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$74.78 -1.33 (-1.75%)
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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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, First Busey had 1 more articles in the media than QCR. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for QCR. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat QCR's score of 1.24 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Busey
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

QCR currently has a consensus target price of $87.38, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 16.90%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

QCR has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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$597.39M2.12$113.85M$6.6411.26
First Busey$663.36M3.12$113.69M$1.1220.75

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 raised 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.

QCR has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% 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 11.71% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QCR19.43% 11.71% 1.30%
First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04%

Summary

QCR beats First Busey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding QCRH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$1.29B$2.54B$12.44B$9.82B
Dividend Yield0.32%3.64%5.55%4.07%
P/E Ratio11.2610.7019.6225.12
Price / Sales2.122.3626.71114.82
Price / Cash9.3410.6521.8559.05
Price / Book1.211.132.286.18
Net Income$113.85M$174.52M$1.00B$264.89M
7 Day Performance6.01%2.54%1.23%4.18%
1 Month Performance1.69%-1.74%1.37%1.99%
1 Year Performance3.62%9.17%539.15%24.22%

QCR Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QCRH
QCR
3.5996 of 5 stars
$74.78
-1.7%
$87.38
+16.8%
+4.7%$1.29B$597.39M11.261,013Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.9564 of 5 stars
$22.36
+0.3%
$27.17
+21.5%
-7.7%$1.99B$663.36M19.961,548Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.8616 of 5 stars
$45.48
+0.2%
$49.71
+9.3%
+12.5%$3.18B$1.39B10.991,266News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4294 of 5 stars
$23.63
-0.3%
$29.00
+22.7%
+0.2%$2.27B$1.62B9.452,090Insider Trade
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.4353 of 5 stars
$37.32
+0.1%
$43.33
+16.1%
-0.6%$894.31M$453.67M10.601,198
FRME
First Merchants
4.8974 of 5 stars
$37.47
-0.2%
$48.25
+28.8%
+7.0%$2.17B$1.07B9.712,120News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.5545 of 5 stars
$15.31
+0.6%
$18.00
+17.6%
+8.8%$669.90M$359.45M13.09910Positive News
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.9933 of 5 stars
$30.60
+0.5%
$36.00
+17.6%
-5.2%$630.60M$323.14M9.97920News Coverage
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.4559 of 5 stars
$21.87
+0.7%
$27.50
+25.7%
-6.2%$2.11B$905.41M15.401,325Insider Trade
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.5636 of 5 stars
$53.41
+0.2%
$57.67
+8.0%
+31.7%$631.76M$307.51M10.21880News Coverage
Positive News
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9951 of 5 stars
$29.54
+0.1%
$38.83
+31.5%
+0.4%$2.83B$953.62M17.802,195Short Interest ↓

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This page (NASDAQ:QCRH) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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