QuinStreet (QNST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QuinStreet, Inc. is a performance marketing and online marketplace company that connects consumers with brands and service providers. The company uses digital media, data, and technology to help businesses acquire customers through channels such as search, content, comparison websites, and its network of publishing partners.

QuinStreet operates in several high-value categories, including insurance, home services, financial services, and business-to-business services. Its products and platforms are designed to help consumers research and compare products or services while enabling advertisers to receive qualified leads, calls, and customer opportunities.

Founded in 1999, QuinStreet is headquartered in Foster City, California, and primarily serves the United States market. The company was founded by Doug Valenti, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.68 to $17.31
• 50-Day Range: $14.98 to $22.02
• 52-Week Range: $10.28 to $22.29
• Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 849,145 shs
• Market Capitalization: $895.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.07
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $23.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

QuinStreet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QuinStreet scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 244 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

QuinStreet has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

QuinStreet has a consensus price target of $23.50, representing about 39.9% upside from its current price of $16.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

QuinStreet has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for QuinStreet are expected to grow by 25.47% in the coming year, from $1.06 to $1.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of QuinStreet is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of QuinStreet is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.33.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

QuinStreet has a P/B Ratio of 2.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.05% of the float of QuinStreet has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

QuinStreet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QuinStreet has recently increased by 12.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

QuinStreet does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

QuinStreet does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

QuinStreet has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for QuinStreet this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for QNST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added QuinStreet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, QuinStreet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $17,155,022.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.50% of the stock of QuinStreet is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.83% of the stock of QuinStreet is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:QNST
• CIK: 1117297
• Web: www.quinstreet.com
• Phone: (650) 578-7632
• Fax: 650-350-1423
• Employees: 1,074
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for QuinStreet: $23.50
• High Price Target: $26.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $81.24 million
• Net Margins: 6.28%
• Pretax Margin: 2.41%
• Return on Equity: 12.73%
• Return on Assets: 6.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: $1.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.47
• Book Value: $5.62 per share
• Price / Book: 2.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,220,000
• Free Float: 55,220,000
• Market Cap: $884.34 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70