Marqeta, Inc. (MQ)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Oakland, United States | NasdaqGS
4.43 USD
-0.03
(-0.673%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | April 19, 2026, 12:08 a.m. EDT
Marqeta is trading at a valuation disconnect; analysts target $5.15 (18% upside) despite negative operating margins and deteriorating growth momentum flagged by Morgan Stanley. The near-term is slightly bullish on momentum, but the 52-week high is still 37% away, suggesting the current price floor supports a defensive hold only for very long-term accumulators, not a swing trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.060416 |
| AutoETS | 0.065968 |
| MSTL | 0.066038 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.071878 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 84% |
| H-stat | 1.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.025 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.695 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.58 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.123 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.352 |
| Market Cap | 1,949,639,680 |
| Forward P/E | 63.29 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| Profit Margins | -2.23% |
| Website | https://www.marqeta.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:08 a.m. EDT: Options market shows a distinct near-term bullish sentiment despite recent price weakness. April 17th calls exhibit high positioning (205 volume vs 6 for the nearest OTM strike) with an ATM IV of 3.63, suggesting heavy speculatory buying for a short-term bounce or earnings play. Conversely, put activity is extremely suppressed with near-zero OTM volume/interest for the upcoming 1-week expiration, indicating negligible fear of an immediate collapse. However, the 1-year options reveal a paradox: massive capital is positioned at the $10.00 out-of-the-money strike (1.0k volume, 4.2k OI), while OI at OTM strikes is high for quarters 1-3, implying a long-term speculative 'lottery ticket' strategy rather than immediate protection.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.1358974 |
| Address1 | 180 Grand Avenue |
| Address2 | 6th Floor |
| All Time High | 37.9 |
| All Time Low | 3.37 |
| Ask | 4.43 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,136,670 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,820,873 |
| Average Volume | 3,820,873 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,136,670 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| Bid | 4.4 |
| Bid Size | 9 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 1.763 |
| City | Oakland |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.43 |
| Current Ratio | 1.649 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 4.535 |
| Day Low | 4.42 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.123 |
| Display Name | Marqeta |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,013,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,013,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,011,200 |
| Ebitda | -20,167,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.03227 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -55.991 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.807 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,129,179,648 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.02 |
| Eps Forward | 0.07 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.0726 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.35739994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.08775719 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 13.58974 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.04 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.6100001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.37073866 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.7299998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.19729723 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.7 - 7.04 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,623,245,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 371,294,127 |
| Forward Eps | 0.07 |
| Forward P E | 63.285713 |
| Free Cashflow | 138,957,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 938 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69977 |
| Gross Profits | 437,272,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.06573 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.83718 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 440,099,248 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-06-09 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Marqeta, Inc. operates a cloud-based open API platform for card issuing and transaction processing services in the United States. The company's platform also provides processor services, bank and network management, program management, and value added services; card issuing, such as debit, prepaid, credit, virtual, and physical cards; UI/UX; access to a suite of bank account and money movement features, including savings accounts, demand deposit accounts, direct deposit with early pay, ACH, cash loads, and fee-free ATMs, bill pay, and instant funding capabilities; Marqeta Dashboard, a self-service portal to access and manage all aspects of card program; TransactPay; Marqeta Hub for consumers, buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers, and card issuers; and credit capabilities, as well as Portfolio Migration which simplifies upgrading existing card programs into its platform. It offers its solutions in various verticals, including financial services, on-demand services, lending, expense management, and e-commerce enablement, as well as BNPL providers. Marqeta, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, California. |
| Long Name | Marqeta, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,949,639,680 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_134231191 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -13,925,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,888,276,562 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 4.45 |
| Operating Cashflow | 162,623,008 |
| Operating Margins | -0.07654 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.5 |
| Phone | 510 671 5437 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.16000032 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 3.6117456 |
| Pre Market Price | 4.59 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,845,287 |
| Previous Close | 4.46 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 221.5 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.5127623 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.1200027 |
| Profit Margins | -0.02228 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.199 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0300002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.67265 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.535 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.42 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.42 - 4.535 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.45 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.46 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.43 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,509,155 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01733 |
| Return On Equity | -0.01508 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.267 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.352 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 394,378,510 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.038900003 |
| Shares Short | 16,618,831 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,884,173 |
| Short Name | Marqeta, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0506 |
| Short Ratio | 4.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | MQ |
| Target High Price | 7.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.2 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.155 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 771,926,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.807 |
| Total Debt | 8,557,000 |
| Total Revenue | 624,883,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.03 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.5017 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.915975 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.48597527 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09885633 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,509,155 |
| Website | https://www.marqeta.com |
| Zip | 94,612 |