This trade activity should not be overlooked: QuinStreet Inc (QNST)

With 0.68 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.6 million shares. The 52-week range on QNST shows that it touched its highest point at $26.27 and its lowest point at $14.39 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $31.25. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.80.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of QNST was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -0.17%, but this was up by 14.08% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -28.38% while six-month performance fell -15.52%. The stock lost -5.34% in the past year, while it has lost -23.10% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for QNST yields -0.22 with Next year EPS estimates of 1.12. For the next quarter, that number is 0.20. This implies an EPS growth rate of 688.25% for this year and 29.47% for next year.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 56.47 million QNST shares are outstanding with a float of 51.69 million shares on hand for trading.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for QNST since 5 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

EPS: Estimates vs Actual

It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $0.12491 being high and $0.0864774 being low. For QNST, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.096086.