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QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$17.56 +0.92% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $17.63

QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (10% profit margin, 3% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $995.7M
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As of 2026-11-03, QuinStreet Inc. (NASDAQ: QNST) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $17.56 (+0.92% 1D, market cap $995.7M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 14/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 14/20, Executive Insider Alignment 18/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 11/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, QNST ranks #161 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Business Services), QNST carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 10.1%, and ROIC of 2.6%. By comparison, AHG (Akso Health Group ADS) holds a E grade (32/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.08B) and MAX (MediaAlpha Inc. (Class A)) posts a C+ grade (69/100 RQD, P/E 32.6x, ROIC 19.7%, cap $873.1M). Among the 5-stock peer group, MAX leads on earnings multiple (32.6x) while MAX leads on capital efficiency (19.7% ROIC).

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Per QNST's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30, CIK 0001117297), QuinStreet Inc. generated $1.09B in revenue (+78.3% YoY), $4.7M in net income, and $82.9M in free cash flow against $493.0M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $17.63 (+0.41%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.52% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 14/20 (B-) • 7.6% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B
Cash (14)Whales (14)SEC (18)Macro (11)CEO (13)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target
$23 Bull$19 Base$14 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for QNST)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.5%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (70/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY QNST SCORES 70/100 (B-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+18/20 pts (26% of score)

Altman Z-Score 5.24 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+14/20 pts (20% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 7.6% FCF Margin ($82.9M FCF) & 10.1% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit11/20 pts (-9 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (60.3) create a -9 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
62
Grade C+$15.76+5.5% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
65
Grade C+$16.62-3.7% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
67
Grade B-$16.01+9.7% Next Q
Current
70
Grade B-$17.56+6.6% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: C+ (62) → B- (70)Full Audit →
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⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the QNST Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 70/100 (B-) score, QNST faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-1.52% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 15.0% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($16.84) or 200D SMA ($14.50) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($18.51) toward Bear Floor ($14.40).

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM
60.330 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
5.24>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
7 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE61% OF RANGE
L: $10$17.56H: $22
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (10% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: B-RQD 14 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C+RQD 27 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 29 / 40
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on QNST

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
BULLISH (70)

2.6% ROIC with 10.1% gross margin and 8.45% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BULLISH (90)

Altman-Z 5.24 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (63)

27/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 11/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like QNST
  • ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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QNST // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +37.83%▲ ASCENDING TRIANGLE
2026-11-03O $17.14H $17.56L $17.14C $17.56VOL 783.6K
SUP: $14.90SMA50: $16.84SMA200: $14.50
$23.09$19.79$16.49$13.19$9.89SUP $14.90$17.562026-05-042026-06-172026-08-042026-09-182026-11-03
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QNST Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle
48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +78.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for QNST. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (QNST)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #161 of 1011 ⚔️ AHG vs QNST Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (QNST vs. AHG, MAX, RSKD, PHR)

Industry: Business Services (90 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) ranks #161 by composite RQD confidence (70/100, grade B-) and #509 by equity capitalization ($995.7M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, MAX leads on earnings valuation at 32.6x trailing P/E, while MAX leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 19.7% ROIC and 15.0% gross margin. QNST currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 70/100 (B-).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
QNST ACTIVE
QuinStreet Inc.
B- 70/100 — 10.1% 2.6% +0.92% $995.7M Benchmark Subject
AHG
Akso Health Group ADS
E 32/100 — -0.1% — +4.17% $1.08B /ahg-vs-qnst →
MAX
MediaAlpha Inc. (Class A)
C+ 69/100 32.6x 15.0% 19.7% +0.20% $873.1M /max-vs-qnst →
RSKD
Riskified Ltd. (Class A)
D+ 54/100 — 51.7% -20.3% -1.05% $1.17B /rskd-vs-qnst →
PHR
Phreesia Inc.
D+ 56/100 — — -2.0% 0.00% $772.2M /phr-vs-qnst →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-06-30 • CIK 0001117297

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30), QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) reported GAAP revenue of $1.09B (+78.3% vs. FY2024 revenue of $613.5M , and +88.4% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $4.7M, operating cash flow of $85.0M, and free cash flow of $82.9M (+1139.1% YoY). On the balance sheet, QNST closed FY2025 with $493.0M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 5.24, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-06-30 $1.09B $4.7M $85.0M $82.9M $493.0M —
FY2024 (FY) 2024-06-30 $613.5M -$31.3M $12.0M $6.7M $409.6M —
FY2023 (FY) 2023-06-30 $580.6M -$68.9M $11.8M $11.8M — —

3. QNST Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is QNST stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-03, QuinStreet Inc. (NASDAQ: QNST) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $17.56 (+0.92% 1D, market cap $995.7M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 14/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 14/20, Executive Insider Alignment 18/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 11/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, QNST ranks #161 in composite RQD confidence.

