Public Sector Pension Investment Board Purchases 38,921 Shares of QuinStreet, Inc. $QNST

Key Points

• The Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in QuinStreet, Inc. by 27.8%, owning a total of 179,096 shares valued at approximately $3.2 million.
• QuinStreet's stock price has fluctuated, with a 52-week range between $14.27 and $26.27, and it currently trades around $14.74.
• Analysts' consensus rating for QuinStreet is a "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $27.00, indicating potential upside for investors.

Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its position in shares of QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST - Free Report) by 27.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 179,096 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 38,921 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned about 0.32% of QuinStreet worth $3,195,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,027,512 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $71,851,000 after acquiring an additional 25,482 shares during the period. Driehaus Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of QuinStreet by 28.4% during the fourth quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 2,787,695 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $64,312,000 after purchasing an additional 617,216 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of QuinStreet by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 652,650 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $15,057,000 after purchasing an additional 86,970 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of QuinStreet by 12.2% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 572,181 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $10,208,000 after purchasing an additional 62,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of QuinStreet by 537.4% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 332,763 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $7,677,000 after purchasing an additional 280,554 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.83% of the company's stock.

QuinStreet Price Performance

NASDAQ QNST traded up $0.50 on Friday, hitting $15.57. 565,490 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 593,213. The company's 50 day moving average price is $15.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $898.08 million, a P/E ratio of 173.00 and a beta of 0.71. QuinStreet, Inc. has a twelve month low of $14.27 and a twelve month high of $26.27.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $262.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $255.84 million. QuinStreet had a return on equity of 4.56% and a net margin of 0.43%.QuinStreet's quarterly revenue was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. QuinStreet has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that QuinStreet, Inc. will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on QNST. B. Riley cut their price objective on shares of QuinStreet from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $29.00 price objective on shares of QuinStreet in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of QuinStreet from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and set a $31.00 price objective on shares of QuinStreet in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Lake Street Capital dropped their price target on shares of QuinStreet from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.00.

QuinStreet Profile

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.