FY2026 EPS Estimates for Quantum-Si Lifted by HC Wainwright

Quantum-Si Incorporated (NASDAQ:QSI) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Quantum-Si in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, August 14th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Ramakanth now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.47) per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of ($0.49). The consensus estimate for Quantum-Si’s current full-year earnings is ($0.49) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Quantum-Si’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.42) EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, FY2029 earnings at ($0.15) EPS and FY2030 earnings at $0.03 EPS.

Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11). Quantum-Si had a negative net margin of 6,138.26% and a negative return on equity of 47.12%. The business had revenue of $0.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $0.30 million.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Quantum-Si from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Alliance Global Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Quantum-Si in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Quantum-Si has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $1.00.

Quantum-Si Price Performance

QSI stock opened at $0.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $162.06 million, a PE ratio of -1.62 and a beta of 3.24. The company’s 50-day moving average is $0.86 and its 200-day moving average is $0.92. Quantum-Si has a 1 year low of $0.69 and a 1 year high of $3.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Quantum-Si in the first quarter valued at $4,721,000. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Quantum-Si by 26.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,562,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,919,000 after acquiring an additional 745,231 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Quantum-Si in the third quarter worth approximately $865,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Quantum-Si by 426.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 465,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,000 after buying an additional 377,504 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Quantum-Si by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,114,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,527,000 after buying an additional 367,206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.90% of the company’s stock.

About Quantum-Si

Quantum-Si Inc is a life sciences instrumentation company headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut, developing next-generation proteomics solutions based on semiconductor sequencing technology. The company’s core offering centers on a proprietary single-molecule protein sequencing platform that uses a silicon-based sensor chip to convert protein data into digital signals. This approach is designed to deliver high sensitivity, single-amino-acid resolution and deep proteome coverage while potentially reducing cost and complexity compared to traditional mass spectrometry methods.

Quantum-Si’s product roadmap includes the development and commercialization of an integrated system comprising instruments, consumable reagents and proprietary data analysis software.