Quarterhill (QTRH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Quarterhill Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in intelligent transportation system business in Canada and internationally. The company offers riteSuite, which offers mobility solutions, such as all-electronic tolling, dynamic pricing, agency interoperability, hosted mobility solutions, and machine learning; back-office solutions, which offers account management, customer service, violation processing, and technical services operations; roadside solutions, which offers onsite and remote maintenance and field operations services, including tolling facility support, lane equipment control, and cash management services; and international road dynamics products and services, which offers automated truck weigh stations, toll road systems and equipment, red light and speed enforcement systems, and traffic management and safety systems. It also provides VectorSense, a tire sensor suite; Vehicle Information-In-Motion traffic intelligence system, an integrated traffic control system; permanent Weigh-InMotion systems; portable slow speed Weigh-In-Motion systems; portable wheel load scales; traffic data collection products, vehicle and axle detection equipment, and automated vehicle identification services and equipment; and other hardware and software products and offerings. The company was formerly known as Wi-LAN Inc. and changed its name to Quarterhill Inc. in June 2017. Quarterhill Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$1.57 to C$1.62
• 50-Day Range: C$1.54 to C$1.84
• 52-Week Range: C$1.46 to C$2.03
• Volume: 92,000 shs
• Average Volume: 84,369 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$185.73 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.11%
• Price Target: C$2.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Quarterhill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quarterhill scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Quarterhill has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Quarterhill has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Quarterhill is -6.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quarterhill is -6.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Quarterhill has a PEG Ratio of 0.46. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quarterhill has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for QTRH.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Quarterhill pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Quarterhill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for QTRH.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.44

News Sentiment

Quarterhill has a news sentiment score of 1.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Quarterhill this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Quarterhill insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$13,120.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.72% of the stock of Quarterhill is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 2.98% of the stock of Quarterhill is held by institutions.

QTRH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have QTRH shares performed this year?

Quarterhill's stock was trading at C$1.95 at the start of the year. Since then, QTRH stock has decreased by 17.4% and is now trading at C$1.61.
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How were Quarterhill's earnings last quarter?

Quarterhill Inc. (TSE:QTRH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 29th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. The company earned $27.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.34 million. Quarterhill had a negative net margin of 14.39% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.75%.

How do I buy shares of Quarterhill?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Quarterhill own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Quarterhill investors own include TELUS (T), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Enbridge (ENB), Nokia Oyj (NOK), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Superior Plus (SPB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/29/2015
• Today: 12/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Communication Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: TSE:QTRH
• Previous Symbol: TSE:WIN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.quarterhill.com
• Phone: 613-688-4900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 560
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$2.20
• High Stock Price Target: C$2.60
• Low Stock Price Target: C$1.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($0.24)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 80.27
• P/E Growth: 0.46
• Net Income: C$-19,920,000.00
• Net Margins: -14.39%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -13.75%
• Return on Assets: -2.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 46.79
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 2.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$151.42 million
• Price / Sales: 1.23
• Cash Flow: C$0.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.35
• Book Value: C$1.18 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,360,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$185.73 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.66