Northland Capmk Expects Reduced Earnings for Quest Resource

Quest Resource Holding Corporation. (NASDAQ:QRHC) – Northland Capmk reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Quest Resource in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Northland Capmk analyst O. Rickert now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.01. Northland Capmk currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quest Resource’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Quest Resource’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS.

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The business services provider reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $63.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $59.83 million. Quest Resource had a negative net margin of 8.89% and a negative return on equity of 12.96%.

Several other research firms have also commented on QRHC. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Quest Resource in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Quest Resource from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Quest Resource from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Northland Securities downgraded shares of Quest Resource from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $2.25 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Quest Resource presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $2.25.

Quest Resource Stock Performance

NASDAQ QRHC opened at $1.51 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.51 million, a P/E ratio of -1.36 and a beta of 0.24. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.32. Quest Resource has a fifty-two week low of $1.11 and a fifty-two week high of $7.40.

Insider Activity at Quest Resource

In other Quest Resource news, Director Daniel M. Friedberg bought 17,232 shares of Quest Resource stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $1.60 per share, with a total value of $27,571.20. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,842,353 shares in the company, valued at $4,547,764.80. This represents a 0.61% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Barry M. Kitt purchased 103,412 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $1.26 per share, for a total transaction of $130,299.12. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 2,595,901 shares in the company, valued at $3,270,835.26. This trade represents a 4.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 220,991 shares of company stock valued at $295,178. Corporate insiders own 22.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Quest Resource

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of QRHC. Bank of America Corp DE lifted 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. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Quest Resource by 22.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 51,990 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 9,647 shares during the last quarter. Connors Investor Services Inc. lifted its position in Quest Resource by 25.0% during the second quarter. Connors Investor Services Inc. now owns 50,026 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Quest Resource during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Quest Resource during the first quarter worth $43,000. Hedge funds and other 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.