QuantumScape Corporation (QS)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | San Jose, United States | NasdaqGS
7.10 USD
+0.06
(0.852%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:46 a.m. EDT
QS is a 'hold' on the horizon but a potential 'long bounce' vehicle for risk-tolerant active traders. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding cash (negative ROE/ROA, negative operating cash flow) with no dividend and a bearish 45-day forecast model (-0.29% prediction). However, the Options market disagrees with the immediate bearish consensus, positioning significant support at $8.00-$10.00 via deep OTM calls while simultaneously buying put protection at $5.00-$6.00 for the immediate week. This suggests a high-volatility setup: traders are betting on a bounce to the $8 support zone rather than a collapse, though the fundamental downside risk remains high given the negative earnings outlook and analyst targets near current price. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.348050 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.348052 |
| MSTL | 0.360154 |
| AutoTheta | 0.362405 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 3.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.007 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.49 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.074 |
| Market Cap | 4,349,331,456 |
| Forward P/E | -12.43 |
| Beta | 2.56 |
| Website | https://www.quantumscape.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:46 a.m. EDT: Options positioning reveals a distinct 'long-striking' bias as expiration dates recede, with heavy Open Interest (OI) concentration at $8.00 and above by May 15th, contrasting against a lower OTM percentage (0.49-0.78%). In contrast, near-term expirations (April 17th-24th) show aggressive Put volume (6.5k at $5.00) compared to Call volume, creating a possible short gamma squeeze or protection trade. The June/August data confirms this 'long at $7+$' structure, with $200+ flow into deep OTM calls ($11+, $22+), indicating speculative positioning for a rally to $8-$10 despite the negative analyst target mean.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.8684211 |
| Address1 | 1,730 Technology Drive |
| All Time High | 132.73 |
| All Time Low | 3.4 |
| Ask | 7.14 |
| Ask Size | 126 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.4 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 11,315,760 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 13,172,711 |
| Average Volume | 13,172,711 |
| Average Volume10Days | 11,315,760 |
| Beta | 2.556 |
| Bid | 7.03 |
| Bid Size | 87 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 1.924 |
| City | San Jose |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.1 |
| Current Ratio | 15.95 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 7.45 |
| Day Low | 7.05 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.074 |
| Display Name | QuantumScape |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,776,891,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,776,891,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,888,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,888,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,888,000 |
| Ebitda | -407,033,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -8.475 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,449,524,480 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.62708 |
| Eps Forward | -0.57105 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.76 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.9806 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.119400024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.017104551 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 86.84211 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 19.07 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.969999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.62768745 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.4499998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9452054 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.65 - 19.07 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,597,671,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 483,235,239 |
| Forward Eps | -0.57105 |
| Forward P E | -12.433237 |
| Free Cashflow | -134,376,880 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 700 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17763 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.3688 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 612,581,909 |
| Industry | Auto Parts |
| Industry Disp | Auto Parts |
| Industry Key | auto-parts |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-12-23 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | QuantumScape Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops solid-state lithium-metal battery technology for electric vehicles and other applications in the United States. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. |
| Long Name | QuantumScape Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,349,331,456 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_204748122 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -435,049,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,349,331,553 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 7.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | -242,472,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 408 452 2000 |
| Previous Close | 7.04 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -11.322319 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.6902287 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 15.774 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.44444 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0599999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.852272 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.45 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.05 - 7.45 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 14,227,120 |
| Return On Assets | -0.22457 |
| Return On Equity | -0.37394002 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 575,291,274 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1452 |
| Shares Short | 88,977,005 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 81,793,859 |
| Short Name | QuantumScape Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.17729999 |
| Short Ratio | 9.24 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | QS |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.4125 |
| Target Median Price | 8.15 |
| Total Cash | 970,806,976 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.585 |
| Total Debt | 71,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.76 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.428025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.3280253 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.31914243 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 14,227,120 |
| Website | https://www.quantumscape.com |
| Zip | 95,110 |