Raymond James starts QCR Holdings stock coverage at Outperform

Published on 10/05/2026 at 09:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

QCR Holdings stock costs EUR 90.00 on October 5, 2026 after EUR 89.75. Second-quarter EPS rose 28.00 percent to USD 2.19.

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QCR Holdings (ISIN US74727A1043) stock was trading at EUR 90.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026, up 0.28 percent from the EUR 89.75 prior close. According to Investing.com on October 1, 2026, Raymond James initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a USD 110.00 price target.

Analyst coverage adds a benchmark

The new rating gives investors a fresh reference point ahead of QCR Holdings' next scheduled report. The USD 110.00 target is stated in the company's primary trading currency and is separate from the EUR 90.00 Lang & Schwarz indication.

Raymond James also set earnings per share estimates of USD 8.60 for 2026, USD 9.15 for 2027 and USD 10.10 for 2028, according to the same October 1 report. The sequence implies a defined earnings growth path, but the estimates remain forecasts rather than reported results.

Second-quarter earnings beat expectations

QCR Holdings reported USD 36.3 million of net income and USD 2.19 of diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2026, with diluted earnings per share up 28.00 percent year over year, according to GlobeNewswire. The result is the latest reported quarterly earnings figure available before the October 5 publication date.

The earnings quality was mixed. MarketBeat reported quarterly revenue of USD 97.34 million against a USD 104.10 million analyst estimate, while earnings per share exceeded the USD 1.91 consensus by USD 0.28. That contrast puts fee income and credit quality alongside revenue growth as the next results' key reading points.

Third-quarter date is set

QCR Holdings will release third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market closes on October 20, 2026, and will discuss them on October 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, according to GlobeNewswire. As of June 30, 2026, the company had USD 9.5 billion in assets, USD 7.0 billion in loans and USD 7.4 billion in deposits.

QCR Holdings' scale matters because it links the upcoming earnings release to balance-sheet growth, not only to the quarterly earnings per share comparison. The October 20 report will show whether the second-quarter profit improvement was accompanied by continued expansion in loans and deposits.

QCR Holdings stock stays below its high

QCR Holdings stock was trading at EUR 90.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026 at 9:13 a.m. CEST, plus 0.28 percent versus the EUR 89.75 prior close. The primary Nasdaq listing had a USD 66.65 to USD 108.11 52-week range and a USD 1.7 billion market capitalization as of October 2, 2026.