MarketWise (MKTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MarketWise, Inc. operates a content and technology multi-brand platform for self-directed investors in the United States and Internationally. Its platform includes subscription businesses that provides financial research, software, education, and tools to navigate the financial markets. The company offers various investment strategies, such as value investing, income, growth, commodities, cryptocurrencies, venture, crowdfunded investing, biotechnology, mutual funds, options, and trading; investment research product portfolio through a range of media, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile; and financial newsletters. It provides a suite of stock research tools and portfolio management services under the Chaikin Analytics brand; portfolio management software tools under the TradeSmith brand name; and database of accounting-based financial summaries under the Altimetry brand. In addition, the company develops screeners, monitors, portfolio management tools, and proprietary indicators that produce a composite score to rank publicly traded companies. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.57 to $0.62
• 50-Day Range: $0.55 to $1.08
• 52-Week Range: $0.53 to $3.62
• Volume: 209,228 shs
• Average Volume: 162,557 shs
• Market Capitalization: $188.98 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.17
• Dividend Yield: 6.97%
• Price Target: $2.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MarketWise Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MarketWise scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 43 stocks in the financial services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MarketWise has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MarketWise has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 7.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 7.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 399.79.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of MarketWise has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MarketWise has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MarketWise has recently decreased by 3.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

MarketWise is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

MarketWise does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MarketWise is 100.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of MarketWise has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MarketWise has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MarketWise has recently decreased by 3.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

MarketWise has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for MKTW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added MarketWise to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MarketWise insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

28.58% of the stock of MarketWise is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 23.04% of the stock of MarketWise is held by institutions.

MKTW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MKTW shares performed this year?

MarketWise's stock was trading at $2.73 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MKTW shares have decreased by 79.0% and is now trading at $0.5735.
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How were MarketWise's earnings last quarter?

MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 15th. The newsletter publisher reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.08. The newsletter publisher earned $105.05 million during the quarter. MarketWise had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.30% and a net margin of 0.80%.

Who are MarketWise's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of MarketWise include Williams & Novak LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Frank Porter Stansberry, Greenhaven Road Investment Man, Erik Mickels, Van D Simmons, Riaan Hodgson and Amber Lee Mason.
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How do I buy shares of MarketWise?

Shares of MKTW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of MarketWise own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MarketWise investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Broadcom (AVGO) and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/15/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 8/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MKTW
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1805651
• Web: www.marketwise.com
• Phone: 888-261-2693
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 578
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $2.50
• High Stock Price Target: $3.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +335.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.78 million
• Net Margins: 0.80%
• Pretax Margin: 13.85%
• Return on Equity: -1.30%
• Return on Assets: 0.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $432.34 million
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $0.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.75
• Book Value: ($0.89) per share
• Price / Book: -0.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 329,528,000
• Free Float: 225,662,000
• Market Cap: $188.98 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44