QS Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Quantumscape | NASDAQ:QS)

QuantumScape Corp is engaged in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles and other applications. The company's solid-state lithium-metal battery technology is designed to offer greater energy density, faster charging, and enhanced safety. Its battery cells have none of the host materials used in conventional nodes. The company operates in one operating segment only.

Quantumscape trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol QS.

As of October 7, 2026, QS stock price declined to $4.50 with 3,074,612 million shares trading.

QS has a beta of 2.84, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. QS has a correlation of 0.30 to the broad based SPY ETF.

QS has a market cap of $2.77 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.

In the last 3 years, QS traded as high as $19.07 and as low as $3.40.

The top ETF exchange traded funds that QS belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VB, VBK, VXF, DFAS.

QS has underperformed the market in the last year with a price return of -71.4% while the SPY ETF gained +16.5%. QS has also underperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning -37.8% and -10.9%, respectively, while the SPY returned +3.4% and +0.2%, respectively.

QS support price is $4.49 and resistance is $4.81 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that QS shares will trade within this expected range on the day.