QuantumScape Corporation (QS)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | San Jose, United States | NasdaqGS
4.11 USD
+0.18
(4.486%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 11:37 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:05 a.m. EDT
The fundamental reality here is stark: this is a classic value trap disguised as a turnaround story. Despite a massive 171% price surge last year, the company is hemorrhaging cash, posting negative free cash flow, and carrying a negative return on equity. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt-to-equity ratios that suggest significant leverage risk for a company burning through capital. The recent price action confirms the market's skepticism; after the euphoria of last year, the stock has been grinding lower, failing to hold key moving averages and trading near its 52-week lows. Analysts have already cut their targets, reflecting a consensus that the previous rally was unsustainable. While the options chain tells a tale of extreme speculation—bets on either a miracle or a disaster—the underlying business fundamentals do not support a 'buy' thesis. The lack of dividends offers no cushion, and the negative earnings trajectory suggests the core technology or execution plan is struggling to generate value. This is not a stock for investors seeking stability or predictable growth; it remains a high-risk speculative vehicle where the odds are currently stacked against the shareholder. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.090243 |
| AutoETS | 0.090243 |
| AutoTheta | 0.090289 |
| MSTL | 0.091418 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 3.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.292 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.405 |
| Market Cap | 2,542,265,856 |
| Forward P/E | -6.14 |
| Beta | 2.84 |
| Website | https://www.quantumscape.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a binary outcome rather than a linear recovery. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes ($15, $30) for 2027, indicating a speculative bet on a massive moonshot rally. Conversely, Put Open Interest is concentrated at lower strikes ($2, $3, $4) for the same horizon, creating a 'floor' defense. The immediate term shows mixed signals with elevated implied volatility, suggesting uncertainty, but the heavy tail risk on both sides implies the market is pricing in a potential collapse or a miraculous turnaround, neither of which favors a steady intermediate-term trade.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7457956 |
| Address1 | 1,730 Technology Drive |
| All Time High | 132.73 |
| All Time Low | 3.4 |
| Ask | 4.13 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.4 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 13,909,230 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 17,322,689 |
| Average Volume | 17,322,689 |
| Average Volume10Days | 13,909,230 |
| Beta | 2.838 |
| Bid | 4.12 |
| Bid Size | 4 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 1.693 |
| City | San Jose |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.1063 |
| Current Ratio | 18.42 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 4.17 |
| Day Low | 3.8 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.405 |
| Display Name | QuantumScape |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,792,612,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,792,612,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,792,612,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,612,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,612,800 |
| Ebitda | -397,867,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -4.125 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,641,232,128 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.66404 |
| Eps Forward | -0.6689 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.2782 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.1719003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.2220265 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -74.57956 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.56 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.453699 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.77875537 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.30629992 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.080605246 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.8 - 18.56 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,597,671,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 512,242,133 |
| Forward Eps | -0.6689 |
| Forward P E | -6.1388845 |
| Free Cashflow | -141,085,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 700 |
| Fullday Change | 0.17629981 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 4.4860005 |
| Fullday Price | 4.1063 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13281 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.36876 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 619,113,507 |
| 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 | 2,542,265,856 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_204748122 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -404,968,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,020,362,322 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 3.82 |
| Operating Cashflow | -236,143,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Phone | 408 452 2000 |
| Previous Close | 3.93 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -6.1838136 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.4254577 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 18.207 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.44444 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.17629981 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.4860005 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.8 - 4.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.82 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.93 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.1063 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,078,658 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,113,858 |
| Return On Assets | -0.24270001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.39075002 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 587,219,164 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.18120001 |
| Shares Short | 112,203,652 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 98,295,722 |
| Short Name | QuantumScape Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2182 |
| Short Ratio | 9.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | QS |
| Target High Price | 8.3 |
| Target Low Price | 2.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.7875 |
| Target Median Price | 6.5 |
| Total Cash | 859,001,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.387 |
| Total Debt | 67,118,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.64 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.057 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.9507003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.41812387 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,113,858 |
| Website | https://www.quantumscape.com |
| Zip | 95,110 |