MarketWise (MKTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.99 to $18.84
• 50-Day Range: $17.65 to $21.34
• 52-Week Range: $13.49 to $22.83
• Volume: 159,655 shs
• Average Volume: 24,770 shs
• Market Capitalization: $293.95 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.18
• Dividend Yield: 5.36%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MarketWise Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MarketWise scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 629th out of 840 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MarketWise has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 352.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MarketWise are expected to grow by 352.24% in the coming year, from $0.67 to $3.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 21.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MarketWise is 21.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.24.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.67% 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 4.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MarketWise has recently increased by 7.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

MarketWise is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

MarketWise has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MarketWise is 113.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, MarketWise will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.00% next year. This indicates that MarketWise will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added MarketWise to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MarketWise insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $89,652.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.95% 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

23.04% of the stock of MarketWise is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Today: 9/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MKTW
• CIK: 1805651
• Web: www.marketwise.com
• Phone: 888-261-2693
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 800
• Year Founded: 1999

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.82
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $5.62 million
• Net Margins: 0.70%
• Pretax Margin: 9.30%
• Return on Equity: -0.96%
• Return on Assets: 1.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $328.12 million
• Price / Sales: 0.90
• Cash Flow: $0.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 36.56
• Book Value: ($13.30) per share
• Price / Book: -1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,770,000
• Free Float: 11,050,000
• Market Cap: $293.95 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 0.25