Marqeta (MQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marqeta, Inc. provides a cloud-based card issuing and payment processing platform. Its open APIs enable businesses to create and manage physical, virtual and tokenized payment cards and build payment features into their products and services.

The platform supports card program management, transaction processing and configurable controls, including tools for managing spending and funding transactions. Marqeta serves businesses in areas such as financial technology, commerce and on-demand services, as well as financial institutions.

Founded in 2010 by Jason Gardner, the company has expanded its platform to support customers in the United States and international markets, including parts of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.01 to $18.44
• 50-Day Range: $15.57 to $19.35
• 52-Week Range: $14.80 to $20.56
• Volume: 441,791 shs
• Average Volume: 763,153 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.70
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.71
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Marqeta Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marqeta scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 490th out of 852 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Marqeta has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Marqeta has a consensus price target of $20.71, representing about 13.6% upside from its current price of $18.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marqeta has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -59.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marqeta are expected to decrease by -59.54% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $0.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marqeta is 14.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marqeta is 14.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marqeta has a P/B Ratio of 2.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.62% of the float of Marqeta has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marqeta has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marqeta has recently decreased by 8.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Marqeta does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Marqeta has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Marqeta this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Marqeta to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.71% of the stock of Marqeta is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.64% of the stock of Marqeta is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• 30th Annual UBS Global Technology and AI Conference: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MQ
• CIK: 1522540
• Web: www.marqeta.com
• Phone: 888-462-7738
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 938
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marqeta: $20.71
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$13.93 million
• Net Margins: 18.76%
• Pretax Margin: 3.68%
• Return on Equity: 3.28%
• Return on Assets: 1.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $624.88 million
• Price / Sales: 3.03
• Cash Flow: $0.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 156.08
• Book Value: $8.06 per share
• Price / Book: 2.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 103,810,000
• Free Float: 89,827,000
• Market Cap: $1.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02