How to buy MediaAlpha stock | $42.32

MediaAlpha, Inc is an internet content & information business based in the US. MediaAlpha shares (MAX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. MediaAlpha employs 117 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

MediaAlpha stock price (NYSE: MAX)

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MediaAlpha shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-28.

Latest market close	$42.32
52-week range	$21.62 - $70.33
50-day moving average	$38.70
200-day moving average	$43.64
Wall St. target price	$54.20
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$11.31

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MediaAlpha price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $42.32 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-24)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	7.47%
3 months (2021-05-04)	2.05%
6 months (2021-01-31)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-31)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-31)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-31)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-31)	N/A

Is MediaAlpha under- or over-valued?

Valuing MediaAlpha stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of MediaAlpha's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

MediaAlpha's EBITDA

MediaAlpha's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $14.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a MediaAlpha's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put MediaAlpha's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• The Allstate Corporation (ALL.US): USD$11.2 billion
• Alphabet (GOOGL.US): USD$75.5 billion
• Omnicom Group (OMC.US): USD$2.2 billion

MediaAlpha financials

Revenue TTM	$639 million
Operating margin TTM	1.71%
Gross profit TTM	$85.4 million
Return on assets TTM	7.73%
Return on equity TTM	-9999999%
Profit margin	0.98%
Book value	N/A
Market capitalisation	$2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting MediaAlpha shares

There are currently 979,286 MediaAlpha shares held short by investors – that's known as MediaAlpha's "short interest". This figure is 7.4% up from 912,188 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting MediaAlpha shares can be evaluated.

MediaAlpha's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

MediaAlpha's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of MediaAlpha shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of MediaAlpha shares traded daily (recently around 242397.52475248). MediaAlpha's SIR currently stands at 4.04. In other words for every 100,000 MediaAlpha shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4040 shares are currently held short.

To gain some more context, you can compare MediaAlpha's short interest ratio against those of similar companies.

• The Allstate Corporation (ALL.US): 2.8
• Alphabet (GOOGL.US): 2.28
• Omnicom Group (OMC.US): 9.04

However MediaAlpha's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of MediaAlpha shares, or, against the total number of tradable MediaAlpha shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case MediaAlpha's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 MediaAlpha shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.046% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable MediaAlpha shares, roughly 46 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against MediaAlpha.

Find out more about how you can short MediaAlpha stock.

MediaAlpha share dividends

We're not expecting MediaAlpha to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

You may also wish to consider:

• The Allstate Corporation (ALL.US) (1.86% forward annual dividend yield)
• Omnicom Group (OMC.US) (3.71% forward annual dividend yield)

MediaAlpha overview

MediaAlpha, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, operates insurance customer acquisition platform in the United States. Its real-time customer acquisition and predictive analytics platform allows insurance carriers, distributors, and other clients to acquire customers and optimize customer acquisition in various verticals of property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and life insurance. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of MediaAlpha is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.489% of MediaAlpha shares are held by insiders and 98.851% by institutions. How many people work for MediaAlpha?
Latest data suggests 117 work at MediaAlpha. When does the fiscal year end for MediaAlpha?
MediaAlpha's fiscal year ends in December. Where is MediaAlpha based?
MediaAlpha's address is: 700 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90017 What is MediaAlpha's ISIN number?
MediaAlpha's international securities identification number is: US58450V1044