B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for QuinStreet Earnings

QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) – Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of QuinStreet in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 28th. B. Riley analyst Z. Cummins now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.07. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for QuinStreet’s current full-year earnings is $0.12 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on QNST. Lake Street Capital lowered their price target on QuinStreet from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of QuinStreet in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barrington Research set a $24.00 price target on QuinStreet in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded QuinStreet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $26.00.

QuinStreet Stock Performance

Shares of QNST stock opened at $14.79 on Thursday. QuinStreet has a 1 year low of $13.56 and a 1 year high of $26.27. The stock has a market cap of $849.63 million, a PE ratio of 164.33 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s fifty day moving average is $15.40 and its 200-day moving average is $15.74.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). QuinStreet had a net margin of 0.43% and a return on equity of 4.56%. The firm had revenue of $262.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $255.84 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.1% compared to the same quarter last year. QuinStreet has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On QuinStreet

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of QuinStreet by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,027,512 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $71,851,000 after acquiring an additional 25,482 shares in the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of QuinStreet by 13.6% in the first quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 3,165,649 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $56,475,000 after buying an additional 377,954 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of QuinStreet by 0.9% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,248,579 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,115,000 after buying an additional 20,011 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of QuinStreet by 2.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,361,252 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,918,000 after buying an additional 29,783 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted 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 worth $17,586,000 after buying an additional 1,063,107 shares during the period. 97.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

QuinStreet Company Profile

QuinStreet, Inc, an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers.