Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for QS in the last 90 days.
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QuantumScape (QS) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$4.27−0.31 (−6.8%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeQuantumScape fell to new 52-week lows this week, closing at $4.27, as the stock continued a steep multi-month decline. The company introduced the QS PowerBlock, a new product aimed at in-rack energy storage for AI data centers, marking an expansion into the data center vertical alongside its core battery technology work. Separately, CTO Timothy Holme sold 120,000 Class A shares under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and converted 59,186 Class B shares into Class A shares.
At $4.27, QS trades below both its 50-day average of $5.34 and 200-day average of $7.13, with the shorter average also below the longer one, reflecting a sustained downtrend; the stock is down 19.1% over one month and 71.5% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 72.4, placing it in the Buying zone, while the price sits 20.8% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $5.39.
QuantumScape reports earnings on 21 October 2026 after close, 9 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding period; its last reaction to results was a 15.4% move, with 2 beats out of 8 quarters historically. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows, though one billionaire holder is recorded. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged an 11.6% gain across 5 years, rising in 2 of those years. Two analysts currently rate the stock a hold, with a consensus target of $6.66.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
QuantumScape price vs fair value
Close $4.27200-day averageGekko Fair Value $5.39
QuantumScape quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.63B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- —
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.67
- Revenue, TTM
- $0
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.84
- Volume
- 15.98M avg 12.84M
- 1-year return
- −71.5%
- Typical daily move
- ±5.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±13.3%
- 50-day average
- $5.34
- 200-day average
- $7.13
- Next earnings
- Oct 21 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 587.2M
QuantumScape swing-trade checklist
QuantumScape scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $4.27 is below the 50-day ($5.34) and 200-day ($7.13) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
72.4, Buying
Reading 72.4 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
20.8% below
Price is 20.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 9 days
Reports on Oct 21, 2026, 9 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+11.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +11.6% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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QuantumScape stock chart and price history
QuantumScape closed at $4.27 on Oct 12, 2026, −71.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $4.26 to $19.07.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −19.1%
- 3 months
- −33.5%
- 6 months
- −33.7%
- 1 year
- −71.5%
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About QuantumScape
QuantumScape develops solid-state lithium-metal battery technology intended mainly for electric vehicles, with potential use in other applications as well. The company works through its own operations together with affiliated entities to bring this battery technology from development toward commercial production. Its work centers on the design and advancement of this power-cell technology rather than on an already finished, widely sold product line.
The company's efforts are organized around research, engineering, and the eventual manufacture of these batteries, with electric vehicles named as the primary market for the technology. Other uses for the batteries are mentioned as a secondary focus, though the vehicle sector remains the main application described.
QuantumScape was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker QS.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Website
- quantumscape.com
QuantumScape GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
QuantumScape’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 72.4, in the Buying zone, up 3.6 points over five sessions.
72.4Buying
Up 3.6 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 48 | −0.1% | +4.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 337 | +0.3% | +0.3% | ||
| Neutral | 265 | +1.0% | +5.0% | ||
| Distribution | 27 | −2.1% | −2.0% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average QS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is QuantumScape stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
QuantumScape trades 20.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $5.39, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what QuantumScape shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$5.39
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
20.8% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 13.9% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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QuantumScape insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for QuantumScape, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in QS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
QuantumScape has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, year ended Dec 31, 2018
- $4.19M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.16%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds QS.
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QuantumScape earnings: next date and track record
QuantumScape reports on Oct 21, 2026, after the close (9 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 21, 2026
Expected after the close, 9 days away
- EPS estimate
- −$0.17
- Revenue estimate
- $1.00M
2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10.3%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 22, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- QuantumScape's Q2 2026 earnings call emphasized technical and commercialization progress while reiterating financial discipline. Management highlighted a new multiyear partnership with Honda, updated collaboration terms with Volkswagen/PowerCo, shipments of QSC5 cells (including to a U.S. defense prime), and the ramp and productivity improvements on their Eagle pilot production line. The company organized into three verticals (QS EV for automotive, QS DC for data centers, QS AS for advanced solutions) to pursue new high-value markets (AI data centers, aerospace/defense, medical, consumer). Financials showed a GAAP operating expense of $106.1M and GAAP net loss of $98.2M in Q2; adjusted EBITDA loss was $64.2M (in line with expectations). Management reiterated full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $(250M) to $(275M), lowered CapEx guidance to $27M–$37M, reported Q2 customer billings of $10.8M and year-to-date billings of $21.8M (exceeding 2025's $19.5M), and $859M in liquidity. Management repeatedly framed the VW/PowerCo milestone update as an alignment to the technology roadmap with a neutral cash impact, while progress on the Eagle line was described as enabling increased sample shipments and faster learning for scale-up.
