25.17+0.6%$26.00+3.3%+12.8%$3.81B$1.09B20.984,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HWC Competitors VLY Competitors SFBS Competitors RIOT Competitors BBAR Competitors CORZ Competitors AX Competitors FLG Competitors UCB Competitors ASB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:QCRH) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTexas approves new currencyRural Texas Town Ramps Up Global Currency War A small town has joined a radical $1.9 trillion attack on the...Stansberry Research | SponsoredIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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