Q3 Earnings Estimate for Knightscope Issued By HC Wainwright

Key Points

• HC Wainwright has revised Knightscope's Q3 2025 earnings estimate to ($0.79) per share, an improvement from the previous estimate of ($1.41), while maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $12.00.
• The company's most recent quarterly earnings showed an EPS of ($0.90), exceeding estimates, yet it reported revenues of $2.75 million, which were below consensus estimates.
• Knightscope's stock has seen mixed ratings, with three analysts rating it as a "Buy" while others have downgraded it to "Sell," creating an average target price of $15.33.

Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:KSCP - Free Report) - Research analysts at HC Wainwright upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Knightscope in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.79) for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($1.41). HC Wainwright currently has a "Buy" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Knightscope's current full-year earnings is ($12.15) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Knightscope's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.72) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($3.68) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($2.41) EPS.

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

Knightscope Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ KSCP traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $5.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 90,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 377,179. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.90. The stock has a market cap of $55.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 1.74. Knightscope has a 12 month low of $2.45 and a 12 month high of $28.57. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.42.

Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.90) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.09) by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.86 million. Knightscope had a negative return on equity of 213.31% and a negative net margin of 282.34%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Knightscope

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Total Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Knightscope during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Knightscope during the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Knightscope during the second quarter valued at approximately $77,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Knightscope by 32.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 53,372 shares of the company's stock valued at $264,000 after buying an additional 13,081 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 14.61% of the company's stock.

Knightscope Company Profile

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.