Should I buy or sell MarketWise stock right now?

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MarketWise in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MKTW shares. View MKTW analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is MarketWise's stock price target for 2024?

3 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for MarketWise's shares. Their MKTW share price targets range from $2.00 to $5.50. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $3.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 113.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for MKTW or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have MKTW shares performed in 2024?

MarketWise's stock was trading at $2.73 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MKTW shares have decreased by 39.9% and is now trading at $1.64. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting MarketWise?

MarketWise saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 223,300 shares, a drop of 24.3% from the March 15th total of 294,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 118,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company's stock are short sold. View MarketWise's Short Interest .

When is MarketWise's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024. View our MKTW earnings forecast .

How often does MarketWise pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for MarketWise?

MarketWise announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. Read our dividend analysis for MKTW .

Is MarketWise a good dividend stock?

MarketWise (NASDAQ:MKTW) pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.50%. The dividend payout ratio is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for MKTW .

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. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

NASDAQ:MKTW

MarketWise (MKTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1.64

+0.05 (+3.14%)

(As of 04/19/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $1.57
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$1.64
50-Day Range: $1.56
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$2.22
52-Week Range: $1.24
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$3.62

Volume: 89,914 shs
Average Volume: 117,959 shs
Market Capitalization: $540.43 million

P/E Ratio: 32.80
Dividend Yield: 2.44%
Price Target: $3.50

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MarketWise MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.67 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 113.4% Upside
$3.50 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
0.84% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$19,658 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.19 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

130th out of 305 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

95th out of 197 stocks

3.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
MarketWise has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
MarketWise has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.84% 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 1.9, 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 24.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.8

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
MarketWise pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
MarketWise does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of MarketWise is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for MKTW.

2.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
MarketWise has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for MarketWise this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 1 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
Only 2 people have added MarketWise to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, MarketWise insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $19,658.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
13.08% 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.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 32.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.26.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 32.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.50.

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About MarketWise Stock (NASDAQ:MKTW)

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.

MKTW Stock Price History

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MKTW Stock News Headlines

March 22, 2024 | insidertrades.com

Insider Buying: MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW) CFO Acquires 11,363 Shares of Stock

March 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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March 7, 2024 | globenewswire.com

UPDATE: MarketWise - Annual Report and Shareholder Letter

March 7, 2024 | msn.com

MarketWise reports Q4 results

March 7, 2024 | globenewswire.com

MarketWise - Annual Report and Shareholder Letter

March 5, 2024 | globenewswire.com

MarketWise Declares Dividend on Common Stock

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December 26, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

MarketWise Faces Challenges To Stabilize And Reignite Revenue Growth

December 1, 2023 | msn.com

UBS Downgrades Marketwise Inc - (MKTW)

December 1, 2023 | msn.com

MarketWise falls as UBS moves to Neutral eyeing dipping subscribers, current full valuation

November 16, 2023 | benzinga.com

Massive Insider Trade At Marketwise

November 14, 2023 | benzinga.com

Marketwise Stock (NASDAQ:MKTW), Analyst Ratings, Price Targets, Predictions

November 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

MarketWise: Efficient Cost Management and Shareholder Value Maximization Bolster Buy Rating Despite Market Volatility

November 13, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

MarketWise, Inc. 2023 Q3 Results - Earnings Letter

November 11, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: MarketWise (MKTW) and PubMatic (PUBM)

November 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Marketwise Inc (MKTW) Reports Decline in Q3 Net Revenue and Paid Subscriber File

November 3, 2023 | msn.com

Marketwise Inc - (MKTW) Price Target Increased by 9.52% to 3.91

October 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

MarketWise to Release Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

October 19, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

MarketWise declares $0.01 dividend and a special dividend of $0.15 a share

October 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

MarketWise Announces Leadership Changes to Strengthen Operations and Business Performance; Declares Regular Dividend of Approximately $2.9 Million or $0.01 Per Share; Declares Special Dividend of Approximately $50.0 Million or $0.15 Per Share

September 23, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

MarketWise: No Catalyst In Sight As The Bottom Line Compresses

September 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Director Glenn Tongue Acquires 25,000 Shares of Marketwise Inc

September 12, 2023 | benzinga.com

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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 1/25 Dividend: 12/21/2023
Dividend Payable: 1/25/2024
Ex-Dividend for 4/25 Dividend: 3/14/2024
Today: 4/19/2024
Dividend Payable: 4/25/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/09/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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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: 581
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $3.50
High Stock Price Target: $5.50
Low Stock Price Target: $2.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +120.1%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.05
Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.80
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $1.78 million
Net Margins: 0.40%
Pretax Margin: 12.52%
Return on Equity: -0.67%
Return on Assets: 0.41%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 0.72
Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $448.18 million
Price / Sales: 1.17
Cash Flow: $0.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 63.42
Book Value: ($0.89) per share
Price / Book: -1.79

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 329,530,000
Free Float: 286,426,000
Market Cap: $523.95 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.53

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Key Executives

Mr. Marco Galsim (Age 50)
Chief Information Officer
Comp: $449.03k
Mr. Frank Porter Stansberry (Age 50)
Founder, CEO & Chairman
Mr. Erik Mickels CPA (Age 47)
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Charles N. Curlett Jr. (Age 53)
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Stephen M. Park CPA (Age 61)
Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer
Scott Daniel Forney
General Counsel
Mr. Michael Alan Palmer (Age 53)
MD, Copywriter & Director
Mr. Lee Harris
Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis

Key Competitors

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MKTW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell MarketWise stock right now?: 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MarketWise in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MKTW shares.
View MKTW analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is MarketWise's stock price target for 2024?: 3 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for MarketWise's shares. Their MKTW share price targets range from $2.00 to $5.50. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $3.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 113.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for MKTW or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have MKTW shares performed in 2024?: MarketWise's stock was trading at $2.73 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MKTW shares have decreased by 39.9% and is now trading at $1.64.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting MarketWise?: MarketWise saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 223,300 shares, a drop of 24.3% from the March 15th total of 294,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 118,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company's stock are short sold.
View MarketWise's Short Interest.

When is MarketWise's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024.
View our MKTW earnings forecast.
How often does MarketWise pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for MarketWise?: MarketWise announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th.
Read our dividend analysis for MKTW.
Is MarketWise a good dividend stock?: MarketWise (NASDAQ:MKTW) pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.50%. The dividend payout ratio is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Read our dividend analysis for MKTW.
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.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NASDAQ:MKTW) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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