MediaAlpha Inc (NYSE: MAX) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.99x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MAX is 1.12. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MAX is 31.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.56% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MAX on February 25, 2025 was 457.64K shares.
MAX) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of MediaAlpha Inc (NYSE: MAX) has plunged by -22.35 when compared to previous closing price of 11.41, but the company has seen a -24.79% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-24 that While the top- and bottom-line numbers for MediaAlpha (MAX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
MAX’s Market Performance
MAX’s stock has fallen by -24.79% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -19.31% and a quarterly drop of -27.50%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.24% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.93% for MediaAlpha Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -25.26% for MAX’s stock, with a -40.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MAX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MAX stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for MAX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MAX in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $20 based on the research report published on August 20, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MAX reach a price target of $13, previously predicting the price at $19. The rating they have provided for MAX stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on June 26th, 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to MAX, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on February 26th of the previous year.
MAX Trading at -22.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MAX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.24%, as shares sank -17.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MAX fell by -19.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -57.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.89. In addition, MediaAlpha Inc saw -21.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MAX starting from Nonko Eugene, who sale 72,000 shares at the price of $20.67 back on Oct 30 ’24. After this action, Nonko Eugene now owns 1,550,990 shares of MediaAlpha Inc, valued at $1,487,959 using the latest closing price.
Yi Steven, the insider of MediaAlpha Inc, sale 72,000 shares at $20.66 during a trade that took place back on Oct 30 ’24, which means that Yi Steven is holding 2,312,162 shares at $1,487,750 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MAX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for MediaAlpha Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.34.
Based on MediaAlpha Inc (MAX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.79 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 42.73 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.22.
Conclusion
In conclusion, MediaAlpha Inc (MAX) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
