Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for QCR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson predicts QCR Holdings will earn $1.80 per share in Q3 2025, with a current target price of $87.00 and a "Buy" rating.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.32%.
• Institutional investors hold 70.01% of QCR stock, indicating strong institutional support for the company.

QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCRH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for QCR in a research note issued to investors on Friday, July 25th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $87.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for QCR's current full-year earnings is $6.82 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for QCR's FY2025 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The bank reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $84.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $95.11 million. QCR had a return on equity of 11.86% and a net margin of 19.43%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on QCR from $88.00 to $92.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded QCR from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $92.00 target price (up from $90.00) on shares of QCR in a report on Friday. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $78.00 target price on QCR and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $87.38.

QCR Stock Performance

Shares of QCRH traded down $1.41 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $73.92. The stock had a trading volume of 125,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 122,552. The firm has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $69.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. QCR has a 52 week low of $60.83 and a 52 week high of $96.08.

QCR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 18th. QCR's dividend payout ratio is presently 3.61%.

Institutional Trading of QCR

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in QCR by 31.9% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 6,850 shares of the bank's stock valued at $552,000 after buying an additional 1,655 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in shares of QCR during the fourth quarter worth about $307,000. LPL Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of QCR during the fourth quarter worth about $263,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of QCR by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 465,282 shares of the bank's stock worth $37,520,000 after purchasing an additional 43,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in shares of QCR by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 150,525 shares of the bank's stock worth $12,141,000 after buying an additional 33,806 shares during the period. 70.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.