QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) Receives $27.00 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment 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 price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $27.00.

QNST has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of QuinStreet in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley decreased their price objective on shares of QuinStreet from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of QuinStreet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $29.00 target price on shares of QuinStreet in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Lake Street Capital reduced their target price 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.

Institutional Trading of QuinStreet

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in QuinStreet by 2,181.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 16,770 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 16,035 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in QuinStreet by 26.2% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 32,889 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $587,000 after purchasing an additional 6,829 shares in the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in QuinStreet by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 31,717 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,247 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in QuinStreet by 51.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 31,872 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 10,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in QuinStreet by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 22,622 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $404,000 after purchasing an additional 2,449 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.83% of the company’s stock.

QuinStreet Trading Up 1.1%

QuinStreet stock opened at $14.20 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $815.79 million, a P/E ratio of 157.78 and a beta of 0.77. QuinStreet has a 1-year low of $13.56 and a 1-year high of $26.27. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.80.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) last released its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $262.05 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $255.84 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis. QuinStreet has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that QuinStreet will post 0.12 EPS for the current 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.