MCHX vs YEXT vs TTGT Stock Comparison

Marchex, Yext and TechTarget Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCHX Marchex Inc
$1.47 +11.4% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$58.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$45.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
1 win
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.34 +14.2% 1M -13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$728.74M
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
6 wins
TTGT TechTarget, Inc.
$3.70 -2.1% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$267.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$485.16M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Yext leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yext 6, TechTarget 1, Marchex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCHXYEXTTTGTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.33M $728.74M $267.62M YEXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.8x 28.1x -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.8x 9.5x — YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% -1.5% +25.3% TTGT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% 5.9% -36.8% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.7% -13.1% -37.2% YEXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -10.2%/yr -47.7%/yr YEXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.2% 55.4% 69.9% MCHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 67/100 53/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

MCHXYEXTTTGT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMCHXYEXTTTGT
Valuation 64 #37 of 101 79 #22 of 101 44 #57 of 101
Growth 33 #65 of 97 51 #48 of 97 98 #3 of 97
Profitability 43 #54 of 94 79 #21 of 94 27 #69 of 94
Financial Health 78 #25 of 108 32 #74 of 108 43 #62 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 97 #3 of 64 –
Overall 54 67 53
  • MCHX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • YEXT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TTGT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMCHXYEXTTTGTSPY
1 month +11.4%+14.2%-2.1% +0.9%
3 months -16.5%+28.3%-18.1% +5.9%
6 months -15.5%+93.7%-34.6% +8.5%
Year to date -11.4%-8.9%-31.5% +13.3%
1 year -19.7%-13.1%-37.2% +12.4%
3 years +14.0%+24.6%-85.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.5%+7.6%-47.3% +23.5%
5 years -55.2%-41.7%-96.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.8%-10.2%-47.7% +11.0%
10 years -42.6%—-54.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.4%—-7.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMCHXYEXTTTGTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.2%55.4%69.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%64.4%73.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.710.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.24-0.53 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-75.5%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-17.2%-42.8% -0.9%
52-week high $1.90$8.87$6.47 $779.14
52-week low $1.22$3.34$3.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMCHXYEXTTTGT
P/E now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 27.6x 28.1xmedian 27.6x -1.5xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.7x 1.6xmedian 2.7x 0.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 12.6xmedian 17.4x -1.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 13.8xmedian 15.8x 75.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.2x 20.4xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.84 0.57median 0.84 —median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMCHXYEXTTTGT
Revenue $45.02M $443.02M $485.16M
Gross profit $28.09M $327.66M $287.26M
Operating income -$4.20M $36.90M -$225.70M
Net income -$3.66M $26.12M -$178.77M
Free cash flow – $52.98M $3.56M
R&D $9.07M $85.48M $12.47M
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $0.25 $-2.47
Cash & equivalents $8.15M $86.83M $45.82M
Total debt – $147.70M –
Shares (diluted) 48.98M 103.11M 72.31M
Enterprise value $19.42M $255.99M $87.16M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMCHXYEXTTTGT
P/E -17.8x 28.1x -1.5x
P/FCF – 13.8x 75.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.2x 45.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.6x 0.6x
P/B 2.0x 20.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -17.4x -1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x -1.8x
EV/EBIT -11.9x 21.4x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 14.9x 62.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.3x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 0.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCHXYEXTTTGT
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% -1.5% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.4% -4.2% 22.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% 225.5% 76.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 51.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 250.8% 81.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 45.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 21.8% 345.0% 82.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 49.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.8% 129.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.5% 117.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCHXYEXTTTGT
Gross margin 62.4% 74.0% 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 14.1% -25.0%
Operating margin -9.3% 8.3% -46.5%
Pretax margin -7.9% 6.3% -47.9%
Net margin -8.1% 5.9% -36.8%
FCF margin – 12.0% 0.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.4% 1.2%
Return on equity -12.4% 86.7% -34.7%
Return on assets -9.5% 5.3% -20.6%
Return on invested capital – 19.3% –
Return on capital employed -13.5% 14.7% -30.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 9.7% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCHXYEXTTTGT
Debt / assets – 30.5% –
Debt / equity – 4.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 92.6% 40.6%
Equity / assets 77.1% 7.4% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 3.3x -25.2x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -7.20 0.15 -1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCHXYEXTTTGT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 23.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 23.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMCHXYEXTTTGT
Forward P/E 36.8xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.04FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $-1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +45.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +300.0% +2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.01MFY2026 $433.54MFY2026 $468.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.5%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.8% -1.3% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCHXYEXTTTGT
Held by institutions 48.0% 65.8% 44.2%
Institutions holding 29 177 114
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -9.8% +10.4%
Institutions buying 8 83 76
Institutions selling 9 64 24
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.30 3.17

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MCHXYEXTTTGT
MCHX 1.00 0.10 0.08
YEXT 0.10 1.00 0.26
TTGT 0.08 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCHX, YEXT and TTGT?

Yext (YEXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marchex (MCHX) $58.33M, Yext (YEXT) $728.74M, TechTarget (TTGT) $267.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

TechTarget (TTGT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marchex (MCHX) -5.3%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%, TechTarget (TTGT) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Marchex (MCHX) -8.1%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%, TechTarget (TTGT) -36.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yext (YEXT) returned the most: Marchex (MCHX) -19.7%, Yext (YEXT) -13.1%, TechTarget (TTGT) -37.2%. Over five years, Yext (YEXT) compounded fastest (Marchex (MCHX) -14.8%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -10.2%/yr, TechTarget (TTGT) -47.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marchex (MCHX) has been the steadiest (Marchex (MCHX) 50.2%, Yext (YEXT) 55.4%, TechTarget (TTGT) 69.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCHX, YEXT and TTGT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yext (YEXT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.