Roth Capital Weighs in on Quest Resource Q1 Earnings

Quest Resource Holding Co. (NASDAQ:QRHC) – Analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Quest Resource in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 13th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney forecasts 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.

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

Quest Resource Stock Performance

Quest Resource stock opened at $2.81 on Monday. Quest Resource has a 1 year low of $2.61 and a 1 year high of $10.85. The company’s 50-day moving average is $5.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $57.85 million, a PE ratio of -7.59, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.66.

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The business services provider reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by ($0.03). The firm 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quest Resource

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QRHC. Needham Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quest Resource in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,793,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in Quest Resource in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,605,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Quest Resource by 278.2% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 110,184 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $716,000 after purchasing an additional 81,050 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Quest Resource by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 265,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,724,000 after purchasing an additional 54,282 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Quest Resource by 147.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 58,532 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 34,839 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.