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: $0.50 to $0.55
• 50-Day Range: $0.49 to $0.67
• 52-Week Range: $0.47 to $3.13
• Volume: 472,862 shs
• Average Volume: 264,016 shs
• Market Capitalization: $162.16 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.17
• Dividend Yield: 8.00%
• Price Target: $2.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MarketWise Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MarketWise scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 149th out of 333 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MarketWise has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 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 4.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 4.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.41.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.20% 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 3.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

MarketWise is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.78%, 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 33.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.20% 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 3.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MKTW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added MarketWise to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 at the start of the year. Since then, MKTW shares have decreased by 81.7% and is now trading at $0.50.
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How were MarketWise's earnings last quarter?

MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 15th. The newsletter publisher reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.08. The newsletter publisher had revenue of $105.05 million for the quarter. MarketWise had a net margin of 1.20% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.89%.

Who are MarketWise's major shareholders?

MarketWise's top institutional shareholders include Royce & Associates LP (0.36%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.26%), Phraction Management LLC (0.05%) and 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
• Ex-Dividend for 12/26 Dividend: 11/25/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/26/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• 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: $2.00
• High Stock Price Target: $2.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +300.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.78 million
• Net Margins: 1.20%
• Pretax Margin: 16.73%
• Return on Equity: -1.89%
• Return on Assets: 1.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $423.38 million
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: $0.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.19
• Book Value: ($0.89) per share
• Price / Book: -0.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 324,323,000
• Free Float: 231,631,000
• Market Cap: $162.16 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43