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

Key Points

• QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from six brokerages, with one analyst issuing a sell rating and four recommending a buy.
• The company's stock is currently valued at around $14.53, with a 1-year target price set by analysts at $27.00 and a market capitalization of approximately $834.69 million.
• QuinStreet reported earnings per share of $0.25 last quarter, falling short of analyst estimates, but its revenue grew by 32.1% year-over-year, reaching $262.05 million.

QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $27.00.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on QNST shares. B. Riley reduced their price target on QuinStreet from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen raised QuinStreet from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of QuinStreet in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Lake Street Capital cut their price target on shares of QuinStreet from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $29.00 price objective on shares of QuinStreet in a report on Friday, August 8th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On QuinStreet

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of QNST. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 25,482 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 377,954 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in QuinStreet by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,248,579 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $40,115,000 after purchasing an additional 20,011 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in QuinStreet by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,361,252 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $21,918,000 after purchasing an additional 29,783 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in QuinStreet by 1,443.4% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,136,759 shares of the technology company's stock worth $17,586,000 after purchasing an additional 1,063,107 shares during the last quarter. 97.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

QuinStreet Price Performance

QNST opened at $14.53 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $15.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.87. QuinStreet has a 1 year low of $13.56 and a 1 year high of $26.27. The stock has a market cap of $834.69 million, a P/E ratio of 161.44 and a beta of 0.77.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.01). QuinStreet had a net margin of 0.43% and a return on equity of 4.56%. The firm had revenue of $262.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $255.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis. QuinStreet has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities 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.

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