Communication Services
MediaAlpha, Inc.(MAX)
Live Price
Offline$10.13
+1.10% today
Window Change
-13.39%
Window
Jan 2, 2026 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $490.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +28.8%
- EPS Growth
- +48.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
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Coverage: 118 bars ยท Jan 2, 2026 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $490.00M and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $10.13 and down 13.4% across the available one-year price window (Jan 2, 2026 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +28.8%, EPS growth of +48.4%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +28.8%, EPS +48.4%, free cash flow +43.1% with operating margin 8.7% and ROIC -18.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.0 and price/sales 0.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MAX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+28.8% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+8.7% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +28.8% and EPS at +48.4%, with operating margin around 8.7%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +5.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | -14.9% | -10.3% | -11.1% |
2026 Feb 23, 2026 | +100.0% | +15.4% | +30.8% | +24.5% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +23.8% | -0.8% | -2.9% | -15.6% |
Benchmark Edge
MAX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MAX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MAX Max Drawdown
-40.00%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MAX and SPY.
Company Overview
MediaAlpha, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
MediaAlpha, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an insurance customer acquisition platform in the United States. It optimizes customer acquisition in various verticals of property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and life insurance. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. MediaAlpha, Inc. is a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
- Leadership
- Steven Yi
- IPO Date
- Oct 28, 2020
- Employees
- 144
- Street Address
- 700 South Flower Street
- Mailing
- Los Angeles, CA, 90017
- Region
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 213 316 6256
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.0
- EV/EBITDA
- โ
- Price/Sales
- 0.4
- Price/Book
- 265.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +28.8%
- EPS
- +48.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +43.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 14.9%
- Operating Margin
- 8.7%
- Net Margin
- 3.4%
- ROE
- -568.8%
- ROIC
- -18.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 3.74
- Current Ratio
- 1.46
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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