NEW YORK, May 31, 2026, 09:05 EDT
QCR Holdings Inc. (QCRH) finished Friday at $92.15, up 0.84% for the day, about 1.4% above where it traded May 22. The stock, listed on the Nasdaq, is near its 52-week high after a four-day week that started after Memorial Day.
This matters now with no cash trading on Sundays. Nasdaq’s normal market hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, so whatever level stocks close at on Friday is the starting point for the week.
QCR announced a $0.10 cash dividend, saying its board approved the payout for shareholders of record as of June 18. The dividend is set for July 3. At the company’s annual meeting, QCR said four Class III directors kept their spots.
QCRH moved higher Tuesday, slipped Wednesday, held flat Thursday and jumped Friday. Shares finished the week a bit higher, but there was no surge in volume or news from earnings.
QCR runs four banks out of Moline, Illinois, operating 37 branches with 1,039 staff across Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. The stock trades like a regional-bank name, not one of the big national money-center banks.
QCR’s April Q1 earnings are still the main story. The bank reported net income of $33.4 million, or $1.99 per share, up from $25.8 million and $1.52 per share a year ago. President and CEO Todd Gipple said it was a “record first quarter net income,” pointing to bigger loans, more deposits, lower costs and a slight margin gain.
Management is linking the next phase of performance to low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) lending, which is tied to affordable housing. On the April earnings call, executives kept their outlook for gross annualized loan growth at 10% to 15% for the last three quarters of 2026, and said they expect LIHTC loan sales and securitizations in the second quarter.
Regional bank stocks traded mixed on Friday. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF edged up 0.1%. First Busey added 0.5% and HBT Financial was flat. QCRH climbed 0.84% and outpaced the others in the group for the day.
QCR’s outlook could get hit if rates or credit conditions turn. Net interest margin was below the low end of the bank’s guidance last quarter, and CFO Nick Anderson told investors to expect the second-quarter margin to be “static to an increase of 3 basis points.” A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. The bank pointed to one large criticized loan on the books. Nonperforming assets stayed at 0.45% of total assets. Investing
QCRH heads into this week with investors focused on a few things: if the stock can hang on to Friday’s bounce, whether regional banks like QCRH keep up with the rest of the financials, and if QCRH’s story on deposits and LIHTC execution stays solid as the June dividend record date closes in. There is little margin for error here. At this level, the market is already pricing in steady execution from QCRH.
