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QuantumScape Corporation (QS)

$3.90 -0.13 (-3.23%)
Latest Price
Sell
29 / 100
CleaRank Financial AI scorei
Market cap
$2.41B
Dividend yield
None
Street target
$6.00median of 9 analysts
52-week range
$3.80 $18.56
Last updated: • Price at analysis: $3.90
CleaRank Financial AI • AI-powered analysis using real-time market data from TwelveData
Method reviewed by Michelle Sofia, Market Analyst. Figures come from market data providers; the text is written by CleaRank Financial AI and passes automated checks before it publishes. Updated daily. Not financial advice. How this page is made · Report an error
01

QS stock forecast today

Where QS stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.

QS at a glance

QuantumScape Corporation (QS): Sell, 29/100 on CleaRank's AI score.

  • Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($4.95 and $6.78).
  • Earnings QS beat estimates in 3 of the 6 reports in our data, yet fell the next day after 1 of those beats.
  • Insiders Insiders sold $142.7M and made no open-market purchases over the last 18 months.

Figures as of October 26, 2026.

CleaRank Financial AI

CleaRank rates QuantumScape Corporation (QS) Sell, with a model score of 29/100.

The trend holds it back most: the price is 42.51% below its 200-day average and 21.27% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 26.97% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $4.95 and the 200-day at $6.78. Over the past year the price fell 76.81%.

Only on CleaRank

Figures we compute ourselves from QS's own price, earnings and insider-filing history. Tap one to see it in context.

Moves with
SPY +0.39 · BTC +0.40 · Gold +0.21
1-year correlation of daily returns
Worst fall, 6 years
-96.9%
still 96.5% below that peak
Analyst targets
$2.50 to $8.30
median $6.00; 0 of 9 say buy
2030 simulation
$3.19 base
10th-90th percentile $0.8855 to $11.49
02

QS stock price and trading

The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.

2.0

Trend checks

0/4
  • Price above its 50-day average ›
    The price of $3.90 is 21.3% below the 50-day simple moving average of $4.95.
  • Price above its 200-day average ›
    The price is 42.5% below the 200-day simple moving average of $6.78.
  • 50-day average above the 200-day ›
    The 50-day average ($4.95) is 27.0% below the 200-day average ($6.78), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.
  • In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
    The price sits at 1% of its 52-week range, between $3.80 and $18.56.

QS share price

Pick a period: each tab shows how far QS has moved over it, to the last close.

Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26Oct '26
Start $16.82 Oct 24, 2025
Latest close $3.90 Oct 26, 2026
High $18.44 Oct 31, 2025
Low $3.90 Oct 19, 2026

Today's trading

Where QS sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.

Day range 5.24% wide
$3.90
$3.82 $4.02
52-week range 1% of the way up
$3.90
$3.80 $18.56
Open
$4.01
Previous close
$4.03
Volume
13.58M
16% below average
Market cap
$2.41B
03

QS fundamentals and valuation

Valuation against the sector, and the revenue and earnings behind it.

3.0

Valuation and quality checks

0/1
  • Beat estimates in most recent reports ›
    QS beat the EPS estimate in 3 of the 6 reports in our data.

Key statistics

The headline figures for QS.

Market Cap
2.41B
P/E Ratio
N/A (Negative EPS)
EPS (TTM)
-$0.63
Dividend Yield
None
52 Week High
18.56
52 Week Low
3.80

As of October 26, 2026, QS trades at $3.90, with a market value of $2.41B and no P/E ratio (its trailing earnings are negative).

What the numbers say

CleaRank Financial AI's reading of QS's valuation, growth and risks.

Valuation

QuantumScape Corporation (QS) has no meaningful P/E, because its earnings per share over the last 12 months are negative. To put a number on it, QS carries trailing earnings of -$0.63 a share.

Its return on equity of -34.70% is below the sector median of 12.4%. Debt-to-equity comes in at 0.07.

