Why Is QuantumScape Stock Soaring Monday?

by | Feb 9, 2026 | General

QuantumScape Corporation (NASDAQ:QS) stock jumped in premarket trading on Monday, as investors positioned ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report scheduled for Wednesday, after market close.

Recent Production Milestone Boosts Sentiment

The premarket momentum follows QuantumScape’s announcement last week of the Eagle Line inauguration, a development in the company’s solid-state battery commercialization efforts.

On Feb. 5, the company unveiled its newly installed Eagle Line facility in San Jose, designed to produce QS battery cells for customer sampling and testing while demonstrating scalable production capabilities for gigawatt-hour scale manufacturing.

Technical Analysis

QuantumScape is currently trading 5.9% below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) and 27% below its 100-day SMA, indicating a bearish short-term trend. Over the past 12 months, shares have increased by 69.06%, and the stock is positioned closer to its 52-week highs than lows, suggesting a potential for recovery.

The RSI is at 35.42, indicating neutral territory, while the MACD is below its signal line, suggesting bearish pressure. The combination of neutral RSI and bearish MACD indicates mixed momentum, reflecting the stock’s current indecisive state.

Key Support: $7.50

Key Resistance: $10.00

Earnings & Analyst Outlook

The countdown is on: QuantumScape Corporation is set to report earnings on Feb. 11, 2026.

  • EPS Estimate: Loss of 17 cents (Up from Loss of 22 cents YoY)

Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions: The stock carries a Hold Rating with an average price target of $7.82. Recent analyst moves include:

  • Morgan Stanley: Initiated with Equal-Weight (Target $12.00) (Dec. 8, 2025)
  • Evercore ISI Group: Downgraded to In-Line (Raises Target to $12.00) (Nov. 24, 2025)
  • HSBC: Downgraded to Reduce (Raises Target to $10.50) (Nov. 19, 2025)

QS Price Action: QuantumScape shares were up 9.09% at $9.24 during premarket trading on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data. The stock closed Friday’s regular session at $8.47, up 9.15%, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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