Quest Resource (QRHC) Competitors

Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) and Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RGP or QRHC?

Quest Resource has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Resources Connection. Quest Resource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resources Connection, 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
Resources Connection	$551.33M	0.28	-$191.78M	-$5.82	-0.79
Quest Resource	$288.53M	0.13	-$15.06M	-$1.19	-1.49

Do analysts recommend RGP or QRHC?

Resources Connection presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.36%. Quest Resource has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.76%. Given Quest Resource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quest Resource is more favorable than Resources Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resources Connection	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Quest Resource	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RGP or QRHC?

93.2% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Quest Resource shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Resources Connection shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Quest Resource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RGP or QRHC?

Resources Connection has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quest Resource has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RGP or QRHC?

In the previous week, Quest Resource had 5 more articles in the media than Resources Connection. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Quest Resource and 5 mentions for Resources Connection. Resources Connection's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Quest Resource's score of -0.37 indicating that Resources Connection is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Resources Connection	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quest Resource	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RGP or QRHC more profitable?

Quest Resource has a net margin of -8.73% compared to Resources Connection's net margin of -34.78%. Resources Connection's return on equity of 0.31% beat Quest Resource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resources Connection	-34.78%	0.31%	0.23%
Quest Resource	-8.73%	-9.11%	-2.95%

Summary

Resources Connection and Quest Resource tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.