Earnings & Growth

QS reported -$0.14 a share in its most recent report, dated October 21, 2026, compared with a -$0.17 estimate. That was a better result than analysts expected. In the next session, the shares climbed 4.27%.

For the current fiscal year, analysts expect average EPS of -$0.62, and -$0.61 for the year after.

Key risks

QS is a volatile stock to hold: it has moved 3.17% on an average session, and its beta against the S&P 500 is 2.84. The trend also weighs on holders until the price gets back above its moving averages. The price is 78.99% below the 52-week high of $18.56. Over the last 18 months insiders sold $142.7M of stock and bought none on the open market. Those sales are often planned in advance, so they carry less weight than purchases would.

QS against the Consumer Cyclical sector

How QS compares with the median Consumer Cyclical stock CleaRank tracks.

Return on equity 47.1 points below the median
QS
-34.7%
Sector median
12.4%

Return vs SPY: Since May 14, 2025, QS has lost 9.7% against a gain of 30.3% for SPY.

Performance against SPY

QS and the S&P 500 (SPY) over the same days.

Jun '25Sep '25Dec '25Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
QS SPY

Earnings reality check

Did QS beat what analysts expected, and how did the stock react?

Beat the estimate
3 of 6
6 reports in our data
Fell after a beat
1 of 3
first session after the report
Average surprise
+2.9%
actual EPS against the estimate
Avg. first-session move
-0.2%
the stock, after the report
EPS surprise
First-session move
Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26

Earnings record: QS beat the analyst estimate in 3 of the 6 reports in our data.

Market reaction: The stock fell in the first session after 1 of those 3 beats, so a beat has not been enough on its own.

QS earnings surprises and the stock's reaction
Report Estimate Actual Surprise First session 5 sessions
Oct 21, 2026after close -$0.17 -$0.14 +17.65% +4.27% -
Jul 22, 2026after close -$0.18 -$0.16 +11.11% -12.86% -15.50%
Apr 22, 2026after close -$0.16 -$0.16 +0.00% +1.37% -6.43%
Oct 22, 2025after close -$0.20 -$0.18 +10.00% +7.95% +16.64%
Jul 23, 2025after close -$0.18 -$0.20 -11.11% -1.56% -31.57%
Apr 23, 2025after close -$0.19 -$0.21 -10.53% -0.50% -1.76%

As of October 26, 2026, QS has beaten the analyst EPS estimate in 3 of the 6 reports in our data and fell in the first trading session after 1 of those beats; its latest report, on October 21, 2026, came in 17.65% above the estimate and the stock moved +4.27% in the first session.

The first session is the first full trading day on the news: the report day itself for a report before the open, the next day for one after the close. Surprise is actual EPS against the consensus estimate.

04

QS AI analysis and technical indicators

CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.

4.0

Momentum checks

1/3
  • RSI not overbought or oversold ›
    The 14-day RSI is 33.5, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.
  • RSI above 50 ›
    An RSI of 33.5 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.
  • MACD line above zero ›
    The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.

CleaRank Financial AI analysis of QS

The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.

Company's health
3/5
12-month analyst target
$6.000
+53.85% above price · median of 9 analysts
AI analyst consensus
29/100
Sell
What the AI sees

QS is trading in a downtrend. At $3.90, the stock sits 21.27% below its 50-day average of $4.95 and 42.51% below its 200-day average of $6.78. Near the bottom of its 52-week range, the price is 2.63% above the low of $3.80, while it is 78.99% below the high of $18.56. Both averages point the same way, with the 50-day 26.97% below the 200-day.

The 14-day RSI of 33.5 is in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, and the MACD line is negative. The price is down over each of these periods: 20.57% over the past month, 24.71% over the past three months and 76.81% over the past year.

Catalysts
Rewards
  • Earnings beat ›

    The October 21, 2026 report beat the EPS estimate by 17.65%, and the share price rose 4.27% in the first session after it.

    Source: Earnings report, October 21, 2026
Other events
  • Rating reaffirmed ›

    Baird kept its Neutral rating on October 22, 2026.

    Source: Analyst action, Baird, October 22, 2026
ProTips
  1. The two closest levels matter most: the 20-day EMA at $4.29 sits above the price, and the 52-week low at $3.80 sits below it.
  2. A 14-day RSI of 33.5 falls in the bearish zone, and the MACD line is negative. Momentum is considered stretched when readings climb above 70 or drop below 30.
  3. The share price rose 4.27% in the first session after the October 21, 2026 report.
Market outlook

QS is in a downtrend, trading under both its 50-day average of $4.95 and its 200-day average of $6.78. A reclaim of the 50-day would be the first sign of repair. The closest level above the price is the 20-day EMA, at $4.29.

QS has a clear level to watch below: the 52-week low at $3.80. With the RSI in the bearish zone, momentum still leans toward that level.

Technical indicators

Momentum and trend for QS, from its daily closes.

Technical rating Bearish 0 of 4 signals bullish
  • RSI Bearish
  • SMA cross Bearish
  • Price vs SMA Bearish
  • MACD Bearish
Momentum Bearish
33.514-day RSI
Oversold <30 Neutral Overbought >70
MACD (12, 26) -0.291 Bearish
Trend Death cross
-21.3%price against the 50-day average
200-day $6.783 50-day $4.954 Price $3.900
Price against the 200-day -42.5% Bearish

As of October 26, 2026, with QS at $3.90, its 14-day RSI is 33.5 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $4.95 and its 200-day is $6.78.

Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 26, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these

What QS moves with

Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.

-1 0 +1
S&P 500 (SPY) +0.39 Weak
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) +0.43 Moderate
Bitcoin (BTC) +0.40 Weak
Gold (XAU) +0.21 Weak

As of October 26, 2026, QS's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.39 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.43 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.40 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.21 with gold (XAU).

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05

QS price target and analyst forecast

The analysts' target range and how their ratings split.

5.0

Analysts checks

1/3
  • Most analysts rate it a buy ›
    0 of 9 analysts rate it a buy or strong buy, 7 a hold and 2 a sell.
  • Median target above the price ›
    The median 12-month target of $6.00 is 53.8% above the price.
  • More buy ratings than three months ago ›
    0 of 9 rate it a buy now, against 0 of 9 three months ago.

QS Wall Street View

12-month price targets

Low $2.50 Median $6.00 (+53.8%) High $8.30

Ratings

Buy 0 Hold 7 Sell 2 3 months ago: 0 of 9 buy

Recent rating actions

Recent analyst rating actions on QS
Date Firm Action Rating
Oct 22, 2026 Baird Maintains Neutral
Oct 15, 2026 Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight
Oct 12, 2026 Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line
Jul 24, 2026 TD Cowen Maintains Hold

As of October 26, 2026, 9 Wall Street analysts cover QS: 0 rate it a buy or strong buy, 7 a hold and 2 a sell or strong sell. Their 12-month price targets range from $2.50 to $8.30. The median QS price target is $6.00, 53.8% above the price of $3.90.

Source: TwelveData analyst consensus. Targets and ratings belong to the analysts, not to CleaRank.

06

QS trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets

Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.

QS trade plan

Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.

Your bias
Risk per trade 1%
Conservative Aggressive
Portfolio value
$
Position size: Enter portfolio size →

Short entry pick an entry style

Conservative
$3.978
2% above current price
Lower risk, wait for rally
Aggressive
$3.900
Entry at current price
Higher risk, chasing the move

Risk management

Stop loss
$4.290
Max loss
-7.9%
Volatility-adjusted stop Set from the RSI (33.5) and recent volatility.

Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)

Target 1
$3.779
-5% (Conservative) -3.1% (Aggressive)
Target 2
$3.580
-10% (Conservative) -8.2% (Aggressive)
Target 3
$3.381
-15% (Conservative) -13.3% (Aggressive)
Work the numbers
Position Size Stop Loss Risk/Reward P&L Calculator Trailing Stop Fibonacci Pivot Points Win Rate Expectancy

QS moves about 3.2% a day on average, so a stop can fill well past its level. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.

Risk profile

How much QS tends to move, against the market and on its own.

Beta
2.84
against the S&P 500; 1 moves with the market
Daily volatility
3.17%
30-day standard deviation
52-week range
$3.900
$3.80 1% of the way up $18.56

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07

QS price history and drawdowns

QS's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.

7.0

Track record checks

0/4
  • Average daily move under 2% ›
    The price has moved 3.17% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).
  • Recovered from its worst fall ›
    The worst fall was 96.9%, from December 2020 to April 2025; the price is still 96.5% below that peak.
  • Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
    28% of 1-year holding periods in the last 6 years ended with a gain.
  • Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
    $10,000 invested in August 2020 is now worth $3,939, against $24,649 in the S&P 500 (SPY).

QS Drawdowns & Recovery

Worst fall, last 6 years
-96.9%
December 2020 to April 2025
Recovery
Not yet
still 96.5% below the December 2020 peak
From the 6-year high
-96.5%
highest close, December 2020
1-year holds that gained
28%
of every 1-year window

As of October 26, 2026, QS's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 6 years with dividends reinvested was -96.9% (December 2020 to April 2025); it is still 96.5% below that peak, and 28% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.

From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.

Growth of $10,000

What $10,000 put into QS in August 2020 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.

QS today
$3,939
from $10,000 in August 2020, dividends reinvested
S&P 500 today
$24,649
the same $10,000 in SPY
Behind the index by
$20,710
0.2x the index result
Total change
-61%
0.4x the starting amount
202120222023202420252026
QS S&P 500 (SPY)

Against the market: QS trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $3,939.39 against $24,649.

A $10,000 investment in QS in August 2020 would be worth about $3,939 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $24,649 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).

Seasonal patterns

Which calendar months have been kind to QS, and which have not.

Jan1/6 upFeb3/6 upMar1/6 upApr1/6 upMay3/6 upJun3/6 upJul4/6 upAug2/6 upSep4/7 upOct2/6 upNov3/6 upDec3/6 up

Strongest month, December: an average of +44.49%, up in 3 of 6 years.

Weakest month, August: an average of -12.08%, up in 2 of 6 years.

This month, October: has averaged -3.44%, up in 2 of 6 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.

Over the last 7 years, QS's strongest calendar month has been December (average +44.49%, up in 3 of 6 years) and its weakest August (average -12.08%, up in 2 of 6 years).

Average return for each calendar month over the last 7 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.

08

QS stock price prediction 2030

Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.

Monte Carlo projection

Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in QS, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.

Downside, 2030
$2,271
10th percentile
Base case, 2030
$8,180
median path
Upside, 2030
$29,466
90th percentile
20262027202820292030
Upside (90th) Base case (median) Downside (10th) 10th to 90th percentile

CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 6 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in QS today could grow to about $8,180 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $29,466 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $2,271. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.

QS Stock Price Prediction 2030: Simulated Scenarios

The same simulation in share prices, year by year.

Price today
$3.90
Base case, 2030
$3.19
0.8x over 4 years
Range, 2030
$0.8855 to $11.49
10th to 90th percentile

CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $3.19 for QS by 2030 in the base case, from $3.90 today (0.8x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $0.8855. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on QS's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.

QS simulated price paths by year
Year 10th percentile Base case 90th percentile range base today
2027 $1.95 $3.71 $7.04
2028 $1.43 $3.53 $8.73
2029 $1.11 $3.35 $10.18
2030 $0.8855 $3.19 $11.49

Method: a lognormal simulation of QS's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works

09

QS insider trading

What the people running the company have bought and sold.

