MediaAlpha (MAX) Competitors $10.15 -0.35 (-3.33%) Closing price 07/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.22 +0.06 (+0.64%) As of 07/7/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MAX vs. CLVT, WNS, FA, ACVA, DXC, YY, RNG, PAYO, EVTC, and APLDShould you be buying MediaAlpha stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaAlpha include Clarivate (CLVT), WNS (WNS), First Advantage (FA), ACV Auctions (ACVA), DXC Technology (DXC), JOYY (YY), Ringcentral (RNG), Payoneer Global (PAYO), Evertec (EVTC), and Applied Digital (APLD). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. MediaAlpha vs. Its Competitors Clarivate WNS First Advantage ACV Auctions DXC Technology JOYY Ringcentral Payoneer Global Evertec Applied Digital Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CLVT or MAX? 85.7% of Clarivate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Clarivate shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CLVT or MAX? Clarivate presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. MediaAlpha has a consensus price target of $17.92, suggesting a potential upside of 76.52%. Given MediaAlpha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than Clarivate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clarivate 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67MediaAlpha 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to CLVT or MAX? In the previous week, Clarivate had 5 more articles in the media than MediaAlpha. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Clarivate and 0 mentions for MediaAlpha. MediaAlpha's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Clarivate's score of 0.62 indicating that MediaAlpha is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Clarivate Positive MediaAlpha Positive Is CLVT or MAX more profitable? MediaAlpha has a net margin of 1.58% compared to Clarivate's net margin of -26.32%. Clarivate's return on equity of 8.75% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clarivate-26.32% 8.75% 3.96% MediaAlpha 1.58%-46.92%11.27% Which has better earnings & valuation, CLVT or MAX? MediaAlpha has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clarivate. Clarivate 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 RatioClarivate$2.56B1.18-$636.70M-$0.97-4.55MediaAlpha$864.70M0.79$16.63M$0.2836.25 Which has more volatility & risk, CLVT or MAX? Clarivate has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMediaAlpha beats Clarivate on 9 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$703.82M$2.41B$13.21B$20.71BDividend YieldN/A1.37%2.68%3.72%P/E Ratio36.2531.0528.5627.80Price / Sales0.7934.9039.8447.18Price / Cash29.2841.4726.0718.22Price / Book-14.715.866.274.59Net Income$16.63M$32.07M$188.15M$982.91M7 Day Performance-6.71%4.00%1.87%0.65%1 Month Performance-3.96%4.46%2.51%4.26%1 Year Performance-19.70%54.42%37.40%13.93% MediaAlpha Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAXMediaAlpha3.4915 of 5 stars$10.15-3.3%$17.92+76.5%-18.9%$703.82M$864.70M36.25160CLVTClarivate2.054 of 5 stars$4.32+0.2%$5.00+15.7%-21.1%$2.95B$2.56B-4.4512,000WNSWNS1.266 of 5 stars$63.41+4.9%$62.25-1.8%+38.5%$2.94B$1.31B17.0564,505Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFAFirst Advantage2.4155 of 5 stars$16.61+5.1%$66.00+297.4%+7.7%$2.88B$1.05B553.675,500Positive NewsACVAACV Auctions2.4473 of 5 stars$16.25+1.1%$22.50+38.5%-10.6%$2.78B$674.16M-33.162,000Analyst ForecastDXCDXC Technology3.357 of 5 stars$15.29+1.7%$17.00+11.2%-15.2%$2.77B$12.87B7.25120,000YYJOYY1.9592 of 5 stars$50.90+0.6%$35.00-31.2%+57.0%$2.74B$2.24B15.387,450Positive NewsRNGRingcentral4.5548 of 5 stars$28.36+2.1%$33.08+16.6%+6.1%$2.55B$2.40B-64.454,260Analyst UpgradePAYOPayoneer Global4.2462 of 5 stars$6.85+3.3%$10.44+52.4%+22.3%$2.48B$977.72M22.832,407EVTCEvertec2.4173 of 5 stars$36.08+0.5%$40.00+10.9%+12.8%$2.30B$868.96M18.134,800APLDApplied Digital3.6029 of 5 stars$10.07-3.0%$12.73+26.4%+39.2%$2.27B$165.57M-7.35121Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clarivate Competitors WNS Competitors First Advantage Competitors ACV Auctions Competitors DXC Technology Competitors JOYY Competitors Ringcentral Competitors Payoneer Global Competitors Evertec Competitors Applied Digital 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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