MGNI vs DV vs QNST Stock Comparison

Magnite, DoubleVerify Holdings and Quinstreet Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$21.77 -7.0% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.04M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
QNST Quinstreet, Inc
$16.35 +15.1% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$923.69M
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Quinstreet leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Quinstreet 8, Magnite 2, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGNIDVQNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.12B $2.10B $923.69M MGNI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 35.5x 11.5x QNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 30.8x 9.6x QNST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +7.6% +18.3% QNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.5% 7.7% 6.3% MGNI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 9.2% QNST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -1.0x QNST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +14.5% +14.7% QNST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -19.3%/yr +3.2%/yr QNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 44.1% 57.5% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 68/100 72/100 QNST

Percentile Scorecard

MGNIDVQNST

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

AxisMGNIDVQNST
Valuation 51 #82 of 166 56 #74 of 166 79 #36 of 166
Growth 72 #43 of 152 48 #80 of 152 99 #3 of 152
Profitability 79 #33 of 152 77 #36 of 152 64 #56 of 152
Financial Health 46 #97 of 179 90 #18 of 179 61 #70 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #53 of 94 68 #31 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Overall 58 68 72
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QNST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMGNIDVQNSTSPY
1 month -7.0%+1.2%+15.1% +0.9%
3 months +10.3%+17.6%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months +68.5%+23.7%+26.2% +8.5%
Year to date +34.1%+18.5%+13.8% +13.3%
1 year +9.5%+14.5%+14.7% +12.4%
3 years +229.8%-49.1%+63.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +48.9%-20.2%+17.7% +23.5%
5 years -19.5%-65.7%+16.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.2%-19.3%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years +187.2%—+452.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.1%—+18.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMGNIDVQNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%44.1%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%47.3%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.550.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.330.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-79.7%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%0.0%-25.7% -0.9%
52-week high $25.67$13.56$22.02 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$8.61$10.56 $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.

MultipleMGNIDVQNST
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 16.8x 35.5xmedian 16.8x 11.5xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 13.9x 11.9xmedian 13.9x 14.3xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 11.4x 13.1xmedian 11.4x 7.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.36 5.56median 0.36 0.25median 0.36

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 monthsMGNIDVQNST
Revenue $742.04M $768.82M $1.29B
Gross profit $480.73M $633.77M $145.81M
Operating income $115.95M $97.55M $35.43M
Net income $166.89M $58.86M $81.24M
Free cash flow $215.76M $160.55M $127.91M
R&D $90.15M $178.30M $37.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $0.37 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $332.62M $210.17M $128.32M
Total debt $350.40M – $70.00M
Shares (diluted) 147.17M 157.89M 58.16M
Enterprise value $1.57B $1.26B $485.07M

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
MetricMGNIDVQNST
P/E 18.7x 35.5x 11.5x
P/FCF 14.5x 13.1x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.3x 7.0x
P/S 4.2x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 3.3x 1.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.0x 11.9x 14.3x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 19.4x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 14.5x 11.8x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 9.3x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 5.56 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGNIDVQNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 7.6% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 15.3% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 8.1% 31.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 15.6% 44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 15.1% 472.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 10.2% 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 287.0% 11.6% 1,626%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 3.3% 47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 289.8% 17.9% 1,630%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 6.4% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 14.0% 54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 26.7% 123.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 7.1% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 34.2% 144.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGNIDVQNST
Gross margin 64.8% 82.4% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 23.4% 20.7% 4.7%
Operating margin 15.6% 12.7% 2.7%
Pretax margin 13.2% 12.2% 2.4%
Net margin 22.5% 7.7% 6.3%
FCF margin 29.1% 20.9% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 37.9% 26.6% 10.1%
Return on equity 18.0% 5.4% 25.6%
Return on assets 5.6% 4.6% 11.4%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 8.2% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 3.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 10.1% 13.4% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGNIDVQNST
Debt / assets 11.6% – 9.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.1% 16.5% 55.2%
Equity / assets 30.9% 83.5% 44.8%
Interest coverage 5.9x 55.5x 8.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 4.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.05 7.36 3.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGNIDVQNST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 7.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 7.0% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusMGNIDVQNST
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.70FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +33.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +36.4% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $743.97MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $1.46BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +13.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +0.8% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGNIDVQNST
Held by institutions 98.6% 100.0% 92.6%
Institutions holding 308 315 214
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 170 167 113
Institutions selling 90 114 69
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.46 1.64

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.

MGNIDVQNST
MGNI 1.00 0.43 0.36
DV 0.43 1.00 0.49
QNST 0.36 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGNI, DV and QNST?

Magnite (MGNI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnite (MGNI) $3.12B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, Quinstreet (QNST) $923.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, MGNI, DV and QNST?

Quinstreet (QNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnite (MGNI) 18.7x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Quinstreet (QNST) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quinstreet (QNST) is cheapest (Magnite (MGNI) 19.6x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Quinstreet (QNST) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quinstreet (QNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnite (MGNI) +8.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Magnite (MGNI) has the highest net margin (Magnite (MGNI) 22.5%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Quinstreet (QNST) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Quinstreet (QNST) leads (Magnite (MGNI) 9.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quinstreet (QNST) returned the most: Magnite (MGNI) +9.5%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.5%, Quinstreet (QNST) +14.7%. Over five years, Quinstreet (QNST) compounded fastest (Magnite (MGNI) -4.2%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Quinstreet (QNST) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Magnite (MGNI) 58.2%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGNI, DV and QNST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quinstreet (QNST) leads on 8. 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.