MediaAlpha Inc (NYSE: MAX)’s stock price has soared by 18.81 in relation to previous closing price of 8.40. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 17.83% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Alex Liloia – Investor Relations Steve Yi – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pat Thompson – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Maria Rips – Canaccord Genuity Cory Carpenter – J.P. Morgan Tom McJoynt – KBW Mike Zaremski – BMO Capital Markets Andrew Kligerman – TD Securities Eric Sheridan – Goldman Sachs Ben Hendrix – RBC Capital Markets Operator Thank you for standing by.
Is It Worth Investing in MediaAlpha Inc (NYSE: MAX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for MediaAlpha Inc (NYSE: MAX) is above average at 33.10x. The 36-month beta value for MAX is also noteworthy at 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 30.58M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.31% of that float. The average trading volume of MAX on May 01, 2025 was 587.58K shares.
MAX’s Market Performance
MAX’s stock has seen a 17.83% increase for the week, with a 10.89% rise in the past month and a -13.37% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.23% for MediaAlpha Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 23.33% for MAX’s stock, with a simple moving average of -24.21% for the last 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 11.52% 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 -61.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.27%, as shares surge +12.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.16% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MAX rose by +18.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.10. In addition, MediaAlpha Inc saw -11.60% 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 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:
- 0.04 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 0.31.
Based on MediaAlpha Inc (MAX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.66. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 44.53 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 4.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.43.
Conclusion
In summary, MediaAlpha Inc (MAX) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
