Quantum Corp [NASDAQ: QMCO] surged by $1.44 during the normal trading session on Tuesday and reaching a high of $15.33 during the day while it closed the day at $13.35.
Quantum Corp stock has also gained 34.58% of its value over the past 7 days. However, QMCO stock has inclined by 50.51% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 18.67% and gained 293.81% year-on date.
The market cap for QMCO stock reached $177.81 million, with 13.32 million shares outstanding and 12.36 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.48M shares, QMCO reached a trading volume of 9022189 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Quantum Corp [QMCO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for QMCO shares is $11.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on QMCO stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Oppenheimer have made an estimate for Quantum Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Perform, with their previous recommendation back on February 10, 2022. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, B. Riley Securities raised their target price from $15 to $4. The new note on the price target was released on February 10, 2022, representing the official price target for Quantum Corp stock.
QMCO stock trade performance evaluation
Quantum Corp [QMCO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 34.58. With this latest performance, QMCO shares gained by 75.89% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 18.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -75.24% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for QMCO stock in for the last two-week period is set at 74.50, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 1.41, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.09 for Quantum Corp [QMCO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 8.53, while it was recorded at 11.77 for the last single week of trading, and 15.39 for the last 200 days.
Quantum Corp [QMCO]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Quantum Corp [QMCO] shares currently have an operating margin of -11.70% and a Gross Margin at 39.85%. Quantum Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -41.75%.
Quantum Corp (QMCO) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
Quantum Corp (QMCO) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Quantum Corp (QMCO) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Quantum Corp. (QMCO) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of -$175559.06 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.53% and a Quick Ratio of 0.44%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Quantum Corp [QMCO] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Quantum Corp posted -1.82/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -1.1/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.72. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for QMCO.
Quantum Corp [QMCO]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $7.81%, or 7.99%% of QMCO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of QMCO stocks are: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC with ownership of 14.31 million shares, which is approximately 14.9285%. ALLIANZ ASSET MANAGEMENT GMBH, holding 10.25 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.19 million in QMCO stocks shares; and ALLIANZ ASSET MANAGEMENT GMBH, currently with $$3.75 million in QMCO stock with ownership which is approximately 9.5713%.
