MediaAlpha (MAX) Competitors

DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is DLO or MAX more profitable?

DLocal has a net margin of 16.35% compared to MediaAlpha's net margin of 1.41%. DLocal's return on equity of 32.59% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DLocal	16.35%	32.59%	12.95%
MediaAlpha	1.41%	-11.98%	5.19%

Which has more volatility & risk, DLO or MAX?

DLocal has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DLO or MAX?

DLocal has higher revenue and earnings than MediaAlpha. DLocal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MediaAlpha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DLocal	$650.35M	4.92	$148.96M	$0.40	27.03
MediaAlpha	$388.15M	2.10	-$40.42M	$0.17	71.82

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLO or MAX?

MediaAlpha received 17 more outperform votes than DLocal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave MediaAlpha an outperform vote while only 31.34% of users gave DLocal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DLocal	Outperform Votes 21 31.34%	Underperform Votes 46 68.66%
MediaAlpha	Outperform Votes 38 65.52%	Underperform Votes 20 34.48%

Do analysts rate DLO or MAX?

DLocal presently has a consensus price target of $12.61, suggesting a potential upside of 16.66%. MediaAlpha has a consensus price target of $25.14, suggesting a potential upside of 105.92%. Given MediaAlpha's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than DLocal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DLocal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
MediaAlpha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to DLO or MAX?

In the previous week, DLocal had 13 more articles in the media than MediaAlpha. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for DLocal and 1 mentions for MediaAlpha. DLocal's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat MediaAlpha's score of 0.37 indicating that DLocal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DLocal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MediaAlpha	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DLO or MAX?

90.1% of DLocal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of DLocal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DLocal beats MediaAlpha on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.