Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC – Get Free Report) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Quest Resource has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Quest Resource and PureCycle Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quest Resource | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| PureCycle Technologies | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.13 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
48.2% of Quest Resource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Quest Resource shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Quest Resource and PureCycle Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quest Resource | $288.53 million | 0.10 | -$15.06 million | ($1.21) | -1.13 |
| PureCycle Technologies | N/A | N/A | -$289.14 million | ($1.69) | -7.75 |
Quest Resource has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quest Resource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Quest Resource and PureCycle Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quest Resource | -9.34% | -13.12% | -3.98% |
| PureCycle Technologies | N/A | -107.05% | -23.78% |
Summary
Quest Resource beats PureCycle Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quest Resource
Quest Resource Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides solutions for the reuse, recycling, and disposal of various waste streams and recyclables in the United States. The company provides disposal and recycling services for motor oil and automotive lubricants, oil filters, scrap tires, oily water, goods destruction, food waste, meat renderings, cooking oil and grease trap waste, plastics, cardboard, metal, glass, mixed paper, construction debris, as well as a large variety of regulated and non-regulated solid, liquid, and gas wastes. It offers antifreeze and windshield washer fluid, dumpster and compacting equipment, and other minor ancillary services. In addition, the company offers landfill diversion services. Its services focus on the waste streams and recyclables from big box, grocers, and other retailers; automotive maintenance, quick lube, dealerships, and collision repair; transportation, logistics, and internal fleet operators; manufacturing plants; multi-family and commercial properties; restaurant chains and food operations; and construction and demolition projects. The company markets its services to automotive, manufacturing, hospitality and retail, construction and demolition, and commercial and multi-family property management industries through direct sales force and strategic partnerships. The company was formerly known as Infinity Resources Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Quest Resource Holding Corporation in October 2013. Quest Resource Holding Corporation is headquartered in The Colony, Texas.
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
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