The stock of QuantumScape Corp (QS) has gone up by 9.92% for the week, with a 2.26% rise in the past month and a 12.19% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.94% for QS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.94% for QS stock, with a simple moving average of -3.05% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in QuantumScape Corp (NYSE: QS) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 4.45. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for QS is 356.55M, and at present, short sellers hold a 18.42% of that float. On February 14, 2025, the average trading volume of QS was 15.73M shares.
QS) stock’s latest price update
QuantumScape Corp (NYSE: QS) has seen a rise in its stock price by 5.03 in relation to its previous close of 5.17. However, the company has experienced a 9.92% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-02-13 that QuantumScape (QS 8.49%) stock was surging higher Thursday, and the share price was up 8.6% as of 1 p.m. ET today. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index was up 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite index was up 0.8%.
Analysts’ Opinion of QS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for QS stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for QS by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for QS in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $5.30 based on the research report published on November 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see QS reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for QS stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on September 10th, 2024.
QS Trading at 3.68% 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 -42.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.34%, as shares surge +4.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.38% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, QS rose by +10.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.08. In addition, QuantumScape Corp saw 4.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at QS starting from Hettrich Kevin, who sale 36,949 shares at the price of $5.06 back on Jan 27 ’25. After this action, Hettrich Kevin now owns 1,024,325 shares of QuantumScape Corp, valued at $186,833 using the latest closing price.
Jagdeep Singh, the 10% Owner of QuantumScape Corp, proposed sale 249,960 shares at $5.12 during a trade that took place back on Jan 21 ’25, which means that Jagdeep Singh is holding shares at $1,279,795 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -7.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.1 for the gross margin
The net margin for QuantumScape Corp stands at -6.44. The total capital return value is set at -0.43. Equity return is now at value -38.29, with -33.84 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 -2.86. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -229.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -400.74 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 36.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 14.21.
Conclusion
To sum up, QuantumScape Corp (QS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
