In the past week, QS stock has gone down by -4.48%, with a monthly decline of -10.22% and a quarterly plunge of -10.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.01%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.82% for QuantumScape Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.19% for QS’s stock, with a -19.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in QuantumScape Corp (NYSE: QS) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 4.42.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for QS is 391.85M, and currently, short sellers hold a 16.58% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of QS on March 10, 2025 was 16.60M shares.
QS) stock’s latest price update
QuantumScape Corp (NYSE: QS)’s stock price has increased by 2.52 compared to its previous closing price of 4.37. However, the company has seen a -4.48% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-02-28 that Many electric vehicle (EV) stocks soared to their all-time highs during the buying frenzy in meme and growth stocks in 2020 and 2021. But over the following four years, many of those stocks fizzled out as rising interest rates popped their bubbly valuations, cast a harsh light on their losses, and drove investors toward more conservative investments.
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 -13.59% 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 -52.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.01%, as shares sank -10.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.76% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, QS fell by -4.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -20.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.88. In addition, QuantumScape Corp saw -13.68% 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 Jagdeep Singh, who proposed sale 7,267,833 shares at the price of $4.26 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, Jagdeep Singh now owns shares of QuantumScape Corp, valued at $30,960,969 using the latest closing price.
MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III, the CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER of QuantumScape Corp, sale 76,315 shares at $5.23 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III is holding 1,010,523 shares at $399,219 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QS
The total capital return value is set at -0.42. 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 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.94. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -236.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -525.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 14.21.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, QuantumScape Corp (QS) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
