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MARKETWISE, INC. MKTW
MARKETWISE, INC. (MKTW) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $328.1M at a 1.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -0.91 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.469 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.52 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.287 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.494 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKTW | MARKETWISE, INC. | 3/9 | -3.37 | 48.7 | -19.7% |
| TUYA | Tuya Inc. | 7/9 | 13.68 | 21.9 | +7.8% |
| DOMO | DOMO, INC. | 6/9 | — | — | +0.6% |
| CMRC | Commerce.com, Inc. | 6/9 | -4.71 | — | +2.8% |
| AMPL | Amplitude, Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
| INSE | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | 5/9 | -1.67 | — | +2.4% |
| DDD | 3D SYSTEMS CORP | 4/9 | -5.82 | 16.6 | -12.1% |
About MARKETWISE, INC.
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. 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.
FAQ
Is MKTW financially healthy?
MARKETWISE, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does MKTW pay a dividend?
No, MARKETWISE, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is MKTW?
In FY2025, MARKETWISE, INC. had a net margin of 1.7%.
Is MKTW overvalued or undervalued?
MARKETWISE, INC. trades at about 8.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.1×–60.8×, median 43.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MKTW?
The average Wall-Street price target for MARKETWISE, INC. is $22.85, about 15.0% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is MKTW a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MARKETWISE, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 48.7×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.