Claritev vs MediaAlpha
CTEV and MAX side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTEV and MAX compare
MediaAlpha is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Claritev ($886M against $478M).
MediaAlpha grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.2% versus 6.9% for Claritev).
MediaAlpha keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.4% compared with −27.1% at Claritev.
MediaAlpha scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 4 for Claritev), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CTEV | MAX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $478M | $886M |
| Share price | $28.21 | $14.97 |
| Change, 1 year | −51.2% | 15.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −80.0% | −12.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.24 | 0.87 |
| Employees | 3,000 | 147 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 8.3× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | – | 17.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 118× | 10.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 16.3× |
| FCF yield | −5.8% | 6.1% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $36.93 |
| Margin of safety | – | 59.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.9% | 15.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.58% | 13.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 72.8% (better) | 14.8% |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 7.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −27.1% | 8.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.7% | 4.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 1002% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.78% | 71.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 3.41 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 107.00 | 1.67 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.1× | 8.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.15 | 1.32 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.47 | 4.45 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −0.38% | 7.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.38% | 7.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.0% | 82.2% |
| Held by insiders | 50.2% | 39.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $4.0M (better) | −$122M |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.1% | 9.3% |
Go deeper
- CTEV stock overview
- CTEV income statement
- CTEV valuation and score
- MAX stock overview
- MAX income statement
- MAX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.