Analyzing QuantumScape – A Brief Stock Review

By Scott Lee • Friday, August 22 15:23 • Permanent Link

Mid-cap Consumer Cyclical company QuantumScape has moved 3.6% so far today on a volume of 12,404,290, compared to its average of 42,673,311. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 2.0%.

Anyone interested in buying QS should be aware of the facts below:

QuantumScape has moved 29.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.1%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -0.86, QuantumScape has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -9.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
QS has a forward P/E ratio of -9.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $-0.84 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.5 compared to its sector average of 2.93
QuantumScape Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the development and commercialization of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and other applications in the United States.
Based in San Jose, the company has 800 full time employees and a market cap of $4.62 Billion.

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