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$75.33 +0.99 (+1.33%)
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QCRH vs. BUSE, CATY, FFBC, FMBH, FRME, HBNC, IBCP, PPBI, THFF, and WSBC

Should you be buying QCR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QCR include First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), First Merchants (FRME), Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC), Independent Bank (IBCP), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), and WesBanco (WSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

QCR vs. Its Competitors

QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QCR$597.39M2.13$113.85M$6.6411.34
First Busey$557.44M3.73$113.69M$1.1220.73

QCR has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

QCR has a net margin of 19.43% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. QCR's return on equity of 11.86% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QCR19.43% 11.86% 1.30%
First Busey 9.48%9.76%1.11%

QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. QCR pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

70.0% of QCR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of QCR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, First Busey had 15 more articles in the media than QCR. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for First Busey and 14 mentions for QCR. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat QCR's score of 0.85 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
QCR
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Busey
11 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

QCR currently has a consensus target price of $86.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.50%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than QCR.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
QCR
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

QCR beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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QCRH vs. The Competition

MetricQCRBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.26B$2.41B$12.26B$9.50B
Dividend Yield0.32%3.59%5.54%4.00%
P/E Ratio11.3411.5019.0620.08
Price / Sales2.132.3826.1199.95
Price / Cash9.1310.6321.6358.56
Price / Book1.271.192.205.88
Net Income$113.85M$174.52M$998.02M$258.89M
7 Day Performance0.25%-1.95%0.58%3.70%
1 Month Performance10.78%1.72%3.45%11.71%
1 Year Performance-0.82%5.30%536.27%17.98%

QCR Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QCRH
QCR
3.6579 of 5 stars
$75.33
+1.3%
$86.25
+14.5%
+0.4%$1.26B$597.39M11.341,013News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BUSE
First Busey
4.9019 of 5 stars
$24.42
+1.9%
$27.67
+13.3%
-18.0%$2.19B$663.36M22.821,548Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.0566 of 5 stars
$49.26
+2.4%
$50.17
+1.8%
+3.7%$3.45B$1.39B12.441,266News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.449 of 5 stars
$25.78
+1.3%
$28.75
+11.5%
-8.1%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.5419 of 5 stars
$39.40
+1.3%
$43.83
+11.3%
-1.3%$945.21M$453.67M11.731,198News Coverage
Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FRME
First Merchants
4.7794 of 5 stars
$41.73
+1.8%
$46.40
+11.2%
-1.6%$2.43B$633.33M11.722,120News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.5098 of 5 stars
$15.84
+0.8%
$17.33
+9.4%
-4.2%$697.20M$203.08M15.53910News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
IBCP
Independent Bank
4.0063 of 5 stars
$34.44
+2.1%
$36.67
+6.5%
-7.6%$713.60M$323.14M10.97920News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7106 of 5 stars
$22.56
+0.9%
$27.25
+20.8%
-15.5%$2.19B$541.46M14.841,325News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.2843 of 5 stars
$57.84
+4.0%
$55.67
-3.8%
+19.4%$685.46M$231.89M12.52880Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9479 of 5 stars
$33.41
+1.3%
$38.71
+15.9%
-6.8%$3.20B$649.20M21.842,195Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:QCRH) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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