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Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Lowered to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

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Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP - Get Free Report) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on KSCP. Lake Street Capital decreased their target price on Knightscope from $17.00 to $9.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Knightscope in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets lowered their price target on Knightscope from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 6th.

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Knightscope Stock Performance

Knightscope stock traded down $1.17 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $7.49. 916,970 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 290,785. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.65 million, a PE ratio of -0.92 and a beta of 1.70. Knightscope has a fifty-two week low of $2.45 and a fifty-two week high of $28.57. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 2.06 and a current ratio of 2.27.

Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported ($1.28) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.47) by $0.19. Knightscope had a negative return on equity of 228.33% and a negative net margin of 270.66%. The firm had revenue of $2.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.55 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Knightscope will post -12.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Knightscope

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Knightscope stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:KSCP - Free Report) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,111 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,486 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 0.84% of Knightscope worth $367,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 14.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Knightscope Company Profile

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Knightscope, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, markets, deploys, and supports autonomous security robots (ASR) in the United States. Its products include K3 and K5 ASRs designed to roam a geo-fenced area autonomously by utilizing numerous sensors and lasers, either on a random basis or based on a particular patrolling algorithm to navigate around people, vehicles, and objects in dynamic indoor or outdoor environments; K1, an ASR for used in indoors or outdoors and at ingress/egress points for both people and vehicles; and K7, a multi-terrain ASR.

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