QCR (QCRH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QCR Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Moline, Illinois, is a bank holding company that delivers community banking services through its wholly owned subsidiary, QCR Bank. The company focuses on serving individuals, small to medium-sized businesses and municipal clients in select Midwestern markets.

QCR Bank offers a broad array of deposit and lending products, including personal and business checking and savings accounts, commercial real estate loans, equipment financing, mortgage lending and treasury management solutions. The bank also provides digital banking platforms for online account access, mobile deposits and cash-management tools designed to streamline day-to-day financial operations.

Through a network of branch offices located primarily in the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa, with additional locations in Missouri and Tennessee, QCR Holdings emphasizes locally driven decision-making and relationship banking. The company’s regional focus underscores its commitment to supporting community development and economic growth in the markets it serves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $74.68 to $76.01
• 50-Day Range: $69.91 to $80.74
• 52-Week Range: $60.83 to $96.08
• Volume: 37,057 shs
• Average Volume: 106,462 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.28
• Dividend Yield: 0.32%
• Price Target: $87.38
• Consensus Rating: Buy

QCR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QCR scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 291st out of 925 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

QCR has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

QCR has a consensus price target of $87.38, representing about 16.7% upside from its current price of $74.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

QCR has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for QCR are expected to grow by 9.82% in the coming year, from $6.82 to $7.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of QCR is 11.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of QCR is 11.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 30.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

QCR has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.35% of the outstanding shares of QCR have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

QCR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QCR has recently decreased by 15.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

QCR has a dividend yield of 0.32%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

QCR does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of QCR is 3.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, QCR will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.20% next year. This indicates that QCR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.35% of the outstanding shares of QCR have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

QCR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QCR has recently decreased by 15.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

QCR has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for QCR this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added QCR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, QCR insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $106,640.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.70% of the stock of QCR is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.01% of the stock of QCR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

QCRH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have QCRH shares performed this year?

QCR's stock was trading at $80.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QCRH stock has decreased by 7.2% and is now trading at $74.87.

How were QCR's earnings last quarter?

QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCRH) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.10. The bank had revenue of $84.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $95.11 million. QCR had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.71% and a net margin of 19.43%.
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How do I buy shares of QCR?

Shares of QCRH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of QCR own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that QCR investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW), Arista Networks (ANET) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Record date for 10/3 Dividend: 9/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend: 9/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/03/2025
• Today: 10/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - MIDWEST
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:QCRH
• CIK: 906465
• Web: www.qcrh.com
• Phone: (309) 736-3580
• Fax: 309-743-7705
• Employees: 1,013
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for QCR: $87.38
• High Price Target: $92.50
• Low Price Target: $78.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $113.85 million
• Net Margins: 19.43%
• Pretax Margin: 20.61%
• Return on Equity: 11.71%
• Return on Assets: 1.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $597.39 million
• Price / Sales: 2.12
• Cash Flow: $8.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.24
• Book Value: $59.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,940,000
• Free Float: 16,315,000
• Market Cap: $1.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83