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QNST — QUINSTREET, INC

US Technology Business services equity mkt cap 1.2B
20.62 +1.15% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 10.56 · high 22.02

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Performance

1 day+1.15%
1 week+0.59%
1 month+37.65%
3 months+71.83%
6 months+78.99%
Year to date+46.45%
1 year+36.29%
3 years+100.78%
5 years+19.54%

Technicals

RSI 1473.0
vs 50-day avg+25.54%
vs 200-day avg+48.81%
Volatility 1y59.2%
Max drawdown 1y-37.99%
Avg volume 30d929.6K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Measured signals that fired on QNST

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-07Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-07Breakout to a 52-week high
price
-1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-23Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-13Breakout to a 52-week high
price
-1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-10Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-02Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-08-18Wong Gregory
CFO
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan11.7K20.44239.2K
2026-08-17Ahmed Asmau
Director
Open-market sale10.0K20.30203.0K
2026-08-14Ahmed Asmau
Director
Open-market sale15.0K20.85312.8K
2026-08-12Ahmed Asmau
Director
Open-market sale10.0K20.43204.3K
2026-08-11Ahmed Asmau
Director
Open-market sale5.0K20.79104.0K
2026-08-10Valenti Douglas
Chief Executive Officer
Shares withheld for tax 10b5-1 plan24.2K22.02532.2K
2026-08-10Valenti Douglas
Chief Executive Officer
Shares withheld for tax 10b5-1 plan24.2K22.02532.2K
2026-08-10Valenti Douglas
Chief Executive Officer
Shares withheld for tax 10b5-1 plan12.1K22.02266.1K
2026-08-10Wong Gregory
CFO
Shares withheld for tax 10b5-1 plan9.5K22.02210.1K
2026-08-10Wong Gregory
CFO
Shares withheld for tax 10b5-1 plan9.5K22.02210.1K

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
BlackRock, Inc.126.7M10.6M
Private Capital Management, LLC53.0M4.4M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC29.1M2.4M
STATE STREET CORP26.1M2.2M
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC24.9M2.1M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC19.3M1.6M
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP18.9M1.6M
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC17.3M1.4M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC16.5M1.4M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC16.0M1.3M

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d50.2% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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