HC Wainwright Predicts Increased Earnings for Quantum-Si

Quantum-Si incorporated (NASDAQ:QSI - Free Report) - HC Wainwright lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Quantum-Si in a research report issued on Monday, May 19th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Ramakanth now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.62) per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($0.66). HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $5.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quantum-Si's current full-year earnings is ($0.65) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Quantum-Si's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.17) EPS.

Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.06. Quantum-Si had a negative return on equity of 36.96% and a negative net margin of 3,968.84%. The firm had revenue of $0.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $0.96 million.

A number of other research firms have also commented on QSI. Alliance Global Partners restated a "buy" rating on shares of Quantum-Si in a research report on Friday. National Bankshares set a $3.65 price target on Quantum-Si in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th.

Quantum-Si Trading Up 19.1%

Quantum-Si stock opened at $1.68 on Wednesday. Quantum-Si has a 1-year low of $0.61 and a 1-year high of $5.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $307.68 million, a PE ratio of -2.63 and a beta of 2.71. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $1.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.60.

Insider Activity

In other Quantum-Si news, CEO Jeffrey Alan Hawkins sold 23,707 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.39, for a total value of $32,952.73. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,646,716 shares in the company, valued at $3,678,935.24. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 36,650 shares of company stock valued at $50,944. Company insiders own 30.04% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Quantum-Si in the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,721,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Quantum-Si by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,368,376 shares of the company's stock worth $6,395,000 after purchasing an additional 51,455 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Quantum-Si by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 841,146 shares of the company's stock worth $2,271,000 after purchasing an additional 40,026 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Quantum-Si by 1,211.4% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 544,956 shares of the company's stock worth $1,471,000 after purchasing an additional 503,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in Quantum-Si by 50.2% during the first quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 368,968 shares of the company's stock valued at $443,000 after buying an additional 123,383 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.90% of the company's stock.

About Quantum-Si

Quantum-Si incorporated, a life sciences company, engages in the development of single-molecule detection platform to enable Next Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS). The company's platform is comprised of the Platinum NGPS instrument; the Platinum Analysis Software service; and reagent kits and semiconductor chips for use with its instruments.

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