For the quarter ended September 2025, MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX Quick QuoteMAX - Free Report) reported revenue of $306.51 million, up 18.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.26, compared to $0.17 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.8% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $284.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21, the EPS surprise was +23.81%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how MediaAlpha performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Transaction Value - Property & Casualty insurance: $548.23 million compared to the $523.06 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Transaction Value - Health insurance: $33.48 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $31.42 million.
• Transaction Value: $589.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $561.48 million.
• Transaction Value - Other: $0.28 million compared to the $1.2 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Transaction Value - Life insurance: $7.32 million versus $6.11 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of MediaAlpha have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.