MGNI
Magnite, Inc.
MGNI has the edge over RDDT overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MGNI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MGNI's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MGNI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $23.34 | -20% |
| Forward | 22x | $29.34 | — |
| Current | 24x | $29.34 | — |
| Fair | 72x | $86.77 | +196% |
| Expensive | 291x | $349 | +1091% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MGNI's PE is in its cheap range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over MGNI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MGNI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MGNI, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RDDT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MGNI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | +10% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.20 | +200% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.10 | +255% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.05 | +377% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.95 | +494% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.40 | +208% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.31 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.22 | +$0.79 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +$1.33 |
MGNI has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 200% for MGNI versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
MGNI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $204.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $164.4M | +5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $205.4M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $179.5M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.3M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $155.8M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $194M | +3.8% |
MGNI's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $204M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7% | +5.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9% | +8.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +1.9 points |
MGNI's operating margin was 25% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over MGNI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over MGNI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MGNI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.5M | +2801% |
| Q1 2026 | -$130.2M | -$118.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $103.1M | -7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $68.4M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | -93% |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.8M | +$54.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $111M | +40% |
MGNI generated $240M in free cash flow over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over MGNI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MGNI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.5% | +3.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -2.4M shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +13.4M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +19.3M shares |
| Available history | +153% | +91.2M shares |
MGNI has the edge over RDDT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20M |
| Q2 2026 | $21.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $14.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.4M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.6M |
MGNI spent $79M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 178% from the year before.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has 202M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
MGNI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MGNI has more cash than debt.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over MGNI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MGNI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.9 | Neutral |
MGNI's weekly RSI is 70 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 74 (neutral).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
MGNI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MGNI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 16x | 48% above |
| PE % | 28 | 26 | 2 pts above |
MGNI is trading at 24x earnings, a 48% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT has the edge over MGNI on valuation relative to its sector.
MGNI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $24.8 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.3 | 26% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.8 | 65% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.9 | 64% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.5 | 102% above |
MGNI has stronger trend alignment. MGNI is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
MGNI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.38 | $32.5 | +288% |
| 2021 | $32.5 | $18.8 | -42% |
| 2022 | $18.8 | $10.7 | -43% |
| 2023 | $10.7 | $9.34 | -13% |
| 2024 | $9.34 | $16.4 | +75% |
| 2025 | $16.4 | $16.5 | +0.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.5 | $29.3 | +78% |
MGNI has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.