Northland Securities Weighs in on QuinStreet Q3 Earnings

QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) – Analysts at Northland Securities issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of QuinStreet in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 17th. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter. Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for QuinStreet’s current full-year earnings is $0.12 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for QuinStreet’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.03. QuinStreet had a net margin of 5.64% and a return on equity of 9.55%. The firm had revenue of $287.85 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $275.07 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages have also commented on QNST. Lake Street Capital set a $15.00 price target on QuinStreet in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of QuinStreet in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded QuinStreet from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, B. Riley Financial boosted their target price on QuinStreet from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.60.

QuinStreet Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of QuinStreet stock opened at $12.01 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.05. QuinStreet has a 12-month low of $10.28 and a 12-month high of $19.52. The stock has a market cap of $684.45 million, a PE ratio of 11.02 and a beta of 0.70.

Institutional Trading of QuinStreet

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of QNST. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of QuinStreet by 1,443.4% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,136,759 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $17,586,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063,107 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of QuinStreet by 1,000.3% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 900,264 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $12,937,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000,264 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in QuinStreet by 213.3% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 714,482 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,746,000 after purchasing an additional 486,406 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in QuinStreet by 42.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,595,184 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $22,923,000 after purchasing an additional 472,407 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC raised its stake in QuinStreet by 161.4% in the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 580,853 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,986,000 after purchasing an additional 358,610 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.83% of the company’s stock.

QuinStreet Company Profile

QuinStreet, Inc operates a technology-based performance marketing platform that connects companies with prospective customers across multiple verticals. The company specializes in data-driven lead generation for financial services, education, insurance, healthcare, and home services firms. By leveraging proprietary targeting algorithms and real-time analytics, QuinStreet manages customized digital marketing campaigns to optimize customer acquisition and retention for its clients.

Through a portfolio of consumer-facing websites and comparison platforms, QuinStreet delivers targeted visitors who are actively researching products and services.