Marqeta
About: Headquartered in Oakland, California, and founded in 2010, Marqeta provides its clients with a card-issuing platform that offers the infrastructure and tools necessary to offer digital, physical, and tokenized payment options without the need for a traditional bank. The company's open APIs are designed to allow third parties like DoorDash, Klarna, and Block to rapidly develop and deploy innovative card-based products and payment services without the need to develop the underlying technology. The company generates revenue primarily through processing and ATM fees for cards issued on its platform.
Employees: 854
0
Funds holding %
of 7,245 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 5 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
236% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $3.22M
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 73
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.19B [Q4 2024] → $1.27B (+$75M) [Q1 2025]
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 41
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 251 [Q4 2024] → 249 (-2) [Q1 2025]
2.28% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.62% [Q4 2024] → 65.33% (-2.28%) [Q1 2025]
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q4 2024] → 3 (-3) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$4
23%
downside
Avg. target
$4.90
6%
downside
High target
$6
15%
upside
5 analyst ratings
1 positive
20%
4 neutral
80%
0 negative
0%
JP Morgan Tien-Tsin Huang | 15%upside $6 | Overweight Upgraded | 19 May 2025 |
Barclays Ramsey El-Assal | 4%downside $5 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 12 May 2025 |
UBS Timothy Chiodo | 4%downside $5 | Neutral Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Sanjay Sakhrani | 14%downside $4.50 | Market Perform Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Will Nance | 23%downside $4 | Neutral Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about MQ published over the past 30 days
Positive
Benzinga
2 days ago
BILL, Remitly, Marqeta Win Analyst Support As Fintech Growth Picks Up
Last week, JP Morgan analyst Tien-tsin Huang hosted 17 payments and processing firms at its Global TMC Conference in Boston. Huang had an Overweight rating on BILL Holdings, Inc BILL with a price target of $55 on Monday.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Marqeta: A Risky Investment or a Future Leader in Payment Solutions?
Explore the exciting world of Marqeta (MQ 2.12%) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities!
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Marqeta, Inc. (MQ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ:MQ ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Mike Milotich - Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer Stacey Finerman - Vice President, Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Timothy Chiodo - UBS Tien-Tsin Huang - JP Morgan Ramsey El-Assal - Barclays Darrin Peller - Wolfe Research James Faucette - Morgan Stanley Craig Maurer - FT Partners Casey Chan - Bank of America Sanjay Sakhrani - KBW Andrew Bauch - Wells Fargo Operator Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Marqeta, Inc. First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Marqeta (MQ) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for Marqeta (MQ) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Marqeta (MQ) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
Marqeta (MQ) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.05. This compares to loss of $0.07 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Marqeta Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The Company reported Total Processing Volume (TPV) of $84 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 27%. The Company reported Net Revenue of $139 million and Gross Profit of $99 million, representing increases of 18% and 17%, respectively, year-over-year. GAAP Net Loss for the quarter was $8 million and Adjus.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Perpay Taps Marqeta To Power Consumer Credit Card
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world's innovators, today announced it has been selected by Perpay to power the Perpay Credit Card (issued by Celtic Bank), an unsecured credit card designed to help people build or improve their credit by automating payments directly from a paycheck. Perpay migrated to Marqeta's modern credit card platform to build a credit card experience that h.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
Marqeta: High Risk, Higher Reward
Marqeta stock faced a 40% drop due to regulatory scrutiny but rebounded 20% after better-than-expected Q4 results. Marqeta took "significant strides" to streamline its program launch timelines, leading to more program launches than previously anticipated. But just as things were about to get better for Marqeta, the Trump Administration slapped the whole world with a new set of tariffs.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ingo Payments Selects Marqeta as Issuer Processor for Enhanced Embedded Banking Platform
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #cardissuing--Ingo Payments selects Marqeta as issuer processor to power instant account issuing and ecosystem-driven embedded banking solutions for clients.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Marqeta to Announce First Quarter 2025 Results on May 7, 2025
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions, today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30 pm ET. Hosting the call will be Mike Milotich, Interim Chief Executive Office and Chief Financial Officer. A press release with the first quarter 2025 financial results will be issued after the market closes th.
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