Northland Capmk Has Strong Estimate for Quantum Q3 Earnings

Quantum Co. (NASDAQ:QMCO) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Quantum in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Northland Capmk analyst N. Chokshi now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.88) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($1.10). The consensus estimate for Quantum’s current full-year earnings is ($5.60) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Quantum’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.47) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($5.04) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.42) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.32) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.13) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Lake Street Capital raised their price target on shares of Quantum from $5.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Northland Securities raised their price target on shares of Quantum from $5.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday.

Quantum Trading Down 0.2 %

QMCO opened at $22.40 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $32.41 and a 200-day moving average of $14.42. Quantum has a twelve month low of $2.22 and a twelve month high of $90.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QMCO. UNICOM Systems Inc. purchased a new position in Quantum in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,057,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Quantum during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $466,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Quantum during the 4th quarter worth approximately $226,000. 63.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Kenneth P. Gianella sold 1,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.68, for a total transaction of $53,056.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 33,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,201,738.08. The trade was a 4.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO James J. Lerner sold 2,511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.68, for a total transaction of $89,592.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,846,446.72. The trade was a 2.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,490 shares of company stock worth $316,162. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Quantum

Quantum Corporation provides products for storing and managing digital video and unstructured data in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Myriad All-Flash File and Object Storage Software for high performance enterprise unstructured data applications such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics; Unified Surveillance Platform Software that unified compute and storage for video surveillance recording, storage, and analytics; StorNext Hybrid Flash/Disk File Storage Software for video editing, post-production, and streaming applications, as well as digital file archives; and CatDV Asset Management Software for indexing, cataloging, enriching video, audio, and image files, and workflow orchestration.