QCR (QCRH) Competitors

Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) and QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, AUB or QCRH?

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QCR has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AUB or QCRH?

Atlantic Union Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than QCR. QCR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic Union Bankshares	$857.44M	5.57	$209.13M	$2.19	15.30
QCR	$597.39M	2.09	$113.85M	$6.65	11.08

Do analysts rate AUB or QCRH?

Atlantic Union Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.37%. QCR has a consensus price target of $85.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.85%. Given Atlantic Union Bankshares' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than QCR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic Union Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
QCR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AUB or QCRH a better dividend stock?

Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 62.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QCR pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Atlantic Union Bankshares has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Atlantic Union Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AUB or QCRH?

78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of QCR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of QCR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AUB or QCRH more profitable?

QCR has a net margin of 19.17% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 15.53%. QCR's return on equity of 12.03% beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic Union Bankshares	15.53%	8.50%	1.06%
QCR	19.17%	12.03%	1.31%

Does the media refer more to AUB or QCRH?

In the previous week, Atlantic Union Bankshares had 5 more articles in the media than QCR. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares and 6 mentions for QCR. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat QCR's score of -0.28 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic Union Bankshares	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QCR	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Atlantic Union Bankshares beats QCR on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.