Roth Capital Predicts Reduced Earnings for Quest Resource

Quest Resource Holding Co. (NASDAQ:QRHC) – Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Quest Resource in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 13th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now forecasts that the business services provider will earn ($0.01) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The business services provider reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $68.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $72.04 million. Quest Resource had a positive return on equity of 3.11% and a negative net margin of 2.74%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com cut Quest Resource from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Northland Securities set a $6.50 target price on shares of Quest Resource in a research report on Thursday, March 13th.

Quest Resource Stock Performance

Shares of QRHC stock opened at $2.04 on Thursday. Quest Resource has a fifty-two week low of $1.91 and a fifty-two week high of $9.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $2.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market cap of $42.04 million, a P/E ratio of -5.51, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.55.

Insider Activity

In other Quest Resource news, CEO Perry W. Moss bought 16,338 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $3.01 per share, for a total transaction of $49,177.38. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 257,933 shares in the company, valued at $776,378.33. This trade represents a 6.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have bought a total of 23,912 shares of company stock valued at $71,046 over the last 90 days. 22.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of QRHC. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Quest Resource in the first quarter worth $27,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Quest Resource in the 1st quarter valued at $43,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Quest Resource by 53.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,143 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 2,830 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Quest Resource during the 1st quarter worth about $60,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Quest Resource during the fourth quarter valued at about $68,000. 48.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.