Trexquant Investment LP Has $3.84 Million Holdings in QuinStreet, Inc. $QNST

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in QuinStreet, Inc. by 490.4%, acquiring an additional 178,862 shares during the first quarter, bringing its total ownership to approximately 0.38% of the company.
• QuinStreet reported a net margin of 0.43% for the last quarter, with revenue increasing by 32.1% year-over-year, despite an earnings per share (EPS) miss of $0.01 against analyst estimates.
• The stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with a target price averaging around $27.00, following various mixed ratings adjustments from analysts in recent reports.

Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST - Free Report) by 490.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 215,332 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 178,862 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned about 0.38% of QuinStreet worth $3,842,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in QuinStreet by 0.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,027,512 shares of the technology company's stock worth $71,851,000 after purchasing an additional 25,482 shares during the period. Driehaus Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in QuinStreet by 28.4% in the fourth quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 2,787,695 shares of the technology company's stock worth $64,312,000 after purchasing an additional 617,216 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in QuinStreet by 0.9% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,248,579 shares of the technology company's stock worth $40,115,000 after purchasing an additional 20,011 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in QuinStreet by 2.8% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 670,742 shares of the technology company's stock worth $11,966,000 after purchasing an additional 18,092 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in QuinStreet by 12.2% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 572,181 shares of the technology company's stock worth $10,208,000 after purchasing an additional 62,232 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.83% of the company's stock.

QuinStreet Stock Up 1.1%

QuinStreet stock traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $15.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 437,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 638,907. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $15.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.42. The company has a market capitalization of $920.00 million, a PE ratio of 177.22 and a beta of 0.68. QuinStreet, Inc. has a 12 month low of $14.27 and a 12 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 anticipate that QuinStreet, Inc. will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. B. Riley dropped their price target on shares of QuinStreet from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of QuinStreet from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $29.00 price target on shares of QuinStreet in a research report on Friday, August 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.00.

About QuinStreet

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.