Head-To-Head Comparison: Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) & China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF)

China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF) and Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group�� and Quest Resource”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Everbright Environment Group��	$3.53 billion	1.17	$503.48 million	N/A	N/A
Quest Resource	$250.22 million	0.09	-$15.38 million	($0.73)	-1.51

China Everbright Environment Group�� has higher revenue and earnings than Quest Resource.

Profitability

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group�� and Quest Resource’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Everbright Environment Group��	N/A	N/A	N/A
Quest Resource	-6.15%	-14.18%	-3.92%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for China Everbright Environment Group�� and Quest Resource, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Everbright Environment Group��	0	0	0	0	0.00
Quest Resource	2	1	0	0	1.33

Quest Resource has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 104.55%. Given Quest Resource’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quest Resource is more favorable than China Everbright Environment Group��.

Risk and Volatility

China Everbright Environment Group�� has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quest Resource has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

China Everbright Environment Group�� beats Quest Resource on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Everbright Environment Group��

China Everbright Environment Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides environmental solutions worldwide. The company’s Environmental Energy Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates food and kitchen waste treatment, leachate and fecal treatment, sludge treatment and disposal, fly ash landfill, medical waste, and solid waste treatment projects, as well as waste-to-energy and methane-to-energy plants. This segment also provides waste sorting, renewable resources utilization, and sanitation operation services. Its Greentech Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates integrated biomass utilization, hazardous and solid waste treatment, and solar energy and wind power projects, as well as offers environmental remediation services. The company’s Environmental Water Project Construction and Operation segment constructs, upgrades, and operates waste water treatment plants; water supply and reusable water treatment plants; and sponge city construction, sludge treatment and disposal, leachate treatment, river-basin ecological restoration, and waste water source heat pump projects. This segment also researches and develops water environment technologies and engineering projects. The company’s Others segment conducts environmental protection technology research and development projects; provides environmental related technological, and protection project equipment construction and installation services; designs environmental protection projects; and sells related equipment. It also collects and treats municipal wastes by mechanical and biological technology; and manufactures environmental protection equipment. The company was formerly known as China Everbright International Limited and changed its name to China Everbright Environment Group Limited in September 2020. China Everbright Environment Group Limited was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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.