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Magnite, Inc.

$MGNI·$3.5B·Advertising Agencies·Communication Services
$24.73+0.6%1Y+4.8%
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MGMGNI
$MGNIMagnite, Inc.
$24.73+0.61%96 posts-30%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MGNI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-15

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Magnite is the CTV sell-side platform — CTV growth hit 36%, but $10M+ insider selling cluster into strength (Barrett $6.7M, Buckley $1.6M).

Magnite operates the largest independent sell-side platform (SSP) for programmatic CTV/digital advertising — the equity is a real ad-tech turnaround now compounding on CTV growth acceleration.

  • Q2 was a beat: EPS $0.26 vs $0.24 estimate (+7%) with revenue $190M — the last four EPS prints have all beat consensus, and CTV growth hit 36% (specific proof point on the core growth vector).
  • Insider selling is loud into the strength: CEO Barrett sold $6.68M on 8/6 (post 587K M-Exempt), Buckley $1.65M, Knopper $848K, Evans $480K, Lam $242K, plus smaller — that's ~$10M+ of coordinated insider selling into the CTV-growth print.
  • Meta and Google are unmodeled upside: $META CTV entry and $GOOG remedies are structural tailwinds not yet in analyst models — the revisions cycle is already positive.
  • Dimensional added 367,854 shares (+10.2%) — real institutional accumulation vs insider selling. Position at 88% of 52w, +61% above 200d MA, volume 1.5x normal.

November 4 is the next print — a fifth consecutive beat with sustained CTV growth commentary extends the compounding; any Meta/Google CTV integration disappointment or specific ad-market slowdown is the invalidator. The real risk on 21x P/E is that the $10M+ insider selling cluster into strength signals the tape has priced in significant of the near-term runway.

Agrees with X sentimentAgrees with the X bulls on Meta CTV entry and Google remedies as real unmodeled upside, Dimensional accumulation as institutional signal, and adtech cohort read. Partial only because the $10M+ insider selling cluster into strength is a specific caveat the bull framing under-weights.

What to watch: November 4 Q3 print — CTV growth trajectory and Meta/Google integration commentary. A fifth beat extends the compounding; ad-market slowdown or integration disappointment is the invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

Magnite is bullish. Dimensional added 367,854 shares (+10.2% to under 4M total), $META CTV entry and $GOOG remedies flagged as unmodeled upside drivers, revisions cycle already positive. Included in adtech/marketing-tech theme cohort with $ZETA/$PUBM/$QNST/$APPS/$WPP all gapping up on earnings.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Independent sell-side programmatic advertising platform serving CTV, mobile, and web publishers to monetize inventory.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Advertising Agencies sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MGNI.

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No material change from last week — The Trade Desk's independent DSP positioning faces structural pressure from Amazon's ad tech expansion while AI-powered buying tools commoditize parts of the..

Industry benchmark

4-name peer basket
-7.9%YTD
+0.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
21.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
15.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
18.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
64.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.26$0.24+7.0%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.13$0.11+23.0%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$0.34$0.35-2.9%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.20$0.200.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.26

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$192.8M+11.2%67.8%16.2%$0.14$44.3M
Q1 FY26$164.4M+5.5%63.2%4.7%$0.03$-133.9M
Q4 FY25$205.4M+5.9%66.2%25.4%$0.86$99.4M
Q3 FY25$179.5M+10.8%61.4%14.0%$0.14$68.4M

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.88%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+27.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+60.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 141.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.275-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 10Brian GephartCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER12.5K sh$308KSellAug 10Rachel LamDirector10.0K sh$242KSellAug 10Paul CaineDirector5.0K sh$122KSellAug 6Evans Katie SeitzSee Remarks20.0K sh$480KSellAug 6Buckley Sean PatrickSee Remarks67.2K sh$1.6MSellAug 6Douglas S KnopperDirector37.3K sh$848KSellAug 6David BuonaseraCTO7.6K sh$179KSellAug 6Michael G. BarrettCEO294.0K sh$6.7MSellJul 15Michael G. BarrettCEO38.6K sh$785KSellJul 10Paul CaineDirector5.0K sh$103K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteJun 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 208-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 108-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 15 other (6 13Gs · 3 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Magnite, Inc. (MGNI) Presents at Bank of America SMID Cap Virtual Conference Transcriptseekingalpha.com·4d agoMagnite Sees CTV Growth Hit 36% as Sports and SMB Ad Demand Expandsmarketbeat.com·5d agoMagnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) Director Sells $848,296.64 in Stockdefenseworld.net·5d agoInsider Selling: Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) Insider Sells $480,000.00 in Stockdefenseworld.net·5d agoWhat to Know When a Magnite Director Sells Into a 36% Growth Quarterfool.com·6d ago

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