QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) Director Asmau Ahmed Sells 10,000 Shares of Stock

QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNSTGet Free Report) Director Asmau Ahmed sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.43, for a total transaction of $204,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 49,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,021,070.97. The trade was a 16.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Asmau Ahmed also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Tuesday, August 11th, Asmau Ahmed sold 5,000 shares of QuinStreet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.79, for a total transaction of $103,950.00.

QuinStreet Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ QNST traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $20.74. 795,008 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 836,112. QuinStreet, Inc. has a 12 month low of $10.28 and a 12 month high of $22.29. The company has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.71 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.29.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNSTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $373.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $359.95 million. QuinStreet had a net margin of 6.28% and a return on equity of 12.73%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that QuinStreet, Inc. will post 0.94 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On QuinStreet

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of QuinStreet during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $160,805,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of QuinStreet by 619.0% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,441,113 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $17,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240,667 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in QuinStreet by 1,000.3% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 900,264 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,937,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,264 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC bought a new position in QuinStreet in the second quarter valued at $12,157,000. Finally, Heartland Advisors Inc. bought a new position in QuinStreet in the second quarter valued at $8,790,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.83% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on QNST. Zacks Research upgraded QuinStreet from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Lake Street Capital upgraded shares of QuinStreet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of QuinStreet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of QuinStreet in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of QuinStreet from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.00.

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About QuinStreet

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QuinStreet, Inc operates a technology-based performance marketing platform that connects companies with prospective customers across multiple verticals. The company specializes in data-driven lead generation for financial services, education, insurance, healthcare, and home services firms. By leveraging proprietary targeting algorithms and real-time analytics, QuinStreet manages customized digital marketing campaigns to optimize customer acquisition and retention for its clients.

Through a portfolio of consumer-facing websites and comparison platforms, QuinStreet delivers targeted visitors who are actively researching products and services.

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