MKTW
MarketWise, Inc.
MKTW has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over MKTW overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
MKTW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MKTW's cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MKTW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.2x | $3.56 | -84% |
| Fair | 6.6x | $5.62 | -75% |
| Forward | 8.7x | $22.30 | — |
| Current | 26x | $22.30 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $23.38 | +4.9% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MKTW's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.7x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over MKTW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MKTW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MKTW, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
MKTW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.56 | +201% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.85 | -69% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.90 | -69% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.67 | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.31 | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.72 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.94 | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.21 | +301% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.60 | +260% |
MKTW's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.85 over the past year, against $16.54 in late 2022.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over MKTW in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
MKTW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $80.1M | -1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $75.8M | -5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $77M | -7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $83.4M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.3M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $80M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $83.5M | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $97.5M | -13% |
MKTW's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $80M last quarter, down 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.6% | -24 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | -22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +24 points |
MKTW's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over MKTW on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over MKTW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MKTW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.4M | +289% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.3M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5M | -251% |
| Q4 2025 | $24M | +307% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M | +$8M |
| Q2 2025 | $17.7M | +$21.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M | +$20.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.9M | -66% |
MKTW still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $52M over the past year.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
MKTW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +11% | +292K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +337K shares |
| 3 years | +75% | +1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +55% | +1M shares |
MKTW has 3M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago, despite $2M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $313,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $57,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $478,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
MKTW spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has the edge over MKTW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
MKTW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
MKTW has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
MKTW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.7 | Neutral |
MKTW's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
MKTW PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MKTW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 5.8% below |
| PE % | 82 | 38 | 44 pts above |
MKTW is trading at 26x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over MKTW on valuation relative to its sector.
MKTW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.0 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.5 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.6 | 27% above |
| 100 week MA | $16.3 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.8 | 10% below |
MKTW has stronger trend alignment. MKTW is above 4 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
MKTW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $201.0 | $210.0 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | $210.0 | $146.0 | -30% |
| 2022 | $146.0 | $32.4 | -78% |
| 2023 | $32.4 | $54.6 | +69% |
| 2024 | $54.6 | $9.82 | -82% |
| 2025 | $9.82 | $14.2 | +45% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.2 | $22.3 | +57% |
MKTW is up 57% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over MKTW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.