MediaAlpha (MAX) Competitors

MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) and WNS (NYSE:WNS) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to MAX or WNS?

In the previous week, MediaAlpha had 3 more articles in the media than WNS. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MediaAlpha and 5 mentions for WNS. MediaAlpha's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat WNS's score of 0.64 indicating that MediaAlpha is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MediaAlpha	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WNS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MAX or WNS?

64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of WNS shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of WNS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MAX or WNS?

WNS has higher revenue and earnings than MediaAlpha. WNS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MediaAlpha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaAlpha	$1.00B	0.67	-$40.42M	$0.28	35.63
WNS	$1.31B	2.00	$140.15M	$3.72	15.20

Is MAX or WNS more profitable?

WNS has a net margin of 10.03% compared to MediaAlpha's net margin of 1.41%. WNS's return on equity of 22.25% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MediaAlpha	1.41%	-11.98%	5.19%
WNS	10.03%	22.25%	11.58%

Which has more risk & volatility, MAX or WNS?

MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WNS has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MAX or WNS?

MediaAlpha presently has a consensus target price of $17.21, suggesting a potential upside of 72.54%. WNS has a consensus target price of $62.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given MediaAlpha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than WNS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaAlpha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
WNS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MAX or WNS?

WNS received 481 more outperform votes than MediaAlpha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.65% of users gave WNS an outperform vote while only 72.60% of users gave MediaAlpha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MediaAlpha	Outperform Votes 53 72.60%	Underperform Votes 20 27.40%
WNS	Outperform Votes 534 72.65%	Underperform Votes 201 27.35%

Summary

WNS beats MediaAlpha on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.