--- title: "Weekly Recap | QuantumScape -12.45%, consensus target above spot" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/302174240.md" description: "QuantumScape (QS) fell 12.45% this week to close at $4.01, lagging the S&P 500 by about 10.5 percentage points. The stock had one clear direction for most of the week: it opened at $4.55 on Monday, softened through Wednesday, bounced from the $3.80 low to $4.29 on Thursday, then gave back part of that move on Friday. The weekly range worked out to a wide 16.48%. Volume averaged 15m shares per day, about 4% above the 60-day median." datetime: "2026-10-17T07:56:09.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/302174240.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302174240.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/302174240.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | QuantumScape -12.45%, consensus target above spot ## The Week QuantumScape (QS) fell 12.45% this week to close at $4.01, lagging the S&P 500 by about 10.5 percentage points. The stock had one clear direction for most of the week: it opened at $4.55 on Monday, softened through Wednesday, bounced from the $3.80 low to $4.29 on Thursday, then gave back part of that move on Friday. The weekly range worked out to a wide 16.48%. Volume averaged 15m shares per day, about 4% above the 60-day median. The latest price sits below both the 20-day moving average at $4.569 and the 60-day line at $5.23. ## Key Events The week’s news clustered around the solid-state battery arms race and the company’s earnings timing. On Tuesday media flagged lithium names and the accelerating rivalries around hydrogen trucks and solid-state batteries, with QS pulled in as one of the sector’s representative plays. The company’s own calendar dominated after that: an earnings alert for Wednesday, inclusion in EV watchlists on Thursday, and renewed after-hours attention on Friday. No product, partnership, or regulatory announcements surfaced during the week, leaving the narrative anchored to sector momentum and earnings expectations. ## Analyst Ratings Ten brokers cover the stock: none rate it buy or overweight, seven rate it hold, two rate it sell, and one has no opinion. The consensus rating is hold, with a consensus target of $5.7875, about 44.33% above the $4.01 close. Targets range from $2.50 to $8.30, a wide spread that shows a lack of conviction. Within the auto parts and equipment industry, QS ranks 14th out of 38 names, sitting in the middle-lower band of the peer group. ## The Week Ahead The main event is the third-quarter 2026 earnings call on Wednesday, 21 October, due after the close. The consensus estimate is a loss of $0.1712 per share with zero revenue. EIA crude inventory data lands the same day. Earlier in the week, NAHB housing, housing starts, and building permits arrive, but the direct read-through for QS is limited. Earnings and the after-market reaction are what to watch. ## In Short The week’s selling took the stock further below its 20-day moving average. The valuation screen is tricky: the price-to-book is 2.37x, while the negative EPS makes a P/E ratio meaningless. Latest-session flow shows large-ticket money narrowly on the buy side and medium-sized money on the sell side, so the capital picture is mixed rather than conclusive. Next week’s report is the natural test of the gap between a consensus target well above spot and a consensus rating stuck at hold. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [QS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QS.US.md) - [QSU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QSU.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [QuantumScape Announces Availability of Q3 2026 Shareholder Letter With Financial Results](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302606929.md) - [QuantumScape Corporation - depositary receipt price target decreased by 18.39% to R$9.55](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302947288.md) - [QuantumScape (QS) Set to Announce Earnings on Wednesday](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301797686.md) - [Why Lam Research Stock Slides After Hours, While QuantumScape Jumps — and Which One Wall Street Sees as a Strong Buy](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302618573.md) - [QuantumScape CTO Timothy Holme sells USD 340,508 of common shares](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301185538.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**