Marchex (MCHX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX) is a conversation intelligence and analytics company that helps businesses understand and improve customer interactions. Its technology analyzes phone calls, text messages and other customer conversations to provide insights into marketing performance, lead quality, sales opportunities and service experiences.

The company offers solutions designed to help organizations acquire, engage and retain customers. Its products support call tracking, lead management, conversation analytics and artificial intelligence-powered analysis, enabling businesses to identify buying signals, evaluate customer interactions and improve operational and marketing decisions.

Marchex has historically focused on performance marketing and call-based analytics, evolving from its earlier digital marketing activities toward software and data solutions for businesses that rely on customer conversations. Its services are used primarily by organizations in industries such as automotive, home services, financial services and healthcare, with operations serving customers in North America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.36 to $1.36
• 50-Day Range: $1.23 to $1.90
• 52-Week Range: $1.15 to $2.04
• Volume: 382 shs
• Average Volume: 23,938 shs
• Market Capitalization: $60.30 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Marchex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marchex scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 534th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Marchex has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marchex has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marchex is -11.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marchex is -11.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marchex has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.20% of the float of Marchex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marchex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.83, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marchex has recently increased by 131.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Marchex does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Marchex does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Marchex will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.67% next year. This indicates that Marchex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Marchex has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Marchex this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marchex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.49% of the stock of Marchex is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.46% of the stock of Marchex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MCHX
• CIK: 1224133
• Web: www.marchex.com
• Phone: (206) 331-3300
• Fax: 206-331-3695
• Employees: 139
• Year Founded: 2003

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.12)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.24 million
• Net Margins: -12.44%
• Pretax Margin: -11.81%
• Return on Equity: -18.25%
• Return on Assets: -13.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.29
• Quick Ratio: 2.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $45.42 million
• Price / Sales: 1.33
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.69 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 44,340,000
• Free Float: 33,923,000
• Market Cap: $60.30 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.86