QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Foster City, United States | NasdaqGS
19.18 USD
+0.28
(1.481%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.18 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:23 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is aggressively bullish, driven by a massive earnings surprise that propelled the stock up 28% recently. Fundamentals are surprisingly robust for an advertising agency, boasting a 28.6% return on equity and a forward P/E of just 11x, indicating the market may have previously undervalued the business. However, the lack of a dividend and a recent single-year price decline prevent a top-tier long-term rating despite the exceptional growth metrics. The options market confirms this sentiment, with heavy speculative buying of calls suggesting a continuation of the rally. While the statistical forecast model is currently noise-heavy and neutral, the confluence of strong earnings, cheap valuation, and aggressive options flow creates a compelling case for a near-term momentum play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.259128 |
| AutoETS | 0.261526 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.263856 |
| AutoTheta | 0.278921 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 11.45 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.750 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.55 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 24.036 |
| Revenue per Share | 22.626 |
| Market Cap | 1,094,917,376 |
| Trailing P/E | 13.70 |
| Forward P/E | 10.26 |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| Profit Margins | 6.28% |
| Website | https://www.quinstreet.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $15-$22.5) compared to negligible put volume. The call chain shows significant positioning at strikes well above the current price, while the put side is virtually empty except for deep out-of-the-money contracts. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term calls, suggesting traders expect a sharp upward move.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.23981905 |
| Address1 | 950 Tower Lane |
| Address2 | 12th Floor, Suite No. 1200 |
| All Time High | 26.27 |
| All Time Low | 2.61 |
| Ask | 24.05 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 847,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 828,530 |
| Average Volume | 828,530 |
| Average Volume10Days | 847,810 |
| Beta | 0.667 |
| Bid | 13.84 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 5.719 |
| City | Foster City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 19.18 |
| Current Ratio | 1.218 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 19.565 |
| Day Low | 18.78 |
| Debt To Equity | 24.036 |
| Display Name | QuinStreet |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 5.592 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 4.961 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 58,551,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.04526 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 17.835 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.807 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,044,261,312 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.59 |
| Eps Forward | 1.87 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.138 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.0419998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.119150415 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 23.981905 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.1100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13952447 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.89 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8639456 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.29 - 22.29 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,265,898,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 54,362,816 |
| Forward Eps | 1.87 |
| Forward P E | 10.256684 |
| Free Cashflow | 125,921,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,074 |
| Fullday Change | 0.280001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.48149 |
| Fullday Price | 19.18 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.11271 |
| Gross Profits | 145,808,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04654 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94677 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,086,409 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | QuinStreet, Inc., an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company provides online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers to financial and home services industries. It also develops the QuinStreet Rating Platform product for insurance agents and the CloudControlMedia that provides performance marketing agency and technology services to clients in financial services, education, and other markets. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California. |
| Long Name | QuinStreet, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,094,917,376 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_139426 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 81,235,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,078,362,266 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 18.83 |
| Operating Cashflow | 131,303,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.051149998 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.13 |
| Phone | 650 587 7700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 19.18 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 18.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.062893 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.3537333 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8463378 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06279 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.191 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.280001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.48149 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.565 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.78 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.78 - 19.565 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 611,478 |
| Return On Assets | 0.047270004 |
| Return On Equity | 0.28647 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.427 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.626 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,086,409 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0757 |
| Shares Short | 4,345,899 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,580,183 |
| Short Name | QuinStreet, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1076 |
| Short Ratio | 4.41 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | QNST |
| Target High Price | 24.0 |
| Target Low Price | 21.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 22.4 |
| Target Median Price | 22.0 |
| Total Cash | 128,315,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.248 |
| Total Debt | 77,659,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,293,712,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.4 |
| Trailing P E | 13.700001 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.98825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.1917505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.37115082 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 611,478 |
| Website | https://www.quinstreet.com |
| Zip | 94,404 |