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Knightscope, Inc. (KSCP)

Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Mountain View, United States | NasdaqCM
3.36 USD -0.22 (-6.145%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 3.45 +0.09 (2.679%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:26 p.m. EDT

Knightscope, Inc. (KSCP) has shown a significant price drop in recent weeks, with the current price at $3.37, near its 52-week low of $2.90. The stock has experienced a volatile trend, with sharp fluctuations, indicating potential short-term momentum opportunities. However, the company's fundamentals are weak, with negative profit margins, a high debt-to-equity ratio, and negative earnings. This suggests that the stock is not a strong candidate for long-term investment. Furthermore, there are no dividend payouts in the recent history, making it unsuitable for dividend-focused investors. While the stock has a strong buy recommendation from analysts, the high risk and lack of consistent performance make it a cautious choice for short-term traders as well.

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AutoARIMA0.126212
AutoETS0.126214
MSTL0.164373

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 0.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.005
Excess Kurtosis 2.23
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Debt to Equity Ratio 28.02
Revenue per Share 1.34
Market Cap 54,710,584
Forward P/E -1.27
Beta 1.60
Profit Margins -298.32%
Website https://www.knightscope.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2251082
Address1 1,070 Terra Bella Avenue
All Time High 1,375.0
All Time Low 2.45
Ask 3.42
Ask Size 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 524,630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 509,854
Average Volume 509,854
Average Volume10Days 524,630
Beta 1.595
Bid 3.33
Bid Size 2
Book Value 2.216
City Mountain View
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 3.36
Current Ratio 3.992
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 3.65
Day Low 3.35
Debt To Equity 28.02
Display Name Knightscope
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,747,249,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,747,249,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,326,900
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,755,203,700
Ebitda -31,320,000
Ebitda Margins -2.7631202
Enterprise To Ebitda -1.339
Enterprise To Revenue 3.699
Enterprise Value 41,924,588
Eps Current Year -2.13667
Eps Forward -2.655
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -4.0
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 3.9035
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5435002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13923407
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -22.51082
Fifty Two Week High 10.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.7800007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.6686391
Fifty Two Week Low 2.92
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.43999982
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15068486
Fifty Two Week Range 2.92 - 10.14
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,643,293,800,000
Float Shares 15,945,205
Forward Eps -2.655
Forward P E -1.2655367
Free Cashflow -22,239,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 90
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins -0.42126
Gross Profits -4,775,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.10949001
Held Percent Institutions 0.08122
Implied Shares Outstanding 16,282,913
Industry Security & Protection Services
Industry Disp Security & Protection Services
Industry Key security-protection-services
Ipo Expected Date 2,022-01-27
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,726,444,800
Last Split Factor 1:50
Long Business Summary Knightscope, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, deploys, and supports autonomous security robots (ASR) in the United States. The company provides K3 Indoor ASR for enclosed spaces, such as corporate offices, hospitals, and shopping centers; K5 Outdoor ASR for external environments comprising parking lots, logistics facilities, and corporate campuses; K1 Hemisphere, a stationary unit for indoor and outdoor use; and Knightscope Security Operations Center (KSOC), a browser-based user interface that enables clients to monitor and manage their ASRs in real-time. It also offers emergency communication solutions, including K1 Blue Light Towers that are solar-powered emergency communication stations, which provides immediate access to emergency response personnel or law enforcement in parking lots, public parks, and college campuses; K1 Blue Light E-Phone, a compact emergency phone system that delivers one-touch connectivity and features a high-visibility blue strobe light, which is suitable for locations, such as parking lots, building interiors, college campuses, electric vehicle charging stations, transit stations, and office spaces; K1 Call Box, a small emergency call box system that provides a simple housing and interface for one-touch connection to emergency services for indoor and outdoor use in areas comprising bridges, highways, parks, metro stations, military installations, and remote parking lots; and Knightscope Emergency Management System (KEMS), a cloud-based application that monitors the health and status of deployed emergency communication devices. Knightscope, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Long Name Knightscope, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 54,710,584
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257548773
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -33,815,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 55,036,245
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 3.64
Operating Cashflow -30,345,000
Operating Margins -4.4472
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 650 924 1025
Post Market Change 0.09000015
Post Market Change Percent 2.678576
Post Market Price 3.45
Post Market Time 1,776,469,986
Previous Close 3.58
Price Eps Current Year -1.5725403
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.5162454
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.8266945
Profit Margins -2.9832401
Quick Ratio 3.447
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.22
Regular Market Change Percent -6.14525
Regular Market Day High 3.65
Regular Market Day Low 3.35
Regular Market Day Range 3.35 - 3.65
Regular Market Open 3.64
Regular Market Previous Close 3.58
Regular Market Price 3.36
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 738,335
Return On Assets -0.60985
Return On Equity -1.5530299
Revenue Growth -0.098
Revenue Per Share 1.34
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 15,947,845
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1182
Shares Short 1,924,271
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,537,756
Short Name Knightscope, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.120699994
Short Ratio 2.78
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol KSCP
Target High Price 26.0
Target Low Price 8.0
Target Mean Price 15.33333
Target Median Price 12.0
Total Cash 20,566,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.263
Total Debt 7,780,000
Total Revenue 11,335,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -4.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.01945
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.6594503
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.330604
Type Disp Equity
Volume 738,335
Website https://www.knightscope.com
Zip 94,043