QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• QuinStreet, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from five analysts, with four recommending a buy and one a hold.
• The average twelve-month price target for QuinStreet is $27.00, with various analysts setting targets between $18.00 and $31.00.
• In its latest earnings report, QuinStreet missed the earnings per share consensus by $0.01, but reported a 32.1% increase in revenue compared to the previous year.

QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the five brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.00.

Several research firms recently commented on QNST. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $29.00 price objective on shares of QuinStreet in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $31.00 price objective on shares of QuinStreet in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of QuinStreet from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Lake Street Capital cut their price objective on shares of QuinStreet from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, B. Riley cut their price objective on shares of QuinStreet from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On QuinStreet

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in QuinStreet by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,027,512 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $71,851,000 after purchasing an additional 25,482 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC raised its position in QuinStreet by 13.6% during the first quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 3,165,649 shares of the technology company's stock worth $56,475,000 after acquiring an additional 377,954 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in QuinStreet by 0.9% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,248,579 shares of the technology company's stock worth $40,115,000 after acquiring an additional 20,011 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in QuinStreet by 2.2% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,361,252 shares of the technology company's stock worth $21,918,000 after acquiring an additional 29,783 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in QuinStreet by 46.7% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 882,021 shares of the technology company's stock worth $14,201,000 after acquiring an additional 280,942 shares in the last quarter. 97.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

QuinStreet Stock Performance

QNST stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $15.68. 1,058,399 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 634,091. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $15.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.58. The company has a market cap of $904.42 million, a PE ratio of 174.22 and a beta of 0.68. QuinStreet has a one year low of $14.27 and a one year high of $26.27.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $262.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $255.84 million. QuinStreet had a return on equity of 4.56% and a net margin of 0.43%.The business's revenue was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share. QuinStreet has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that QuinStreet will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.

QuinStreet Company Profile

QuinStreet, Inc, an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers.