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QuinStreet

Matches high-intent consumers with financial-services and home-services brands through performance marketplaces.

$19.18
After-hours close−0.01 (−0.05%)
At close$19.19(+1.53%)
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QuinStreet, Inc.QNSTCommunication Services

Sells qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers to brands in financial services and home services. The model monetizes consumer research-and-compare traffic on a pay-for-performance basis, predominantly in North America.

Operates performance marketplaces and technology for Financial Services and Home Services. Its virtual and private-label marketplaces connect consumers researching and comparing products with client brands, then sell qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers on a pay-for-performance basis.

Financial Services and Home Services are the current client verticals after the company divested its B2B, mortgage, Brazil, and education operations. Activity is predominantly in North America, and HomeBuddy is being integrated into the Modernize Home Services business. Results depend on high-intent digital traffic and client demand for measurable customer acquisition services.

Company facts

CEODouglas Valenti
ListedFeb 11, 2010
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersFoster City, CA
CountryUnited States
Employees938
CIK0001117297
ISINUS74874Q1004

Key statistics

Market cap$1.10B
EPS (ttm)$1.40
P/E (ttm)13.73
ROE27.7%
P/B3.39
P/S0.8517
Dividend yield
Beta0.92vs XLC 0.55

Year to date +36.3% · Average volume (30d) 973.6K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$21.00+9.5%Median of 13 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy7 of 13 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 7, 2026Lake StreetUpgradeHoldBuy$15$21
Feb 6, 2026Lake StreetTarget$15
Oct 22, 2025BarringtonTarget$22$24

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.39
ReportedDue Nov 5, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$373.9M
ReportedDue Nov 5, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 6, 2026Q4 FY26$0.44$0.50+13.2%$359.9M$373.9M+3.9%+38.50%
May 7, 2026Q3 FY26$0.32$0.31−3.1%$336.2M$346.1M+3.0%−1.12%
Feb 5, 2026Q2 FY26$0.19$0.24+26.3%$275.1M$287.8M+4.6%+10.67%
Nov 6, 2025Q1 FY26$0.22$0.220.0%$274.5M$285.9M+4.1%−0.65%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26
Revenue$269.8M$262.1M$285.9M$287.8M$346.1M$373.9M
Gross profit$27.9M$27.9M$26.9M$27.7M$41.3M$49.8M
Operating income$4.9M$3.9M$4.8M$1.2M$10.3M$19.1M
Net income$4.4M$3.2M$4.5M$50.2M$7.4M$19.1M
Diluted EPS$0.08$0.06$0.08$0.87$0.13$0.32
Gross margin10.3%10.6%9.4%9.6%11.9%13.3%
Operating margin1.8%1.5%1.7%0.4%3.0%5.1%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY22 $582.1M · FY23 $580.6M · FY24 $613.5M · FY25 $1.09B · FY26 $1.29B

Revenue by product · Q4 FY26

Home Services$327.0M · 58%
Financial Service$232.3M · 42%

Revenue by geography · Q4 FY26

United States$370.1M · 100%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $128.3M · Total debt $74.9M · Total assets $721.3M · Shareholders' equity $323.1M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 94.88%Insiders 5.40%

Institutions and insiders are filed separately and overlap, so together they can pass the whole company. No split is drawn from them.

Shares outstanding 57.45M · Float 53.81M · 93.7% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.10.98M19.11%13FAug 7, 2026
Private Capital Management, LLC4.70M8.18%13FAug 14, 2026
AQR Capital Management LLC2.52M4.39%13FAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC2.43M4.24%13FAug 13, 2026
State Street Corp2.25M3.91%13FAug 7, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 17, 2026Asmau Ahmeddirector−10,000$20.30
Aug 14, 2026Asmau Ahmeddirector−15,000$20.85
Aug 18, 2026Gregory Wongofficer: CFO−11,704$20.44
Aug 12, 2026Asmau Ahmeddirector−10,000$20.43
Aug 11, 2026Asmau Ahmeddirector−5,000$20.79
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Peers

  • MediaAlpha

    Insurance customer-acquisition marketplace and exchange

  • LendingTree

    Consumer marketplace for loans, cards, deposits and insurance

  • EverQuote

    Digital customer acquisition for property and casualty insurers

  • Angi

    Home-services marketplaces connecting consumers and professionals

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
QuinStreet$19.18−0.05%$1.10B13.712.10.9+42.7%
MediaAlpha$12.850.00%$680.7M7.911.80.6+25.9%
LendingTree$28.96+0.10%$404.1M2.211.00.3+25.3%
EverQuote$25.660.00%$904.3M8.411.61.2+24.6%
Angi$5.030.00%$203.9M10.80.2−10.9%
Median7.911.30.4+24.9%