The electric vehicle industry is still in its early days. Even though practically every auto manufacturer is developing more and better EVs every year, fewer than one in 10 cars sold in the U.S. is fully electric.One company could change all that. It's not a flashy new automaker. It's the company developing a key technology that could make EVs much more preferable and affordable to own over a traditional combustion engine vehicle.QuantumScape (QS -1.23%) is developing solid-state battery technology that cou ...

Will 2024 be the year that electric vehicle battery technology company QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) breaks through with a fully commercialized product? Is QuantumScape on the cusp of delivering awesome revenue and profits? Anything’s possible, but don’t get your hopes up. According to my QS stock analysis, you definitely shouldn’t start a share position unless you’re a risk-tolerant speculator.I’ve warned investors about QuantumScape before, and while there’s new information to report, my bearish stance hasn’t ch ...

 Last summer, Ben Kallo, an analyst at Baird, wasn't so optimistic about shares of QuantumScape (QS -3.05%), and he turned out to be right.But now he believes the stock can reverse its recent downward trajectory thanks to the company's recent personnel move, and he sees it climbing back to $8 -- a 60% increase over the original $5 price target that he had assigned.A C-suite change could help facilitate the company's growthQuantumScape announced this week that its current CEO, Jagdeep Singh, is stepping down ...

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Renewable energy is one of the cornerstones of sustainable investing. It can be used to unlock power efficiencies in property and transportation.Many car manufacturers have spent the last few years exploring alternatives to traditional combustion-engine vehicles. However, perhaps no other company is more recognized in the electric vehicle (EV) movement than Tesla.Since its initial public offering (IPO) over a decade ago, Tesla stock has returned nearly 12,000% to investors. While this makes it one of the be ...

Battery developer QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) announced a new CEO while delivering quarterly results on Feb. 14. Dr. Siva Sivaram was named to lead “the next phase” of growth, the company’s press release said. QuantumScape remains a pre-revenue company. During the fourth quarter, it lost $110 million, 23 cents per share. It finished the quarter with $1.08 billion in cash and marketable securities. Losses were narrower than previously. QS stock opened this morning at about $7.50 per share, a market capitalization ...

QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE:QS) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 14, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants John Saager - Vice President of Capital Markets and FP&A Jagdeep Singh - Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Siva Sivaram - President Kevin Hettrich - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jordan Levy - Truist Securities Gabe Daoud - TD Cowen Ben Kallo - Baird Mark Shooter - William Blair Wesley Brooks - HSBC Operator Good day and welcome to QuantumScape's Fourth ...

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock dipped as much as 5% in after-market trading on Feb. 14 after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings. The firm reported losses per share of 23 cents, a slight improvement over analysts’ prediction for a loss of 34 cents, and outlined plans for 2024.As expected, the Silicon Valley-based company did not generate revenue in the quarter. Wall Street analysts do not expect the startup to generate meaningful sales until at least 2026. Meanwhile, cost-cutting measures previou ...

Bullish investors on QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) know how strong the company’s potential is in the solid-state lithium batteries space. Most fans, staying as positive as they can, believe the company is nearing commercialization. In 2024, QS will focus on QSE-5 cells, undergoing customer prototype testing, particularly with automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Initial results from A0 prototype cells showed superior performance, though QS stock remains a speculative, long-term investment. Analysts ...

QuantumScape Corporation (QS) is slated to release fourth-quarter 2023 results on Feb 14 after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for QS’ loss is pegged at 23 cents per share for the fourth quarter, implying growth of 8% from the year-ago period.The estimate for the fourth-quarter 2023 loss per share has remained unchanged over the past 90 days. In the last reported quarter, this solid-state battery maker reported a net loss of 23 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a los ...