MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) is a Internet Content & Information company in the Communication Services sector, currently trading at $9.42. It has a SharesGrow Score of 56/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of MAX = $18.65 (+98% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is MAX = $11 (+19.4% upside).
Valuation: MAX trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 20.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.12.
Financials: revenue is $1.1B, +45.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $26M, growing at +79.8%/yr. Net profit margin is 2.3% (thin). Gross margin is 14.8% (-0.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $155M against $4M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 37.31, leveraged). Current ratio is 1.18 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 40.4%. Total assets: $384M.
Analyst outlook: 5 / 9 analysts rate MAX as buy (56%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 82/100 (Pass), Growth 100/100 (Pass), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 36/100 (Fail), Future 58/100 (Partial), Income 30/100 (Fail).
