Knightscope (KSCP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Knightscope, Inc. develops autonomous security technology designed to help organizations monitor and protect public and private spaces. The company combines robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous navigation, and communications technologies to support security personnel and provide a visible presence in environments such as corporate campuses, shopping centers, residential communities, hospitals, schools, and public facilities.

Its product portfolio includes autonomous security robots such as the outdoor K5, indoor K3, and compact K1 models, as well as related systems including the K1 Blue Light Tower. These products are designed to perform tasks including patrols, video monitoring, two-way communication, incident detection, and integration with security operations. Knightscope offers its solutions primarily through a recurring service model and supports customers with remote monitoring and operational services.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Knightscope serves customers in the United States. The company became publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market in 2022. William Santana Li is Knightscope’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.53 to $0.54
• 50-Day Range: $0.52 to $1.48
• 52-Week Range: $0.52 to $6.04
• Volume: 49,774 shs
• Average Volume: 786,930 shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.43 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Knightscope Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Knightscope scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 493rd out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Knightscope has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Knightscope has a consensus price target of $12.67, representing about 2,305.4% upside from its current price of $0.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Knightscope has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Knightscope are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.46) to ($1.96) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Knightscope is -0.15, 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 Knightscope is -0.15, 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

Knightscope has a P/B Ratio of 0.24. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.01% of the float of Knightscope has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Knightscope has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Knightscope has recently increased by 12.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Knightscope does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Knightscope this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for KSCP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -93% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Knightscope to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Knightscope insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.75% of the stock of Knightscope is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

14.61% of the stock of Knightscope is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 10/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Security & Alarm Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KSCP
• CIK: 1600983
• Web: www.knightscope.com
• Phone: 650-924-1025
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 90
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Knightscope: $12.67
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2,285.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.43)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$33.81 million
• Net Margins: -217.29%
• Pretax Margin: -217.29%
• Return on Equity: -152.20%
• Return on Assets: -90.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.34 million
• Price / Sales: 1.09
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.22 per share
• Price / Book: 0.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,330,000
• Free Float: 22,920,000
• Market Cap: $12.39 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.33