Roth Capital Reduces Earnings Estimates for Quest Resource

Quest Resource Holding Co. (NASDAQ:QRHC) – Research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Quest Resource in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 13th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.03. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The business services provider reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $68.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $72.04 million. Quest Resource had a positive return on equity of 3.11% and a negative net margin of 2.74%.

QRHC has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com lowered Quest Resource from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Northland Securities set a $6.50 target price on shares of Quest Resource in a research note on Thursday, March 13th.

Quest Resource Price Performance

NASDAQ QRHC opened at $2.04 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.04 million, a PE ratio of -5.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.52. Quest Resource has a 12 month low of $1.91 and a 12 month high of $9.93. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $2.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.95.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Perry W. Moss purchased 16,338 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $3.01 per share, for a total transaction of $49,177.38. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 257,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $776,378.33. This trade represents a 6.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have purchased 23,912 shares of company stock worth $71,046 in the last three months. 22.84% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Quest Resource

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Quest Resource by 53.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,143 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 2,830 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted 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 during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Quest Resource by 36.5% during 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. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Quest Resource by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 356,781 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,319,000 after purchasing an additional 4,111 shares during the period. Finally, Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its holdings in shares of Quest Resource by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 66,078 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $430,000 after purchasing an additional 6,073 shares in the last quarter. 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.