Roth Capital Weighs in on Quest Resource Q1 Earnings

Quest Resource Holding Co. (NASDAQ:QRHC) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Quest Resource in a 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.

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

Quest Resource Trading Up 10.8 %

Quest Resource stock opened at $2.97 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.75. The company has a market cap of $61.15 million, a P/E ratio of -8.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.66. Quest Resource has a 52-week low of $2.61 and a 52-week high of $10.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) last released its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $69.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.63 million. Quest Resource had a negative net margin of 2.74% and a positive return on equity of 3.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Quest Resource during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $116,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Quest Resource by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 352,670 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,815,000 after purchasing an additional 3,731 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Quest Resource by 193.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,693 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 15,628 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Quest Resource by 44.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 26,463 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 8,203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp purchased a new position in Quest Resource in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,605,000. 48.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Quest Resource Company Profile

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.