QuantumScape Corporation (QS) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.29: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality; Rich valuation.
QuantumScape is a development-stage solid-state lithium-metal battery company working to commercialize next-generation EV batteries featuring higher energy density and faster charging than conventional lithium-ion cells. The company has no product revenue; it earns collaboration... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.29: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 34, MACD bearish. Score 3.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 37d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — QuantumScape Corporation
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Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHcounterpartyPowerCo / Volkswagen10-K Item 1A: 'Increased reliance on PowerCo to scale up and commercialize our technology.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-05Item 5.02LOWOn March 4, 2026, Ross Niebergall was appointed to the Board of Directors as a Class II director. No committee assignments made at this time. No successor context applicable.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-10Item 5.02LOWOn February 4, 2026, Prof. Dr. Fritz Prinz (co-founder, director since 2010) retired from the Board. No disagreement with Company on any matter relating to operations, policies, or practices.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
5 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Volatile — 8.9% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.29: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 34, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $6.81. Score 3.5/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $9.46 (+29.2% upside). Prior stop was $6.81. Stop-loss: $6.81.
Concentration risk — Counterparty: PowerCo / Volkswagen; Target reached (-14.9% upside); Quality below floor (1.2 < 4.0).
QuantumScape Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -11.5). TrendMatrix value score: 3.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover QS with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $7.
What does QuantumScape Corporation do?QuantumScape is a development-stage solid-state lithium-metal battery company working to commercialize next-generation...
QuantumScape is a development-stage solid-state lithium-metal battery company working to commercialize next-generation EV batteries featuring higher energy density and faster charging than conventional lithium-ion cells. The company has no product revenue; it earns collaboration payments from PowerCo (Volkswagen's battery subsidiary), which has committed up to $130.7M for joint scale-up work over two years. Volkswagen has invested ~$380M in QuantumScape since 2012 and is the company's primary commercialization partner.