QCRH NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

QCR Holdings Inc · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 100.2 USD
1.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 1.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 31/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 63/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 100.2 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.6% latest completed week
4W Return 1.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 92.3% 48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 48-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 13 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 1.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9412-week average 0.72

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.94Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1313 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 13 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.9% over four weeks, 10.3% over 12 weeks, and 33.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 48 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.6%
4W1.9%
12W10.3%
26W15.2%
52W33.4%
Active trend streak48 weeks
Active weeks in one year48
Trend breadth92.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.94Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.60Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change138.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength97/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality94/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework72/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
11.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
31.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
61.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
24.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
102.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-16.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
25.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

QCRH shows mixed options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 7.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction31/100
Expected move7.5%
Put/call volume
Pressure12
Speculation0
Volatility46
Trend agreement83
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Insider activity5 / 5

5 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 15 relevant articles.

10 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.7%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-6.4%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026100.2 USD1.6%90.31 USD71.57 USD0.948.60796.8KOn
17 Jul 202698.60 USD2.2%89.79 USD71.26 USD1.005.41375.7KOn
10 Jul 202696.50 USD-0.2%89.35 USD70.92 USD1.04-1.01497.7KOn
3 Jul 202696.65 USD-1.6%89.01 USD70.58 USD1.130.98450.7KOn
26 Jun 202698.27 USD3.5%88.64 USD70.23 USD1.113.611.1MOn
19 Jun 202694.96 USD-1.3%88.07 USD69.86 USD0.70-4.18498.1KOn
12 Jun 202696.23 USD3.0%87.52 USD69.51 USD0.41-0.22560.3KOn
5 Jun 202693.44 USD1.5%86.92 USD69.16 USD-0.06-0.72608.4KOn
29 May 202692.05 USD1.4%86.34 USD68.85 USD-0.31-6.52255.1KOn
22 May 202690.78 USD3.8%85.74 USD68.52 USD-0.30-5.20434.8KOn
15 May 202687.49 USD-3.8%85.27 USD68.19 USD-0.27-7.62417.9KOn
8 May 202690.97 USD0.2%84.60 USD67.88 USD-0.03-4.42499.4KOn
1 May 202690.77 USD2.8%83.89 USD67.53 USD-0.010.49565.1KOn
24 Apr 202688.30 USD-4.7%83.36 USD67.20 USD-0.14-0.76614.6KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.