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QNST

NASDAQ·Communication Services·Advertising Agencies·Mkt cap $880.1M

$15.82

+3.26%

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52-Week Range

$10.29 - $17.13

P/E

14.68

Fwd P/E

10.38

Beta

0.70

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

792.5K

Shares Out

57.0M

Mkt Cap

$880.1M

Price action

Price chart

Down 6.2% over the trailing year

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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

Strong growth ahead

Increasing digital shift in customer acquisition for financial and home services

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Digital Advertising peers

Momentum

Hot

+26.6% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

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

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.31 vs $0.32 consensus (-3.1% surprise). Revenue of $346.1M vs $336.2M expected (+3.0%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +3.0%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-3.1%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+130%

+60%

+32%

+2%

+2%

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Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

$168.6M

$198.3M

$279.2M

$282.6M

$269.8M

$262.1M

$285.9M

$287.8M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

9.6%

Operating

0.4%

Profit

17.4%

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: Lake Street · $15.00 · Feb 6, 2026

vs Industry

How QNST stacks vs Advertising Agencies

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

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