Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) Stock Price Up 9.4% – What’s Next?

Core Viewpoint - Knightscope, Inc. has received mixed ratings from analysts, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $15.00, despite a recent drop in target prices from some analysts [1] Group 1: Analyst Ratings and Price Targets - Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on Knightscope shares [1] - Ascendiant Capital Markets reduced their target price from $27.00 to $25.00 while maintaining a "buy" rating [1] - Three analysts rated the stock as a Buy, while one issued a Sell rating [1] Group 2: Financial Performance - Knightscope reported earnings of ($0.98) per share, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by ($0.26) [4] - The company had a revenue of $3.13 million for the quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $2.63 million [4] - Knightscope's negative net margin was 256.09%, and the negative return on equity was 156.57% [4] Group 3: Market Metrics - The market capitalization of Knightscope is $45.35 million, with a PE ratio of -1.03 and a beta of 1.73 [2][3] - The debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.15, with a current ratio of 3.62 and a quick ratio of 3.37 [2][3] - The fifty-day moving average is $4.57, while the 200-day moving average is $5.56 [2][3] Group 4: Institutional Trading - Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position valued at $245,000 during the 3rd quarter [5] - Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position by 9.6%, owning 276,857 shares worth $1,597,000 after purchasing an additional 24,283 shares [5] - Institutional investors currently own 14.61% of Knightscope's stock [5] Group 5: Company Overview - Knightscope specializes in autonomous security robots and offers a robotics-as-a-service platform [6] - The company has developed a series of fully autonomous models designated K1 through K7 for various environments [7]