Marqeta, Inc. (MQ)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Oakland, United States | NasdaqGS
18.69 USD
-0.30
(-1.580%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.69 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Marqeta is currently broken by a relentless multi-year decline in share price. Over the last four years, the stock has lost approximately 75% of its value, with every single year showing negative returns. This is not a temporary correction; it is a structural deterioration where the market has repeatedly rejected the business's performance. Fundamentally, the company is struggling to translate its revenue growth into profitability, posting a trailing P/E of over 180 and a return on equity of merely 1.3%. The balance sheet, while debt-light, cannot mask the fact that the stock trades at a premium to book value despite generating minimal earnings. Options activity confirms this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying put protection at levels far below the current price, signaling a lack of confidence in any immediate recovery. Without a clear turnaround in profitability or a reversal in the price trend, this remains a speculative hold at best, offering no safety margin for a long-term investor. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.091899 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092673 |
| AutoETS | 0.094130 |
| MSTL | 0.098264 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 1.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.055 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.41 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.943 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.239 |
| Market Cap | 1,966,226,304 |
| Trailing P/E | 186.90 |
| Forward P/E | 37.38 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Profit Margins | 1.53% |
| Website | https://www.marqeta.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest dominates across nearly all expirations, with massive walls of contracts at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., 14.0, 15.0, 16.0). While there is some call activity at higher strikes (21.0, 23.0), the volume and open interest concentration in the deep out-of-the-money puts suggests a market consensus expecting a continued decline or a sharp drop to test lower support levels. Implied volatility is elevated on these protective puts, indicating fear of further deterioration.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0179739 |
| Address1 | 180 Grand Avenue |
| Address2 | 6th Floor |
| All Time High | 151.6 |
| All Time Low | 13.48 |
| Ask | 23.91 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 897,390 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 939,968 |
| Average Volume | 939,968 |
| Average Volume10Days | 897,390 |
| Beta | 1.208 |
| Bid | 13.79 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 6.874 |
| City | Oakland |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.69 |
| Current Ratio | 1.664 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 19.38 |
| Day Low | 18.57 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.943 |
| Display Name | Marqeta |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 17,112,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.02527 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 73.133 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.848 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,251,456,256 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.27 |
| Eps Forward | 0.5 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.1 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 16.5547 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.1352997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.1289845 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1.79739 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.5900002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16113105 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 14.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.8900003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.26283786 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 14.8 - 22.28 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,623,245,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 89,807,105 |
| Forward Eps | 0.5 |
| Forward P E | 37.38 |
| Free Cashflow | 152,723,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 938 |
| Fullday Change | -0.29999924 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.5797749 |
| Fullday Price | 18.69 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69991994 |
| Gross Profits | 473,996,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03344 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.5713 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 105,202,052 |
| 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 |
| Last Split Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:4 |
| 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 | 1,966,226,304 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_134231191 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 10,383,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,680,155,180 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 19.13 |
| Operating Cashflow | 199,898,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.02468 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.5 |
| Phone | 510 671 5437 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 18.69 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,857 |
| Previous Close | 18.99 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 69.22222 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.718941 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.903413 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01533 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.235 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.299999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.57977 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.38 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.57 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.57 - 19.38 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.13 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.99 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.69 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 769,132 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00514 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01332 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.17 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.239 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 97,000,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.045 |
| Shares Short | 4,684,723 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,870,641 |
| Short Name | Marqeta, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.06 |
| Short Ratio | 5.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | MQ |
| Target High Price | 28.0 |
| Target Low Price | 18.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.65 |
| Target Median Price | 19.5 |
| Total Cash | 700,896,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.733 |
| Total Debt | 6,745,000 |
| Total Revenue | 677,212,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.1 |
| Trailing P E | 186.90001 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.622774 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.0672264 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1243611 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 769,132 |
| Website | https://www.marqeta.com |
| Zip | 94,612 |