As of Wednesday close, QuantumScape Corporation’s (NYSE:QS) stock was down -$0.19, moving down -2.70 percent to $6.84. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 5,990,900 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.14 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 4,841,015, while in the previous 50 days, it was 9,719,622.
Since last month, QS stock retreated -1.16%. Shares of the company fell to $6.63 on 08/24/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $13.86 was reached on 07/31/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $5.11. Since the beginning of this year, QS’s stock price has risen by 20.63% or $1.17, and marked a new high 13 times. However, the stock has declined by -50.65% since its 52-week high.
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QS stock investors should be aware that QuantumScape Corporation (QS) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 9 days ago on Sep 12. Hettrich Kevin, the Chief Financial Officer of the company, disposed of 34,607 shares for $7.06 on Sep 12. It resulted in a $244,422 divestment by the insider. Straubel Jeffrey B sold 69,309 shares at an average price of $7.00 on Sep 05. The insider now owns 292,644 shares following the transaction. On Aug 18, Chief Financial Officer Hettrich Kevin sold 76,648 shares at $6.84 apiece. The transaction was valued at $524,349.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, QuantumScape Corporation’s quick ratio stood at 19.20, while its current ratio was 19.20, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.03, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.03. Based on annual data, QS earned $2.4 million in gross profit and brought in $420.62 million in revenue.
According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. While analysts expected QuantumScape Corporation to report -$0.2 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was -$0.26 per share. During the quarter, the company generated -$114.91 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of QuantumScape Corporation were 158.03 million at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $104.12 million. The value of shareholders’ equity is $447.66 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at QuantumScape Corporation’s (QS) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 30.35%, the RSI 9-day stood at 39.80% on 20 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current QuantumScape Corporation price is down by -2.01% percent or -$0.14. At present, QS shares trade +0.29% above its 20-day simple moving average and -5.26% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -30.70% below its SMA50 and -8.06% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 39.83% and Stochastic coefficient D was 43.01%, while ATR was 0.32. Given the Stochastic reading of 28.13% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 40.38%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.04, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.07.
Analyst Ratings
Evercore ISI launched its rating on QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS) to an Outperform in a note to investors on September 18, 2023. QuantumScape Corporation (QS) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, QS is a sell, and 5 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate QuantumScape Corporation stock as buy, with 1 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $8.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $5.00 – $10.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict QuantumScape Corporation (QS) will achieve an average price target of $8.14.
