Marketwise Inc (MKTW) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 9, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Marketwise Inc stock $38.87, price $22.38, upside +73.7%, quality 60 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 21 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Marketwise Inc
MKTW · USThe stock costs 42% less than our calculation considers fair.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $7.94 – $197.18 · fair‑value band $29.66 – $48.08 · the $22.38 price screens below the $38.87 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Company profile
MarketWise, Inc. operates a content and technology multi-brand platform for self-directed investors in the United States and Internationally. Its platform provides financial research, software, education, and tools to navigate the financial markets through subscription businesses.
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The company also offers various investment strategies, such as value investing, income, growth, commodities, cryptocurrencies, venture, crowdfunded investing, biotechnology, mutual funds, options, and trading; and investment research product portfolio through a range of media, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile.
In addition, it provides a diversified product portfolio for various financial research products under the Stansberry Research, Chaikin Analytics, Brownstone Research, InvestorPlace, Altimetry, Wide Moat Research, Brownstone Research, The Opportunistic Trader, and TradeSmith brand names.
Further, the company develops screeners, monitors, portfolio management tools, and proprietary indicators that produce a composite score to rank publicly traded companies. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Stock analysis
Marketwise Inc (MKTW) currently trades at $22.38, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $38.87, implying the stock looks roughly 42% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $53.70 per share, and 16 of the 21 models we run sit above the $22.38 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $17.40, and 5 of the 21 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $29.66 (bear) to $48.08 (bull), the price of $22.38 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue is shrinking: the last year, the last three and the last five years are all negative.
Marketwise Inc reported revenue of $328M in FY2025 versus $549M in FY2021, a compound −12.1%/yr. Reported net income was $5.6M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $59.2M Micro · P/E ratio 25.1 · P/S ratio 0.18 · EPS (TTM) $0.8900 · Dividend yield 5.1% · Net margin 0.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) −26.7% (5-year average) · Operating margin 16.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades at its 52-week high and 74% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −34% fair-value upside, at 74%, MKTW screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
All 21 models by family
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $1.3M, on May 22, 2026. Over the same period, 3 people sold shares worth $152,699.
- SaleErik MickelsChief Finacial Officer4× since Mar 10, 2026: 29,973 shares, avg. $15.12$453,210Jul 1, 2026
- SaleScott Daniel ForneyGeneral Counsel711 shares at $19.14$13,609Jul 1, 2026
- SaleMarco GalsimChief Information Officer3,294 shares at $19.14$63,047Jul 1, 2026
- BuyFrank Porter StansberryDirector, 10% owner6× since Mar 19, 2026: 155,482 shares, avg. $17.36$2.7MMay 22, 2026
Plus 5 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 9, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
PAST 0: with negative equity (buybacks among others) return on equity is not meaningfully computable.
HEALTH: for banks, insurers and similar financial firms borrowed money is part of the business, so we do not rate debt here.
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| Coinbase Global, Inc COIN | $136.10 | $184.32 | +35% | vs MKTW |
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| Cboe Global Markets, Inc CBOE | $352.78 | $247.78 | −30% | vs MKTW |
| CME Group CME | $304.52 | $200.80 | −34% | vs MKTW |
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| S&P Global Inc SPGI | $471.09 | $207.66 | −56% | vs MKTW |
| MSCI Inc MSCI | $646.45 | $261.33 | −60% | vs MKTW |
| Moody's Corporation MCO | $511.08 | $198.89 | −61% | vs MKTW |
| Nasdaq, Inc NDAQ | $108.50 | $41.61 | −62% | vs MKTW |
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