How does QNST compare to AHG and MAX in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Business Services), QNST carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 10.1%, and ROIC of 2.6%. By comparison, AHG (Akso Health Group ADS) holds a E grade (32/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.08B) and MAX (MediaAlpha Inc. (Class A)) posts a C+ grade (69/100 RQD, P/E 32.6x, ROIC 19.7%, cap $873.1M). Among the 5-stock peer group, MAX leads on earnings multiple (32.6x) while MAX leads on capital efficiency (19.7% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for QNST?

Per QNST's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-06-30, CIK 0001117297), QuinStreet Inc. generated $1.09B in revenue (+78.3% YoY), $4.7M in net income, and $82.9M in free cash flow against $493.0M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is QNST trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

QNST last traded at $17.56 (+0.92% on volume of 762,705 shares), positioning the stock +4.28% above its 50-day simple moving average ($16.84) and +21.10% above its 200-day simple moving average ($14.50). Across its 52-week range of $10.29 to $22.29, QNST sits at the 60.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 60.3 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.5% ($16.24 to $18.88).

Direct Sub-Reports: QNST RQD Cockpit QNST 12M Forecast QNST Earnings & Move QNST Dividends & DRIP QNST Insiders & 13F QNST Whale Options QNST Profit Sankey QNST News & Why
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QNST — QuinStreet Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit
Updated: 2025-06-30

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 70/100, corresponding to a B- letter grade (Roarable Buy) at a spot price of $17.56 (+0.92% 1D, market capitalization $995.7M).

  • Fundamental Cash Engine (14/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of 2.6%, gross margin of 10.1%, operating margin of 0.6%, and free cash flow yield of 8.45%.
  • Whale 13F & Options Flow (14/20) + Insider Conviction (18/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
  • Macro Regime Fit (11/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (13/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of 5.24, Piotroski F-Score of 7/9, and Debt/Equity of N/A.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

QuinStreet Inc. Is a NASDAQ-listed company classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector and the Business Services industry,. Revenue of $1.09B for FY 2025 is reported in the SEC financials, but no further business description is available in source data.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-06-30), QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) reported $1.09B in annual revenue (up from $613.5M in FY2024, +78.3% YoY) and $4.7M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($580.6M revenue, -$68.9M net income) through FY2025, QNST scaled operating cash flow to $85.0M and free cash flow to $82.9M, backed by $493.0M in total assets against $0 in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

  • 🐂 Primary Bull Case (B- • RQD 70/100): Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs. Free cash flow yield of 8.45% and institutional whale pillar of 14/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 14/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 14/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $10.29 – $22.29 52-week range.
  • 🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run. Investors must weigh current valuation and 109.9x EV/EBITDA against 0.6% operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

Operating in Business Services (Consumer Discretionary), QNST carries a macro regime beta of 1.00 and gross margin of 10.1%.

  • Key Question #1: Can QNST sustain or expand its 0.6% operating margin and 2.6% ROIC against Business Services peers over the next 4 quarters?
  • Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $1.09B and free cash flow of $82.9M, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $0 in total debt?
  • Key Question #3: How sensitive is QNST's equity valuation to Consumer Discretionary capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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CA CashFlowKing RQD DEBATE OPENER • FCF Compounder Hunter 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $21.23 (+22.0%)
📌 Pinned Debate

Strong forensic balance sheet (Altman Z 5.24, Piotroski F 7/9) and an 8.45% FCF yield support the rating.

Picked up a starter position in QNST in my $100K Virtual Cash book at $17.40. Strong forensic balance sheet (Altman Z 5.24, Piotroski F 7/9) and an 8.45% FCF yield support the rating.. Trading inside a $10.29–$22.29 52-week range with 8.45% FCF yield gives solid downside support if Business Services multiples expand this quarter.

VolSurface_Trader 🐂 BULL

@ForensicBear Shorting a 14/20 institutional whale-flow stock at $17.40 is dangerous when funds are rotating into Consumer Discretionary.

FO ForensicBear RQD DEBATE OPENER • 10-K Footnote Auditor 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $13.75 (-21.0%)
Spot @ $17.40

Thin 2.6% ROIC, 0.4% net margin, and an EV/EBITDA of 109.9 leave little valuation support.

Fading this rally in QNST at $17.40. Thin 2.6% ROIC, 0.4% net margin, and an EV/EBITDA of 109.9 leave little valuation support.. With a beta of 1.0 and the stock sitting at $17.40 (52-wk range $10.29–$22.29), the easy multiple expansion is already priced in.

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