QuinStreet (QNST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QuinStreet, Inc. is a performance marketing and online marketplace company that connects consumers with brands in industries such as insurance, lending, credit cards, banking, and home services. The company operates digital media properties and uses technology, data, and analytics to help consumers compare products and services from participating providers.

QuinStreet’s platform supports customer acquisition through online inquiries, leads, clicks, calls, and other actions. Its products and services are designed to help businesses reach consumers who are actively researching or seeking financial and home-related services, while providing consumers with information and comparison options.

Founded in 1999, QuinStreet is headquartered in Foster City, California, and primarily serves the United States market. The company’s operations include proprietary marketing technology, digital publishing, search and performance marketing, and marketplace services. Douglas Valenti is QuinStreet’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.73 to $15.17
• 50-Day Range: $14.21 to $22.02
• 52-Week Range: $10.28 to $22.29
• Volume: 813,696 shs
• Average Volume: 1.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $856.58 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.62
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $23.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

QuinStreet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QuinStreet scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 237 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 57.0% upside from its current price of $14.97.

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 10.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of QuinStreet is 10.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.64.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

QuinStreet has a P/B Ratio of 2.66. 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

10.75% 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 7.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QuinStreet has recently increased by 20.88%, 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: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

QuinStreet has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for QuinStreet this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for QNST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% 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 50% 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 $16,999,952.00 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: 10/03/2026
• 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: +57.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.12
• 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: 0.66
• Cash Flow: $1.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.08
• Book Value: $5.62 per share
• Price / Book: 2.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,220,000
• Free Float: 55,220,000
• Market Cap: $856.58 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74