FY2026 EPS Estimates for Quantum-Si Lifted by HC Wainwright

Quantum-Si Incorporated (NASDAQ:QSI) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Quantum-Si in a research note issued on Friday, August 14th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Ramakanth now anticipates 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.

QSI has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Quantum-Si from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Alliance Global Partners reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Quantum-Si in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1.00.

Quantum-Si Stock Up 0.6%

Quantum-Si stock opened at $0.74 on Tuesday. Quantum-Si has a 52 week low of $0.69 and a 52 week high of $3.10. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $0.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $0.92. The stock has a market cap of $162.06 million, a P/E ratio of -1.62 and a beta of 3.24.

Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $0.30 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quantum-Si

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Quantum-Si by 15.6% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 66,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after buying an additional 9,005 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Quantum-Si by 27.4% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 49,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 10,564 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Quantum-Si during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Quantum-Si by 23.8% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 70,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 13,546 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Quantum-Si during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors 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.