Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Receives "Buy" Rating from HC Wainwright

Key Points

• Knightscope's stock (NASDAQ:KSCP) received a reiteration of its "buy" rating from HC Wainwright, with a price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 114.67% from its current price.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of ($0.90), surpassing analysts' expectations of ($1.09), although revenue fell short at $2.75 million compared to the projected $2.86 million.
• Knightscope has received mixed ratings from analysts, with a consensus target price of $15.33 and several firms switching their recommendations between buy and sell over recent months.

HC Wainwright reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP - Free Report) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. HC Wainwright currently has a $12.00 price objective on the stock. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Knightscope's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.79) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.72) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($3.68) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($2.41) EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Knightscope from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Lake Street Capital set a $8.00 price objective on shares of Knightscope and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Knightscope from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $15.33.

Knightscope Stock Down 1.8%

KSCP stock traded down $0.10 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $5.38. 144,645 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 379,498. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.99 million, a P/E ratio of -0.82 and a beta of 1.74. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Knightscope has a 1 year low of $2.45 and a 1 year high of $28.57.

Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.90) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.09) by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.86 million. Knightscope had a negative net margin of 282.34% and a negative return on equity of 213.31%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Knightscope will post -12.15 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Knightscope

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Total Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Knightscope in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Knightscope by 32.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 53,372 shares of the company's stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 13,081 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Knightscope in the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Knightscope in the 2nd quarter worth $77,000. 14.61% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Knightscope

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.