- Guidance
- - Reiterated full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA loss guidance: $(250 million) to $(275 million). - Lowered full-year 2026 CapEx guidance: $27 million to $37 million. - Public goal (operational metric): customer billings in 2026 to exceed 2025; year-to-date billings through Q2: $21.8M (exceeding 2025 $19.5M). - Liquidity reported: $859M at quarter end. - Financial projection related to VW/PowerCo: revised milestone schedule reduces total potential payments (~$131M to ~$75M) but is expected to be net neutral in cash impact versus prior scope.
- Risks flagged
- - Manufacturing and scale-up risk: moving a novel technology into a highly automated production line (Eagle) and achieving stable productivity, yields, and process control. - Dependence on OEM partnerships and milestone-based payments (VW/PowerCo, Honda); milestone timing and structure changes can affect cash flow. - Ongoing operating losses and negative adjusted EBITDA through 2026; capital discipline and liquidity management remain critical. - Market and technical uncertainties inherent in commercialization of new battery technology and penetration into non-automotive verticals. - General forward-looking statement risks noted (safe harbor, SEC filings).
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | −$0.20 est −$0.18 | $29.52M est $2.43B | −15.4% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | −$0.16 est −$0.17 | — est $1.00M | +6.2% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | −$0.17 est −$0.17 | — est $1.85M | −13.1% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | −$0.18 est −$0.18 | — | −5.5% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | −$0.20 est −$0.18 | $36.67M | −8.5% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | −$0.21 est −$0.19 | — | +2.3% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | −$0.22 est −$0.21 | — | +8.6% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | −$0.23 est −$0.21 | — | +22.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
QuantumScape stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for QuantumScape is $6.66, +56.0% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$6.66consensus 12-month target, +56.0% from the last close
Now $4.27Avg $6.66
Low $6High $10
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27 | Evercore ISI | $10 | +134.2% |
| Jul 23 | TD Cowen | $6 | +40.5% |
| Jul 23 | Evercore ISI | $10 | +134.2% |
+4.3%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+11.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
QuantumScape seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, QuantumScape averaged +11.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.1% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +7.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +11.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.9% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, QS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 13.3%.
QuantumScape market cap and key statistics
QuantumScape’s market cap is $2.63B and revenue of $0 over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.63B
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.67
- Gekko Fair Value
- $5.39
Trading
- Volume
- 15.98M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 12.84M
- 52-week high
- $19.07
- 52-week low
- $4.26
- Shares outstanding
- 587.2M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $0
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Return on equity
- -39.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- 0.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 2.84
- Typical daily move
- ±5.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±13.3%
QuantumScape stock news this week
6 headlines about QuantumScape from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) Sets New 52-Week Low – Here’s WhyDefense World, Oct 12
- QuantumScape Announces QS PowerBlock for In-Rack Energy Storage in AI Data CentersGlobeNewsWire, Oct 8
- The CTO and trusts sell 120,000 shares and convert 59,186 Class B shares at QuantumScape (QS).Stock Titan, Oct 7
- QuantumScape Corporation (QS) Discusses Expansion Into Advanced Solutions and Data Center Verticals for Battery Technology TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Oct 7
- QuantumScape Has No Revenue But Is Worth $2.8 Billion. Here's the 1 Milestone That Would Change EverythingThe Motley Fool, Oct 5
- QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) Sets New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?Defense World, Oct 5
QuantumScape peers
QuantumScape’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEVGE Vernova | Neutral | 10.6% above |
| ETNEaton | Neutral | 16.6% above |
| LITELumentum | Neutral | 2.1% below |
| AMEAMETEK | Neutral | 11.9% above |
| ROKRockwell Automation | Neutral | 13.6% above |
| HUBBHubbell | Neutral | 8.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
QuantumScape stock FAQ
What is QuantumScape’s market cap?
QuantumScape’s market cap is $2.63B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $4.27, with 587.2M shares outstanding.
What is the QuantumScape stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for QuantumScape is $6.66, +56.0% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is QuantumScape stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate QuantumScape is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $4.27 is 20.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $5.39. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does QuantumScape report earnings next?
QuantumScape is expected to report on Oct 21, 2026, after the market closes (9 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.17 per share on revenue of $1.00M. QuantumScape beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.3% on average across the report.
What is QuantumScape’s 52-week high and low?
QuantumScape’s 52-week high is $19.07 and its 52-week low is $4.26; it closed at $4.27 on Oct 12, 2026, −71.5% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $43.08 on Nov 15, 2021.
Is QuantumScape stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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