QS insider trading

Shares the company's directors and officers bought and sold, from their own filings.

Bought
None
no open-market buys
Sold
$142.7M
58 open-market sales
Insiders filing
17
over the last 18 months
Average trade
$2.5M
buys and sales together

Month by month

Open-market purchases above the line, sales below.

May '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26Oct '26

Net insider selling: No insider bought QS shares on the open market in the last 18 months. Sales are often planned in advance or cover tax on vesting shares, so they say less than purchases would.

As of October 26, 2026, QS insiders reported 58 open-market sales worth $142.7M and no open-market purchases over the last 18 months; grants and option exercises are not counted.

Insider transactions in QS
Date Insider Type Shares Value
Oct 5, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Sell 120.0K $544.8K
Oct 5, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Grant 59.2K -
Sep 15, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Sell 120.0K $610.5K
Sep 15, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Grant 45.0K -
Aug 21, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Sell 12.7K $76.5K
Aug 21, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Grant 12.7K -
Aug 19, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Sell 41.9K $241.1K
Aug 19, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Grant 21.5K -
Jul 2, 2026
Timothy Holme
Chief Technology Officer
 Sell 137.2K $999.6K
Jul 2, 2026
Kevin Hettrich
Chief Financial Officer
 Sell 9.8K $71.4K
Page 1 of 12

Source: TwelveData, from SEC Form 4 filings

10

QS stock forecast: questions people ask

Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 26, 2026.

QS Forecast: Frequently Asked Questions

Is QuantumScape Corporation (QS) a buy right now?
At 29/100, QS lands in CleaRank's Sell band. The main drag is the trend: the price is 42.51% below its 200-day average and 21.27% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 26.97% below the 200-day. This describes the data on this page and is not a personal recommendation.
How has QuantumScape Corporation (QS) performed over the past year?
Over the past year the price fell 76.81%. Over shorter periods it fell 24.71% in three months and fell 20.57% in the past month. It now trades 78.99% below its 52-week high of $18.56.
What are the key price levels for QS?
Two levels sit above the price: the 20-day EMA at $4.29 and the 50-day SMA at $4.95. The only level below it is the 52-week low at $3.80.
Does QS have a P/E ratio?
QS does not have a meaningful P/E, because its earnings per share over the last 12 months are negative.
What do Wall Street analysts think of QS?
Of the 9 analysts covering QS, 0 rate it buy, 7 hold and 2 sell. Their median 12-month target is $6.00, 53.8% above the current price.
How often has QS beaten earnings estimates?
QS beat the EPS estimate in 3 of the 6 reports in our data; the share price fell in the first session after 1 of those 3 beats.
How volatile is QS?
On an average day QS moves 3.17%, based on the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns. Measured against the S&P 500, its beta is 2.84.
Are QS insiders buying or selling?
Insiders sold $142.7M of stock over the last 18 months and bought none on the open market. Insider sales are often planned in advance or made to cover tax on vesting shares, so they say less than purchases would.
What is the 52-week range of QS?
Over the past 52 weeks, QS has ranged from $3.80 to $18.56. At $3.90, the stock is at 1% of that band, 2.63% above the low and 78.99% below the high.
Is QS in an uptrend?
No. QuantumScape Corporation (QS) trades at $3.90, below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($4.95 and $6.78). Its 14-day RSI on daily closes is 33.5, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.

Disclaimer: CleaRank.com is a financial data and analytics provider, not a registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, or financial regulatory body. The stock analysis, trade plans, and AI-generated signals presented for QS are for educational and informational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or an offer to buy or sell any securities. All trade setups and performance metrics shown are hypothetical, hindsight-based, and simulated. They do not represent actual trades made by CleaRank or its affiliates. Stock prices can be volatile and are subject to market, economic, and company-specific risks. Market data is provided "as-is" and may be delayed by 15 minutes or more. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any data. You should never invest money you cannot afford to lose. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Analysis generated on October 27, 2026.

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