MediaAlpha Valuation
Is MAX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Analyst Forecast
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MAX?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is MAX's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a Ratio | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | US$551.37m |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.1x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | -12.8x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does MAX's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 1.6x | ||
SOHU Sohu.com | 0.5x | 1.9% | US$385.3m |
TRVG trivago | 0.7x | 7.6% | US$411.1m |
QNST QuinStreet | 0.8x | 11.6% | US$503.3m |
VTEX VTEX | 4.4x | 21.0% | US$734.4m |
MAX MediaAlpha | 0.9x | 21.6% | US$557.1m |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: MAX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x) compared to the peer average (1.6x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does MAX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Interactive Media and Services Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: MAX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (1.4x)
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is MAX's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 0.9x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 0.8x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: MAX is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of MAX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: MAX ($8.82) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($4.4)
Significantly Below Fair Value: MAX is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | US$8.62 | US$11.80 +36.9% | 33.6% | US$16.00 | US$7.00 | n/a | 5 |
| May ’24 | US$7.68 | US$17.71 +130.7% | 19.3% | US$20.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 7 |
| Apr ’24 | US$14.98 | US$18.29 +22.1% | 22.0% | US$24.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 7 |
| Mar ’24 | US$14.86 | US$18.29 +23.1% | 22.0% | US$24.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 7 |
| Feb ’24 | US$14.01 | US$17.14 +22.4% | 50.9% | US$38.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 7 |
| Jan ’24 | US$9.95 | US$18.33 +84.3% | 48.4% | US$38.00 | US$13.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Dec ’23 | US$11.36 | US$18.00 +58.5% | 50.4% | US$38.00 | US$12.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Nov ’23 | US$11.23 | US$17.67 +57.3% | 53.2% | US$38.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Oct ’23 | US$8.75 | US$17.67 +101.9% | 53.2% | US$38.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Sep ’23 | US$8.31 | US$17.67 +112.6% | 53.2% | US$38.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Aug ’23 | US$12.06 | US$19.67 +63.1% | 43.4% | US$38.00 | US$13.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Jul ’23 | US$10.34 | US$19.58 +89.4% | 43.6% | US$38.00 | US$13.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Jun ’23 | US$9.88 | US$18.93 +91.6% | 42.6% | US$38.00 | US$13.00 | US$8.62 | 7 |
| May ’23 | US$14.74 | US$20.29 +37.6% | 37.0% | US$38.00 | US$15.00 | US$7.68 | 7 |
| Apr ’23 | US$16.78 | US$20.21 +20.5% | 37.1% | US$38.00 | US$15.00 | US$14.98 | 7 |
| Mar ’23 | US$14.17 | US$20.79 +46.7% | 37.4% | US$38.00 | US$14.00 | US$14.86 | 7 |
| Feb ’23 | US$14.64 | US$25.29 +72.7% | 25.4% | US$38.00 | US$16.00 | US$14.01 | 7 |
| Jan ’23 | US$15.44 | US$25.29 +63.8% | 25.4% | US$38.00 | US$16.00 | US$9.95 | 7 |
| Dec ’22 | US$14.81 | US$26.86 +81.3% | 19.1% | US$38.00 | US$22.00 | US$11.36 | 7 |
| Nov ’22 | US$18.13 | US$41.43 +128.5% | 26.2% | US$65.00 | US$30.00 | US$11.23 | 7 |
| Oct ’22 | US$17.90 | US$43.14 +141.0% | 23.1% | US$65.00 | US$30.00 | US$8.75 | 7 |
| Sep ’22 | US$22.17 | US$43.14 +94.6% | 23.1% | US$65.00 | US$30.00 | US$8.31 | 7 |
| Aug ’22 | US$33.40 | US$53.50 +60.2% | 20.6% | US$70.00 | US$38.00 | US$12.06 | 6 |
| Jul ’22 | US$41.29 | US$53.50 +29.6% | 20.6% | US$70.00 | US$38.00 | US$10.34 | 6 |
| Jun ’22 | US$42.99 | US$53.60 +24.7% | 22.5% | US$70.00 | US$38.00 | US$9.88 | 5 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.