MRDN
Meridian Holdings Inc.
MRDN has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over MRDN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
MRDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
MRDN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MRDN PE Valuation
MRDN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
MRDN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MRDN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SNDK has the edge over MRDN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
MRDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.01 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$8.10 | -$7.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.05 | -$6.12 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.58 | -$7.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.76 | -$7.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -371% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.93 | -215% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.57 | -227% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.00 | +$0.24 |
MRDN lost $8.10 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 MRDN in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
MRDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46M | -2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $50.2M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $50.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.6M | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.3M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.2M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $45.9M | +287% |
MRDN's revenue is growing: $46M last quarter, down 2.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -32% | -32 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -188% | -188 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3% | -6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2% | -2.6 points |
MRDN's operating margin was −32% last quarter, down 32 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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 MRDN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 MRDN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MRDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3M | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4M | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2M | +168% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6M | +88% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.4M | +201194% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | +101% |
| Q1 2024 | $3.5M | +778% |
SNDK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 762% versus its history, compared with MRDN at up 164%.
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.
MRDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -84.8K shares |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +778K shares |
| 3 years | +329% | +9.7M shares |
| 5 years | +550% | +10.7M shares |
| Available history | +446% | +10.4M shares |
MRDN has 13M diluted shares, up 6.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $104.9M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $121,430 |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
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 MRDN 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 | — |
MRDN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -32.8x | Net Cash |
MRDN has more cash than debt.
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.
MRDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.4 | Oversold |
MRDN's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 2 (oversold).
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).
MRDN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MRDN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MRDN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
MRDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 44% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 53% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 45% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.8 | 61% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.9 | 76% below |
SNDK has stronger trend alignment. MRDN is above 0 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.
MRDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.92 | $84.8 | +971% |
| 2021 | $84.8 | $79.6 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | $79.6 | $29.6 | -63% |
| 2023 | $29.6 | $28.9 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | $28.9 | $24.5 | -15% |
| 2025 | $24.5 | $9.84 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.84 | $5.77 | -41% |
MRDN has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 41% so far in 2026.
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 MRDN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.