Quest Resource (QRHC) & Its Peers Head to Head Contrast

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) is one of 354 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Quest Resource to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Quest Resource and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quest Resource	-7.07%	-14.75%	-3.78%
Quest Resource Competitors	-49.91%	-119.08%	-1.30%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Quest Resource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Quest Resource shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Quest Resource has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quest Resource’s peers have a beta of 2.50, indicating that their average stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Quest Resource and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quest Resource	$250.22 million	-$15.38 million	-1.30
Quest Resource Competitors	$2.48 billion	$140.58 million	11.81

Quest Resource’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Quest Resource. Quest Resource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Quest Resource and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quest Resource	1	1	0	0	1.50
Quest Resource Competitors	1900	6245	9029	664	2.47

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.52%. Given Quest Resource’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quest Resource has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Quest Resource peers beat Quest Resource on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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. It offers antifreeze and windshield washer fluid, dumpster and compacting equipment, and other minor ancillary services. In addition, the company offers landfill diversion services. Its services focus on the waste streams and recyclables from big box, grocers, and other retailers; automotive maintenance, quick lube, dealerships, and collision repair; transportation, logistics, and internal fleet operators; manufacturing plants; multi-family and commercial properties; restaurant chains and food operations; and construction and demolition projects. The company markets its services to automotive, manufacturing, hospitality and retail, construction and demolition, and commercial and multi-family property management industries through direct sales force and strategic partnerships. The company was formerly known as Infinity Resources Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Quest Resource Holding Corporation in October 2013. Quest Resource Holding Corporation is headquartered in The Colony, Texas.