QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) vs. Sberbank of Russia (OTCMKTS:SBRCY) Head to Head Survey

Sberbank of Russia (OTCMKTS:SBRCY) and QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sberbank of Russia and QCR”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sberbank of Russia	$49.52 billion	0.06	$16.97 billion	N/A	N/A
QCR	$350.01 million	3.93	$113.56 million	$6.89	11.85

Sberbank of Russia has higher revenue and earnings than QCR.

Profitability

This table compares Sberbank of Russia and QCR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sberbank of Russia	40.80%	21.45%	2.97%
QCR	19.25%	12.92%	1.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Sberbank of Russia and QCR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sberbank of Russia	0	0	0	0	0.00
QCR	0	0	3	0	3.00

QCR has a consensus price target of $76.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.89%. Given QCR’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QCR is more favorable than Sberbank of Russia.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Sberbank of Russia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of QCR shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of QCR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Sberbank of Russia pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 163.5%. QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. QCR pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Sberbank of Russia has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QCR has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sberbank of Russia beats QCR on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sberbank of Russia

Sberbank of Russia, together with its subsidiaries, provides corporate and retail banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, corporate clients, and financial institutions. The company offers deposit products; pension accounts; payment, transfer, brokerage, and asset management services; car, housing, education, and consumer loans; mortgages; debit and credit cards, and overdraft service; and refinancing products. It also provides derivative, financial instrument, foreign currency, precious metal, corporate structured, and commodities and securities products, as well as debt and capital markets funding, documentary, and other commission services. In addition, it offers life, property, bank card, accident, liability, trust management, investment and universal life, travel, and mutual investment funds insurance products, as well as individual pension plans and corporate pension programs. Additionally, the company provides business bank accounts, platform for exporters and importers, merchant acquiring and international trading services, and corporate cards for small businesses; and loans, investment products and capital markets services, fund investment services, and banking services for corporate clients. It also provides trade finance, interbank lending, currency risk hedging, and treasury services; deposits, custody services, and electronic trading systems; and settlement and cash collection services to financial institutions. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 11 Regional banks and 14,162 branches in Russia. The company also has operations in 18 countries internationally. Sberbank of Russia was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

About QCR

QCR Holdings, Inc., a multi-bank holding company, provides commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services. The company’s deposit products include noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, time, and brokered deposits. It also provides various commercial and retail lending/leasing, and investment services to corporations, partnerships, individuals, and government agencies. The company’s loan portfolio comprises loans to small and mid-sized businesses; business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes; term loans for the acquisition of facilities, equipment, and other purposes; commercial and residential real estate loans; and installment and other consumer loans, such as home improvement, home equity, motor vehicle, and signature loans, as well as small personal credit lines. In addition, it engages in leasing of machinery and equipment to commercial and industrial businesses under direct financing lease contracts; and issuance of trust preferred securities. QCR Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.