Quinstreet, Inc (QNST) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · Nasdaq
Quinstreet, Inc (QNST) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Quinstreet, Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Quinstreet, Inc is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $932M. It ranks number 53 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Business Services, NEC issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For QNST, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 39.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 13.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How QNST ranks among 5171 stocks
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Quinstreet, Inc (QNST) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Business Services, NEC peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $932M | 53/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 11.66x | 38/46 |
| P/B Ratio | 2.88x | 30/47 |
| EPS | $1.40 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $5.66 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $22.66 | – |
| FCF/Share | $2.24 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 29.6% | 13/39 |
| ROA | 13.3% | 13/42 |
| Gross Margin | 11.3% | 39/41 |
| Operating Margin | 2.6% | 41/51 |
| Net Margin | 6.9% | 26/45 |
| EBT Margin | 2.3% | 41/53 |
| Tax Rate | -160.3% | – |
The effective tax rate is outside the normal band, which points to a large non-recurring tax item in the trailing twelve months; headline net income, net margin and P/E are affected by it.
Financial Health
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| D/E Ratio | 1.23x | 30/51 |
| Financial Leverage | 2.23x | 30/47 |
| Interest Coverage | 8.9x | 18/48 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $131M | 42/54 |
| Free Cash Flow | $128M | 34/45 |
| Capital Spending | -$3M | 7/45 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 83.3% | 6/45 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 1811.6% | 1/40 |
| FCF/Sales | 9.9% | 33/45 |
| CapEx/Sales | 0.3% | 39/45 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 1.79x | 4/42 |
Income Statement
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $1.29B | 36/48 |
| Operating Income | $35M | 39/52 |
| Net Income | $96M | 27/45 |
| R&D Expense | $37M | 25/26 |
| SG&A Expense | $148M | 40/42 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $1.15B | 21/42 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | QNST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 57M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 1487.3% | 2/35 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Liabilities | $398M | 55.2% of assets |
QNST quarterly financials and insider trading
Quinstreet, Inc (QNST) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Quinstreet, Inc (Services-Business Services, NEC): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| QNST Quinstreet, Inc | ▲ | $932M |
| V Visa Inc. | ▶ | $733.78B |
| MA Mastercard Inc | ▼ | $540.87B |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | ▶ | $253.06B |
| ACN Accenture Plc | ▶ | $153.33B |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc | ▶ | $145.57B |
| PDD Pdd Holdings Inc. | ▼ | $116.09B |
| MELI Mercadolibre Inc | ▶ | $92.98B |
| DASH Doordash, Inc. | ▶ | $81.96B |
| RELX Relx Plc | ▼ | $71.05B |
| EBAY Ebay Inc | ▼ | $53.52B |
| PYPL Paypal Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $53.05B |
| MSCI Msci Inc. | ▼ | $41.37B |
| CPAY Corpay, Inc. | ▼ | $26.25B |
| TCOM Trip.Com Group Ltd | ▼ | $26.21B |
| FISV Fiserv Inc | ▼ | $25.29B |
| GPN Global Payments Inc | ▼ | $22.14B |
| BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | ▼ | $19.97B |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | ▼ | $18.57B |
| KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.Kz | ▶ | $17.73B |
| FICO Fair Isaac Corp | ▲ | $16.66B |
| RBA Rb Global Inc. | ▼ | $15.61B |
| CSGP Costar Group, Inc. | ▶ | $13.09B |
| AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc | ▲ | $12.62B |
| WSE Wise Group Plc | ▶ | $12.33B |
| GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd | ▶ | $12.03B |
| CART Maplebear Inc. | ▶ | $11.54B |
| ETSY Etsy Inc | ▲ | $7.81B |
| HQY Healthequity, Inc. | ▼ | $7.61B |
| Z Zillow Group, Inc. | ▲ | $7.07B |
| ANDG Andersen Group Inc. | ▲ | $6.58B |
| LYFT Lyft, Inc. | ▶ | $6.37B |
| EXLS Exlservice Holdings, Inc. | ▶ | $6.28B |
| WEX Wex Inc. | ▼ | $6.17B |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. | ▲ | $5.71B |
| MBGL Mobility Global Inc. | ▶ | $5.51B |
| RELY Remitly Global, Inc. | ▲ | $5.11B |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $4.77B |
| DLO Dlocal Ltd | ▶ | $4.33B |
| SEZL Sezzle Inc. | ▶ | $4.30B |
| PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc. | ▶ | $3.97B |
| TNET Trinet Group, Inc. | ▼ | $3.25B |
| MMS Maximus, Inc. | ▼ | $3.22B |
| FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc. | ▶ | $3.11B |
| CBZ Cbiz, Inc. | ▼ | $2.97B |
| PAYO Payoneer Global Inc. | ▼ | $2.41B |
| TIC Tic Solutions, Inc. | ▶ | $1.89B |
| ACVA Acv Auctions Inc. | ▲ | $1.78B |
| CNXC Concentrix Corp | ▲ | $1.70B |
| LQDT Liquidity Services Inc | ▼ | $1.37B |
| NUTX Nutex Health Inc. | ▲ | $1.31B |
| RDWR Radware Ltd | ▲ | $1.17B |
| RSKD Riskified Ltd. | ▲ | $1.09B |
| PAYS Paysign, Inc. | ▲ | $836M |
| CASS Cass Information Systems Inc | ▶ | $700M |
| PHR Phreesia, Inc. | ▶ | $679M |
| PRTH Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. | ▶ | $645M |
| MAX Mediaalpha, Inc. | ▲ | $609M |
| CTEV Claritev Corp | ▲ | $375M |
| RMNI Rimini Street, Inc. | ▲ | $374M |
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Quinstreet, Inc (QNST) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Quinstreet, Inc (QNST) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Quinstreet, Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Quinstreet, Inc stock predictions?
For QNST, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 39.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 13.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Quinstreet, Inc forecasts updated?
Quinstreet, Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Quinstreet, Inc's industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, QNST included, share the SEC industry code Services-Business Services, NEC. The largest are: Visa Inc. (V), Mastercard Inc (MA), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Accenture Plc (ACN), Uber Technologies, Inc (UBER), Pdd Holdings Inc. (PDD).
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