QCR Holdings, Inc. to Post FY2025 Earnings of $6.45 Per Share, DA Davidson Forecasts (NASDAQ:QCRH)

QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCRH) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for QCR in a research note issued on Thursday, October 3rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now expects that the bank will earn $6.45 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.40. The consensus estimate for QCR’s current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share.

QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The bank reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $150.64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $82.20 million. QCR had a net margin of 19.37% and a return on equity of 12.90%. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.69 earnings per share.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating and set a $82.00 target price (up previously from $70.00) on shares of QCR in a report on Monday, July 29th.

QCR Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ QCRH opened at $75.05 on Friday. QCR has a twelve month low of $45.83 and a twelve month high of $79.61. The firm has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a PE ratio of 11.18 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $64.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

QCR Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th were paid a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 13th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.32%. QCR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3.58%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On QCR

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of QCR by 20.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 307,197 shares of the bank’s stock worth $18,432,000 after purchasing an additional 51,471 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in QCR by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,046,495 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $62,787,000 after buying an additional 13,567 shares in the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC raised its stake in QCR by 111.4% in the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 18,600 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,130,000 after buying an additional 9,800 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in QCR by 131.3% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 16,301 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $989,000 after buying an additional 9,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in QCR by 2.7% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 335,172 shares of the bank’s stock worth $20,110,000 after acquiring an additional 8,800 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.