MediaAlpha, Inc.
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MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 22 items for MAX at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-09, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MAX spans 8-K, 10-Q, 144, SCHEDULE 13D/A.
Recent high-impact activity:
- MediaAlpha Buys Out $22.7M Tax Receivable Liability for $12M, Cutting Future Obligations by 47%
- MediaAlpha Names Tigran Sinanyan CFO; Q3 Tracking Above Guidance
- MediaAlpha Says Q3 Metrics Tracking at or Above Top End of Guidance
- MediaAlpha Q2 Revenue Jumps 26%, Beats Estimates; Guides Q3 Above Consensus
- MediaAlpha Q2 Revenue Jumps 26% to $317M, Crushing Estimates; Buyback and Debt Refi Add to Bullish Tone
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
2.78 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 3,219,791 shares in MAX as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 13.7% increase from the prior period — about 2.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 26, 2026, 47.0% of MAX volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.