Marchex (MCHX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marchex, Inc., a conversation intelligence company, provides conversational analytics and related solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Its products include Marketing Edge that identifies which campaigns and channels are driving inbound conversations, evaluates what happens during those conversations, and closes the sales loop by connecting converted sales to marketing driven leads; Sonar Business Text Messaging, an artificial intelligence (AI) empowered intelligent workflow enabled mobile messaging solution that enables operations, sales, and marketing teams to communicate personally with field staff, prospects, and customers; Marchex Platform Services, a robust API-based conversation intelligence product that allows executives, sales, customer engagement, and marketing teams to apply Marchex AI to most any calls, regardless of communication platform, in order to identify actionable insights from conversations with their customers; Spotlight, an AI conversation analytics product for multi-location businesses; and Engage, a solution that provides locations with applications to enhance their overall performance. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.95 to $1.97
• 50-Day Range: $1.75 to $2.07
• 52-Week Range: $1.11 to $2.40
• Volume: 9,558 shs
• Average Volume: 46,310 shs
• Market Capitalization: $85.40 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Marchex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marchex scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 455th out of 661 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Marchex.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marchex are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.10) to ($0.08) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marchex is -21.72, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marchex is -21.72, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marchex has a P/B Ratio of 2.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of Marchex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marchex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marchex has recently decreased by 40.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marchex does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of Marchex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marchex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marchex has recently decreased by 40.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Marchex has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Marchex this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.65% of the stock of Marchex is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.46% of the stock of Marchex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MCHX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MCHX shares performed this year?

Marchex's stock was trading at $1.75 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MCHX stock has increased by 11.7% and is now trading at $1.9550.
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How were Marchex's earnings last quarter?

Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The technology company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.02. The technology company had revenue of $12.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.60 million. Marchex had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.76% and a negative net margin of 8.60%.

Does Marchex have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Marchex: Sonar Technologies Inc, Callcap, Telmetrics, Jingle Networks, VoiceStar, Open List, IndustryBrains, and others.

Who are Marchex's major shareholders?

Marchex's top institutional investors include Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.01%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.82%), AMH Equity Ltd (0.57%) and LPL Financial LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Edenbrook Capital, Llc, Michael A Arends and Edwin A Miller.
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How do I buy shares of Marchex?

Shares of MCHX 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Marchex own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marchex investors own include Assertio (ASRT), Tesla (TSLA), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Onconova Therapeutics (ONTX), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM) and Peabody Energy (BTU).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Today: 3/06/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MCHX
• CIK: 1224133
• Web: www.marchex.com
• Phone: (206) 331-3300
• Fax: 206-331-3695
• Employees: 190
• Year Founded: 2003

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.09)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-9,910,000.00
• Net Margins: -8.60%
• Pretax Margin: -8.34%
• Return on Equity: -10.76%
• Return on Assets: -8.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.52
• Quick Ratio: 2.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $48.59 million
• Price / Sales: 1.76
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.83 per share
• Price / Book: 2.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,682,000
• Free Float: 34,225,000
• Market Cap: $85.40 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.92