Q1 Earnings Forecast for QCR Issued By DA Davidson

QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCRH) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for QCR in a report issued on Friday, January 24th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will earn $1.56 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for QCR’s current full-year earnings is $6.93 per share.

QCR Stock Performance

Shares of QCRH stock opened at $78.75 on Monday. QCR has a 1 year low of $54.37 and a 1 year high of $96.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.74 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $84.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.91.

QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The bank reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.19. QCR had a net margin of 19.06% and a return on equity of 12.68%.

QCR Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. QCR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at QCR

In other QCR news, CAO Nick W. Anderson sold 675 shares of QCR stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.93, for a total value of $55,302.75. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 782 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,069.26. The trade was a 46.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 3.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On QCR

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QCRH. ProShare Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of QCR in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $265,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in QCR by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 32,732 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,964,000 after buying an additional 3,769 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC increased its stake in QCR by 71.1% in the 2nd quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC now owns 5,784 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $347,000 after buying an additional 2,404 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in QCR during the 3rd quarter worth $158,000. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of QCR by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 22,755 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,685,000 after acquiring an additional 3,931 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.01% of the company’s stock.

About QCR

QCR Holdings, Inc, a multi-bank holding company, provides commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services. The company’s deposit products include noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, time, and brokered deposits. It also provides various commercial and retail lending/leasing, and investment services to corporations, partnerships, individuals, and government agencies.