In the past week, MQ stock has gone up by 1.73%, with a monthly gain of 10.62% and a quarterly surge of 23.61%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.40%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.88% for Marqeta Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.91% for MQ’s stock, with a 27.12% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ) is above average at 55.58x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.54.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MQ is 384.71M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.65% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MQ on June 17, 2025 was 7.80M shares.
MQ) stock’s latest price update
Marqeta Inc (NASDAQ: MQ)’s stock price has soared by 0.09 in relation to previous closing price of 5.57. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.73% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-12 that OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, today announced it is working with Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, to enable the Klarna Card: a new debit card powered by Visa Flexible Credential (VFC) that allows access to built-in flexible payment options. In July 2024, Marqeta became the first issuer processor in the U.S. certified for Visa.
Analysts’ Opinion of MQ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MQ stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for MQ by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for MQ in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $6 based on the research report published on May 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MQ reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $5. The rating they have provided for MQ stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
MQ Trading at 20.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.08% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MQ starting from Cummings Martha, who sale 40,241 shares at the price of $5.47 back on Jun 25 ’24. After this action, Cummings Martha now owns 19,000 shares of Marqeta Inc, valued at $219,921 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MQ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marqeta Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at -0.14. Equity return is now at value 5.01, with 3.79 for asset returns.
Based on Marqeta Inc (MQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 5.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -7.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at -20.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.18.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Marqeta Inc (MQ) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
