Roth Capital Estimates Quest Resource Q1 Earnings

Quest Resource Holding Co. (NASDAQ:QRHC) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Quest Resource in a research report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of ($0.05) 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) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The business services provider reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $69.97 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.63 million. Quest Resource had a negative net margin of 2.74% and a positive return on equity of 3.11%.

Separately, StockNews.com cut Quest Resource from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th.

Quest Resource Stock Performance

Shares of QRHC opened at $2.81 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $57.85 million, a PE ratio of -7.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $5.05 and a 200-day moving average of $6.71. 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Needham Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Quest Resource by 16.0% in the fourth quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 406,023 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,639,000 after acquiring an additional 56,023 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Quest Resource by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,356 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 4,104 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Quest Resource by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 130,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $847,000 after purchasing an additional 2,881 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Quest Resource by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 265,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,724,000 after purchasing an additional 54,282 shares during the period. Finally, Greenhaven Road Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Quest Resource during the 4th quarter worth approximately $72,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.16% of the company’s stock.

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.