QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) Receives $27.00 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Key Points

• QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from five ratings firms, with one hold and four buy ratings.
• The current average twelve-month price target among analysts for QuinStreet stands at $27.00, reflecting varying assessments of the company's stock performance.
• Despite reporting a net margin of only 0.43%, QuinStreet's revenue increased by 32.1% year-over-year, totaling $262.05 million for the quarter.

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

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 8.2% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 14,622 shares of the technology company's stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 1,109 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 8.5% in the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 15,184 shares of the technology company's stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 1,189 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 4.1% in the first quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 31,717 shares of the technology company's stock worth $566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,247 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 4.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 31,983 shares of the technology company's stock worth $571,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of QuinStreet in the first quarter worth $25,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.83% of the company's stock.

QuinStreet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QNST 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. QuinStreet has a twelve month low of $14.27 and a twelve month high of $26.27. The company has a market cap of $904.42 million, a PE ratio of 174.22 and a beta of 0.68. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $15.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.58.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST - Get Free Report) last issued 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). QuinStreet had a return on equity of 4.56% and a net margin of 0.43%.The business had revenue of $262.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $255.84 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. QuinStreet's 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 anticipate that QuinStreet will post 0.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About QuinStreet

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.