The stock price of Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) has surged by 4.61 when compared to previous closing price of 4.12, but the company has seen a -2.27% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #cardissuing–Ingo Payments selects Marqeta as issuer processor to power instant account issuing and ecosystem-driven embedded banking solutions for clients.
Is It Worth Investing in Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) Right Now?
Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 91.51x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.42. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MQ is 408.25M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.73% of that float. On April 01, 2025, the average trading volume of MQ was 6.40M shares.
MQ’s Market Performance
MQ stock saw an increase of -2.27% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.36% and a quarterly increase of 18.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.81%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.40% for Marqeta Inc (MQ). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.93% for MQ stock, with a simple moving average of -5.71% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MQ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MQ stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for MQ by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for MQ in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $4 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to MQ, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on November 05th of the previous year.
MQ Trading at 8.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.81%, as shares surge +4.00% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.53% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MQ fell by -2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.23. In addition, Marqeta Inc saw 13.72% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MQ starting from Cummings Martha, who sale 40,241 shares at the price of $5.47 back on Jun 25 ’24. After this action, Cummings Martha now owns 19,000 shares of Marqeta Inc, valued at $219,921 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MQ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marqeta Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at -0.16. Equity return is now at value 2.34, with 1.78 for asset returns.
Based on Marqeta Inc (MQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 66.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -7.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at -177.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.37.
Conclusion
To sum up, Marqeta Inc (MQ) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others 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.
