MediaAlpha (MAX) Competitors $10.39 +0.05 (+0.48%) As of 03:14 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MAX vs. YY, RNG, PAYO, EVTC, APLD, RAMP, FIVN, PLTK, PINC, and UPWKShould you be buying MediaAlpha stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaAlpha include JOYY (YY), Ringcentral (RNG), Payoneer Global (PAYO), Evertec (EVTC), Applied Digital (APLD), LiveRamp (RAMP), Five9 (FIVN), Playtika (PLTK), Premier (PINC), and Upwork (UPWK). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. MediaAlpha vs. Its Competitors JOYY Ringcentral Payoneer Global Evertec Applied Digital LiveRamp Five9 Playtika Premier Upwork JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in YY or MAX? 36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, YY or MAX? JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than MediaAlpha. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MediaAlpha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJOYY$2.24B1.29$301.82M-$3.10-17.31MediaAlpha$864.70M0.81$16.63M$0.2837.11 Do analysts prefer YY or MAX? JOYY presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 34.79%. MediaAlpha has a consensus target price of $17.92, suggesting a potential upside of 72.44%. Given MediaAlpha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than JOYY.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JOYY 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MediaAlpha 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is YY or MAX more profitable? JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to MediaAlpha's net margin of 1.58%. JOYY's return on equity of 4.64% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JOYY9.02% 4.64% 2.96% MediaAlpha 1.58%-46.92%11.27% Which has more risk and volatility, YY or MAX? JOYY has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor YY or MAX? In the previous week, MediaAlpha had 1 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MediaAlpha and 2 mentions for JOYY. MediaAlpha's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat JOYY's score of 0.00 indicating that MediaAlpha is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment JOYY 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MediaAlpha 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMediaAlpha beats JOYY on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MediaAlpha News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MAX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MAX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MAX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMediaAlphaTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$696.44M$2.41B$14.74B$20.66BDividend YieldN/A1.43%2.71%3.71%P/E Ratio37.1130.9728.7427.84Price / Sales0.8133.1645.3555.57Price / Cash28.8340.9625.7017.94Price / Book-15.065.926.264.60Net Income$16.63M$32.07M$190.55M$989.58M7 Day Performance2.36%2.64%1.44%1.12%1 Month Performance-5.11%12.83%7.37%5.43%1 Year Performance-18.83%26.03%21.91%10.55% MediaAlpha Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAXMediaAlpha2.7941 of 5 stars$10.39+0.5%$17.92+72.4%-19.3%$696.44M$864.70M37.11160YYJOYY0.8451 of 5 stars$50.68-0.4%$35.00-30.9%+54.8%$2.73B$2.24B15.317,450News CoverageRNGRingcentral4.7665 of 5 stars$29.60-0.9%$33.08+11.7%-12.3%$2.69B$2.40B33.944,260High Trading VolumePAYOPayoneer Global3.9095 of 5 stars$6.68-4.3%$10.44+56.3%+23.0%$2.52B$977.72M23.272,407EVTCEvertec2.7724 of 5 stars$37.07-1.2%$40.00+7.9%+3.2%$2.39B$845.49M12.554,800APLDApplied Digital4.1067 of 5 stars$9.66-7.6%$12.73+31.8%+48.1%$2.35B$165.57M0.00121Analyst RevisionRAMPLiveRamp4.7607 of 5 stars$33.32-0.7%$40.67+22.0%+0.3%$2.18B$745.58M186.391,300FIVNFive93.9858 of 5 stars$27.81+0.4%$43.15+55.2%-39.2%$2.11B$1.04B61.583,073Analyst ForecastPLTKPlaytika4.3303 of 5 stars$4.84-2.4%$7.68+58.6%-40.3%$1.86B$2.55B10.783,500Positive NewsPINCPremier1.7542 of 5 stars$22.000.0%$22.20+0.9%+12.2%$1.81B$1.35B13.762,900Positive NewsUPWKUpwork3.6331 of 5 stars$13.45-1.4%$18.67+38.8%+13.4%$1.79B$769.33M8.05850Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JOYY Competitors Ringcentral Competitors Payoneer Global Competitors Evertec Competitors Applied Digital Competitors LiveRamp Competitors Five9 Competitors Playtika Competitors Premier Competitors Upwork Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MAX) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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