Quest Resource (QRHC) versus Its Competitors Financial Review

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 businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Quest Resource and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quest Resource	1	1	0	0	1.50
Quest Resource Competitors	1913	6257	9051	666	2.47

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Quest Resource’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quest Resource has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	-6.72%	-16.76%	-3.96%
Quest Resource Competitors	-49.89%	-119.08%	-1.27%

Volatility & Risk

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

Institutional & Insider 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, 17.4% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quest Resource	$250.22 million	-$15.38 million	-1.77
Quest Resource Competitors	$2.45 billion	$140.58 million	4.08

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.

Summary

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

About Quest Resource

Quest Resource Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: QRHC) provides waste and recycling management services for commercial, industrial, and multi-location customers. The company helps organizations manage material collection, transportation, processing, recycling, reuse, and disposal through a network of third-party service providers. Quest’s offerings are designed to help customers improve waste diversion, reduce landfill use, enhance operational efficiency, and support sustainability and regulatory objectives.