QuinStreet (QNST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QuinStreet, Inc., an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers. It serves financial and home services industries. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.11 to $17.81
• 50-Day Range: $14.71 to $21.05
• 52-Week Range: $14.39 to $26.27
• Volume: 473,474 shs
• Average Volume: 475,169 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $29.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

QuinStreet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QuinStreet scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 322nd out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

QuinStreet has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

QuinStreet has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 333.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for QuinStreet are expected to grow by 333.33% in the coming year, from $0.12 to $0.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of QuinStreet is -80.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of QuinStreet is -80.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

QuinStreet has a P/B Ratio of 4.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.67% of the float of QuinStreet has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

QuinStreet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QuinStreet has recently increased by 62.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

QuinStreet does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

QuinStreet does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.67% of the float of QuinStreet has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

QuinStreet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QuinStreet has recently increased by 62.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

QuinStreet has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for QuinStreet this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for QNST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, QuinStreet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $445,046.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.00% of the stock of QuinStreet is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.83% of the stock of QuinStreet is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

QNST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have QNST shares performed this year?

QuinStreet's stock was trading at $23.07 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, QNST shares have decreased by 23.0% and is now trading at $17.77.
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How were QuinStreet's earnings last quarter?

QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 6th. The technology company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.21. QuinStreet had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.13% and a negative net margin of 1.31%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does QuinStreet have any subsidiaries?

QuinStreet subsidiaries include Modernize, FC Ecosystem LLC, MBT, CCM, AmOne, Smartia, ITBE, and others.

Who are QuinStreet's major shareholders?

QuinStreet's top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.58%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.50%), Lisanti Capital Growth LLC (0.14%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas Valenti, Gregory Wong, Stuart Huizinga, David J Pauldine, Matthew Glickman, Andrew T Sheehan, James R Simons and Hillary B Smith.
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How do I buy shares of QuinStreet?

Shares of QNST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of QuinStreet own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that QuinStreet investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/06/2025
• Today: 4/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:QNST
• CIK: 1117297
• Web: www.quinstreet.com
• Phone: (650) 578-7632
• Fax: 650-350-1423
• Employees: 790
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $29.80
• High Stock Price Target: $34.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +67.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.22)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 148.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-31,330,000.00
• Net Margins: -1.31%
• Pretax Margin: -1.32%
• Return on Equity: -4.13%
• Return on Assets: -2.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $928.72 million
• Price / Sales: 1.08
• Cash Flow: $0.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 177.40
• Book Value: $3.97 per share
• Price / Book: 4.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 56,469,000
• Free Float: 53,646,000
• Market Cap: $1.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.91