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QuinStreet, Inc.

QNST

NASDAQ·Communication Services·Advertising Agencies·Mkt cap $1.1B

$18.73

-0.16%

P/E

14.06

Mkt Cap

$1.1B

52-Wk Range

$10.29–$22.29

52-Week Range

$10.29 - $22.29

P/E

14.06

Fwd P/E

11.78

Beta

0.70

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

879.5K

Shares Out

57.0M

Mkt Cap

$1.1B

Price action

Price chart

Up 15.4% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Proprietary data analytics and consumer matching algorithms optimizing lead quality
  • Established relationships with major financial institutions and home services providers
  • Diversified publisher network reducing dependence on single traffic sources
  • Performance-based pricing model reducing client acquisition risk

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Increasing digital shift in customer acquisition for financial and home services

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Digital Advertising peers

Momentum

Hot

+57.9% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Nov 4, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

AUG 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.50 vs $0.44 consensus (+13.2% surprise). Revenue of $373.9M vs $359.9M expected (+3.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +13.2%
Rev beat +3.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+13.2%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+130%

+60%

+32%

+2%

+2%

+43%

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q4 26

$198.3M

$279.2M

$282.6M

$269.8M

$262.1M

$285.9M

$287.8M

$373.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

13.3%

Operating

5.1%

Profit

5.1%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: B. Riley · Aug 7, 2026

vs Industry

How QNST stacks vs Advertising Agencies

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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