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In the latest session, MediaAlpha Inc (NYSE: MAX) closed at $10.81 down -3.22% from its previous closing price of $11.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.47 million shares were traded. MAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.79.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of MediaAlpha Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.08. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.08 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08.
On August 20, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on June 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $19 to $13.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 20 ’26 when Nonko Eugene sold 6,700 shares for $11.21 per share. The transaction valued at 75,103 led to the insider holds 1,515,920 shares of the business.
Nonko Eugene sold 6,700 shares of MAX for $75,047 on Jan 22 ’26. The Director now owns 1,502,520 shares after completing the transaction at $11.20 per share. On Jan 21 ’26, another insider, Nonko Eugene, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,700 shares for $11.02 each. As a result, the insider received 73,825 and left with 1,509,220 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MAX now has a Market Capitalization of 709298176 and an Enterprise Value of 695573248. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.619 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.988.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAX is 1.30, which has changed by -0.060000002 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MAX has reached a high of $13.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.46%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MAX has traded an average of 510.75K shares per day and 481240 over the past ten days. A total of 56.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.47M. Insiders hold about 44.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 52.84% stake in the company. Shares short for MAX as of 1767139200 were 1542534 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1764288000 on 1668227. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1542534 and a Short% of Float of 4.4899996.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for MediaAlpha Inc (MAX) is a result of the insights provided by 2.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.25 and low estimates of $0.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.76 and $1.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.64. EPS for the following year is $1.36, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $1.7 and $0.87.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $296.42M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $301M to a low estimate of $290.6M. The current estimate, MediaAlpha Inc’s year-ago sales were $300.65MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $273.22M. There is a high estimate of $288.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $247.77M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MAX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.11B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.12B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $864.7MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.29B and the low estimate is $1.17B.
