Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.430–0.230 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $66.0 million-$70.0 million.

Quantum Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QMCO traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $5.61. The company had a trading volume of 1,599,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 591,621. Quantum has a 12 month low of $4.89 and a 12 month high of $24.40. The stock has a market cap of $76.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.85 and a beta of 2.66. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.20.

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported ($0.36) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $74.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $66.36 million. Quantum has set its Q4 2026 guidance at -0.430–0.230 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Quantum will post -5.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

QMCO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Quantum in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Northland Securities upgraded Quantum from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $13.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, November 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Quantum presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Quantum by 18.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 303,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,012,000 after purchasing an additional 46,919 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Quantum in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,775,000. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Quantum by 170.0% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 162,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,613,000 after acquiring an additional 102,384 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Quantum by 97.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 156,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 77,444 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in Quantum by 231.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 90,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,000 after acquiring an additional 63,367 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.66% of the company’s stock.

Quantum Company Profile

Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO) is a technology company that develops and delivers data management and storage solutions for businesses and organizations worldwide. The company’s product portfolio includes hardware, software and cloud-based offerings designed to address backup, archive, primary storage and long-term retention needs. Quantum’s solutions are geared toward data-intensive environments such as media and entertainment, surveillance, government, education and healthcare, where large volumes of digital content must be reliably stored, managed and accessed.

Quantum’s flagship products include the StorNext® data management platform, which provides high-performance shared file storage and workflow acceleration, and the DXi® series of deduplication appliances, which optimize backup and recovery by reducing storage footprints and data transfer times.