QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) Stock Price & Analysis

QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) closed at USD 16.88 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, up 2.93% on the day. The US market is currently closed (pre-market); this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 16.4; the Oct 22, 2026 session ranged USD 16.41–17.15 on volume of 523,297 shares. Market capitalization is $965.93M, with a 52-week range of USD 10.29–22.29 (NMS). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

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Key facts (QNST)

• Last four reported quarters (through Jun 30, 2026): revenue $1.29B, net income $81.2M (6.3% margin), free cash flow $128M (SEC filings).
• Valuation: P/E 11.9x (avg 105.0x at the last 2 fiscal year-ends), EV/EBITDA 15.0x, net cash $58.3M.
• Insider open-market sales, last ~7 months: 7 Form 4 filings, $17.4M; 2 not under a Rule 10b5-1 plan ($824K); 4 by opportunistic insiders (0 outside 10b5-1 plans), 0 by routine insiders (three-year test, Cohen, Malloy & Pomorski 2012).
• Analysts: Buy (mean 1.83 on a 1–5 scale) (6 analysts), mean target USD 22.8 (range 21–24).
• Total return with dividends: 1Y +13.6% vs S&P 500 +14.9%; 5Y +13.8% vs S&P 500 +80.3%.
• Next earnings: 2026-11-04, EPS estimate USD 0.39, revenue estimate $374M.

Financials (SEC 10-K; TTM = last four 10-Q/10-K quarters) (QNST)

Fiscal years end Jun. EPS is split-adjusted.

Valuation (price ÷ last four quarters, through Jun 30, 2026) (QNST)

P/E 11.9x · P/S 0.8x · EV/EBITDA 15.0x · EV/Sales 0.7x · P/FCF 7.6x · P/B 3.0x · FCF yield 13.24% · Earnings yield 8.41% · Buyback yield (TTM) 3.26% · Net cash $58.3M · EV $908M

P/E at fiscal year-ends: Jun 2026 10.5x, Jun 2025 199.4x.

Insider sales (SEC Form 4, open-market, last ~7 months) (QNST)

5 of 7 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (scheduled in advance). Unplanned sales were timed by the insider.

% of holdings sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + all holdings the insider reported on that Form 4, direct and through trusts).

Insider type follows Cohen, Malloy & Pomorski (Journal of Finance, 2012). An insider who traded the stock in the same calendar month in each of the past three years is a routine trader; one who traded in each of those years without such a pattern is an opportunistic trader. In their study, trades by opportunistic insiders predicted future returns and trades by routine insiders did not. Counts open-market purchases and sales only (SEC Form 4 codes P and S) by that insider in that company. Not investment advice.

Analysts (QNST)

Consensus Buy (mean 1.83 on a 1–5 scale), 6 analysts; mean target USD 22.8 (low 21, high 24).

Rating changes, last 120 days:

Total return (dividends reinvested) (QNST)

QNST revenue by region (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026)

As tagged by the company in its SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings (XBRL).

QNST suppliers, customers and competitors (named in its 10-K)

Quoted from the company's 10-K filed Aug 26, 2026.

QNST customer concentration

In the period ended Jun 30, 2026, a single direct customer accounted for 21% of revenue, per the company's 10-K filed Aug 26, 2026. The company does not name it.

QNST company outlook (results filed Aug 6, 2026)

• “Over the past 2 years, we have more than doubled our revenue and grown adjusted EBITDA by more than 450%." "We expect to continue to grow revenue at strong double-digit rates and to expand margins in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.”
• “We are also accelerating improvements in performance and productivity from new AI applications across the business." "Turning to our outlook, we expect revenue in fiscal Q1 to be between $370 and $380 million, implying 31% growth year-over-year at the midpoint of the range.”
• “We expect adjusted EBITDA to be between $38 and $40 million, implying 90% growth, a 10.4% margin and a 320 basis-point margin expansion year-over-year at the midpoint of the range." "As an initial full fiscal year 2027 outlook, we expect revenue of $1.45 billion to $1.55 billion, implying 16% growth year-over-year at the midpoint of the range.”
• “We expect adjusted EBITDA of $150 to $160 million, implying growth of 38%, a 10.3% margin and another 160 basis-point margin expansion year-over-year at the midpoint of the range on top of last year's 130 basis-point expansion.”

Analysts expect $373.9M for the current quarter, 0.3% below the midpoint of the company's guidance ($375.0M).

Quoted word-for-word from the SEC 8-K results press release.

QNST analyst estimates and revisions

QNST options: expected move

Options price a move of about ±15.5% (±$2.63) by Nov 20, 2026, which includes earnings on Nov 4, 2026. Over the last 8 reports the stock moved ±10.5% on average.

30-day implied volatility 63.9% vs 51.5% realized over the last 30 trading days. Put/call ratio (volume) 0.61. Cboe delayed quotes (15 min). Expected move = at-the-money straddle.

Key Statistics (as of October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC)

Technical Analysis (QNST)

Nexqual's technical model rates QNST "NEUTRAL" based on 3 bullish and 3 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Analyst Ratings (QNST)

Wall Street analysts rate QNST "Buy" based on 6 analysts, with a mean price target of USD 22.8 (range USD 21–24), per Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Earnings (QNST)

Recent Earnings History

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (QNST)

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Financial Health Score (QNST)

Nexqual rates QuinStreet, Inc.'s overall financial health "Solid" across five dimensions, as of October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Ownership (QNST)

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Leadership (QNST)

QuinStreet, Inc. is led by Douglas Valenti, Chairman, President & CEO, per Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Major Backers & Investors (QNST)

Notable institutional backers of QuinStreet, Inc. include Private Capital Management, LLC, AQR Capital Management, LLC, Goldman Sachs, according to Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

Active Investors

Index Funds (Passive)

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:57 UTC.

From QuinStreet, Inc.'s Latest SEC 10-K Filing (filed 2026-08-26)

Key Strengths & Strategy (as disclosed to the SEC)

• Our competitive advantages include our media buying power, proprietary technologies, extensive data and experience in performance marketing, and significant online media market share in the markets or verticals we serve.
• Our proprietary technologies have been developed over the past 27 years to allow us to best segment and match media or traffic, to deliver optimized results for our clients and to operate our high volume and highly complex channel cost-efficiently.
• Some of our competition also comes from agencies or clients spending directly with larger websites or portals, including Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Meta.
• Our approach to proprietary performance marketing technologies allows clients to engage high-intent digital media or traffic from a wide range of device types (e.g., mobile, desktop, tablet), in multiple formats or types of media (e.g., search engines, large and small media properties or websites, email), and in a wide range of cost-per-action, or CPA, forms.

Legal & Regulatory Risks (Item 1A, quoted)

• We cannot be certain that our internally developed or acquired systems and technologies do not and will not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. In addition, we license content, software and other intellectual property rights from third-parties and may be subject to claims of infringement if such parties do not possess the necessary intellectual property rights to the products they license to us.

Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, official filing. Curated by Nexqual.

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