The 36-month beta value for QS is also noteworthy at 4.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 3 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for QS is 350.32M, and at present, short sellers hold a 15.92% of that float. The average trading volume of QS on October 21, 2024 was 6.37M shares.
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QS) stock’s latest price update
QuantumScape Corp (NYSE: QS) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.12 compared to its previous closing price of 5.34. However, the company has seen a fall of -6.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-10-09 that SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS), a leader in developing next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries, today announced it will release its 2024 third-quarter business results after market close on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. This will be followed by a conference call at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time). Siva Sivaram, chief executive officer, and Kevin Hettrich, chief financial officer, will participate on the call. Starting today, October 9.
QS’s Market Performance
QuantumScape Corp (QS) has seen a -6.05% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -10.96% decline in the past month and a -33.58% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.10% for QS.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.26% for QS’s stock, with a -13.40% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of QS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for QS stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for QS by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for QS in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $6 based on the research report published on September 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
QS Trading at -7.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought QS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.28%, as shares sank -9.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.01% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, QS fell by -6.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.57. In addition, QuantumScape Corp saw -24.03% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at QS starting from Hettrich Kevin, who sale 34,607 shares at the price of $5.49 back on Oct 09 ’24. After this action, Hettrich Kevin now owns 1,073,022 shares of QuantumScape Corp, valued at $190,006 using the latest closing price.
Singh Jagdeep, the Director of QuantumScape Corp, sale 192,270 shares at $5.53 during a trade that took place back on Oct 07 ’24, which means that Singh Jagdeep is holding 2,590,583 shares at $1,063,753 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -6.92 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for QuantumScape Corp stands at -6.32. The total capital return value is set at -0.4. Equity return is now at value -39.47, with -34.08 for asset returns.
Based on QuantumScape Corp (QS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -221.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -437.07 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 34.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 8.66.
Conclusion
In summary, QuantumScape Corp (QS) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
