Quantum-Si stock booms: What's going on?
Quantum-Si Inc QSI shares are surging Friday. The company said its Proteus protein sequencer can now pick out 19 of the 20 ...
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · Nasdaq
Our AI ranks Quantum-Si Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Quantum-Si Inc is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $241M. It ranks number 6 by market capitalization among the 11 Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its ROE of -54.7% is the lowest of the 8 peers that report one. Its Net Margin of -6138.3% is the lowest of the 8 peers that report one.
For QSI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -3.0%, 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 3.0%, 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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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $241M | 6/11 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.34x | 9/11 |
| EPS | $-0.46 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $0.84 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $0.01 | – |
| FCF/Share | $-0.43 | – |
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | -54.7% | 8/8 |
| ROA | -50.9% | 8/8 |
| ROIC | -60.9% | 9/9 |
| Gross Margin | 35.0% | 8/9 |
| Operating Margin | -6887.8% | 10/10 |
| Net Margin | -6138.3% | 8/8 |
| EBT Margin | -6144.2% | 10/10 |
| Tax Rate | 0.1% | – |
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 9.97x | 1/9 |
| Quick Ratio | 9.80x | 1/9 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.07x | 11/11 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.07x | 10/11 |
| Interest Coverage | -6432.8x | 9/9 |
| Working Capital | $107M | 5/9 |
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$92M | 10/10 |
| Free Cash Flow | -$94M | 8/8 |
| Capital Spending | -$1M | 3/8 |
| FCF/Sales | -5837.3% | 8/8 |
| CapEx/Sales | 77.3% | 1/8 |
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.01x | 8/8 |
| Receivables Turnover | 28.2x | 1/8 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.5x | 8/8 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.1x | 8/8 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 13 days | 8/8 |
| Days Inventory | 709 days | 1/8 |
| Payables Period | 557 days | 1/8 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 166 days | 2/7 |
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $2M | 8/8 |
| Operating Income | -$111M | 10/10 |
| Net Income | -$99M | 7/8 |
| R&D Expense | $55M | 5/10 |
| SG&A Expense | $41M | 7/10 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $1M | 9/9 |
| Metric | QSI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 215M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $119M | 61.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $24M | 12.2% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $60K | 0.0% of assets |
| Inventory | $2M | 1.0% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $13M | 6.9% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $10M | 5.4% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Quantum-Si Inc (Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC): 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| QSI Quantum-Si Inc | ▲ | $241M |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | ▼ | $255.13B |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc | ▼ | $47.33B |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. | ▶ | $13.86B |
| ONTO Onto Innovation Inc. | ▲ | $10.83B |
| MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc. | ▶ | $3.47B |
| OWLT Owlet, Inc. | ▲ | $120M |
| GEOS Geospace Technologies Corp | ▶ | $57M |
| AATC Autoscope Technologies Corp | ▼ | $32M |
| BCHT Birchtech Corp. | ▲ | $31M |
| NIKI Niki Biosolutions, Inc. | ▲ | $6M |
Quantum-Si Inc QSI shares are surging Friday. The company said its Proteus protein sequencer can now pick out 19 of the 20 ...
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 2 analysts, the average target price for Quantum-Si Inc (NASDAQ:QSI) is $1.75 with a high estimate of $2.5 and a low estimate of $1. The average target ...
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 3 analysts, the average target price for Quantum-Si Inc (NASDAQ:QSI) is $2.67 with a high estimate of $4.00 and a low estimate of $1.50. The average ...
Our AI ranks Quantum-Si Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
For QSI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -3.0%, 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 3.0%, 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
Quantum-Si Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
11 issuers in our coverage, QSI included, share the SEC industry code Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC. The largest are: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO), Rockwell Automation, Inc (ROK), Trimble Inc. (TRMB), Onto Innovation Inc. (ONTO), Mirion Technologies, Inc. (MIR), Owlet, Inc. (OWLT).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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