MQTechnology · Software - InfrastructureThe 14 Wall Street analysts covering Marqeta, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $20 — +19.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 78 of 100 as at 21 Aug 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Marqeta, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Growth (93): Sales and profits are climbing, and climbing faster than before.
Accruals (17): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on MQ, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
We don’t hold enough price history for this company yet.
The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +19.2% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 1 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains | Market Perform | $18 → $19 |
| 2 July 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Maintains | Hold | $4.50 → $18 |
| 2 July 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Maintains | Hold | — |
| 1 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $5.00 → $20 |
| 1 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 6 May 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 25 Feb 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 17 Feb 2026 | JP Morgan | Assumes | Overweight | $8.00 → $6.00 |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Mizuho | Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Wolfe Research | Downgrade | Peer Perform | — |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains | Market Perform | — |
| 6 Nov 2025 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Citigroup | Initiates | Neutral | — |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Goldman Sachs | Downgrade | Sell | — |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains | Market Perform | — |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 7 Aug 2025 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 7 Aug 2025 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 17 July 2025 | Deutsche Bank | Reinstates | Hold | $6.00 |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. MQ appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
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On August 13, 2026, Marqeta (MQ) was added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List, along with PARR, DIOD, HRTG, and AERO, according to Zacks Investment Research.
Why it matters — MQ watchers would note that the stock has received a Strong Buy ranking from Zacks, which may signal a favorable analyst assessment of the company's near-term prospects.
Marqeta announced an expansion of its collaboration with Google to enable kids and teens under 18 to receive and spend allowances in Google Wallet. The offering leverages Marqeta's tokenization and spend control features, giving parents visibility into transaction history and notifications, along with the ability to set daily limits and lock or unlock accounts.
Why it matters — This expanded partnership with Google extends Marqeta's use case into the family and youth segment, potentially broadening its platform's adoption and demonstrating continued strength in its longstanding relationship with a major partner.
Riskified and Marqeta have entered a partnership aimed at helping card issuers reduce false declines and improve authorization decisions, allowing more legitimate transactions to be approved.
Why it matters — The partnership strengthens Marqeta's card issuing platform by integrating fraud-detection technology that could improve approval rates for its issuer clients.
Seeking Alpha published the transcript of Marqeta, Inc.'s (MQ) Q2 2026 earnings call, covering the company's latest quarterly results update.
Why it matters — MQ watchers can read management's discussion of the quarter directly from the earnings call transcript.
Marqeta reported second-quarter 2026 results with 32% growth in total processing volume, 17% growth in net revenue and gross profit, and its second consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability. Management outlined product expansion in stablecoin-backed cards, non-card money movement, fraud detection, and credit offerings, while forecasting slower top-line growth in the second half of the year.
Why it matters — A Marqeta watcher would care because the results show continued operational and profitability milestones, while the guidance for slower second-half top-line growth signals a moderation in momentum to watch.
The 14 Wall Street analysts covering Marqeta, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $20, with estimates ranging from $17 to $28. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 14 analysts covering Marqeta, Inc., 3 rate it a Buy, 10 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Marqeta, Inc. 78 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 21 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 21 Aug 2026, Marqeta, Inc. ranks 78 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Growth (93 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 14 analysts implies +19.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Marqeta, Inc. 78 out of 100 as at 21 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering Marqeta, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for MQ are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $17 to $28 over the next 12 months.
Marqeta, Inc. is a financial technology company that operates a modern card issuing and payments infrastructure platform for businesses worldwide.
The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 13 Aug 2026): "New Strong Buy Stocks for August 13th". On August 13, 2026, Marqeta (MQ) was added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List, along with PARR, DIOD, HRTG, and AERO, according to Zacks Investment Research.
Marqeta, Inc. is a financial technology company that operates a modern card issuing and payments infrastructure platform for businesses worldwide. Its cloud-based, open API platform enables enterprises to create, customize, and manage physical, virtual, and tokenized payment cards across debit, prepaid, and credit programs, while handling real-time authorization, transaction processing, and settlement in the background. Marqeta’s technology allows customers to embed financial services directly into their own products, supporting use cases such as digital banking, expense management, lending, incentives and rewards, on-demand services, and e-commerce. Beyond card issuing, the platform offers money movement, banking connectivity through partner institutions, risk management, and rewards capabilities, giving customers fine-grained spend controls and just-in-time funding tools. Marqeta serves a broad range of financial institutions, fintechs, marketplaces, and enterprise brands, providing issuer-processing infrastructure rather than consumer-facing services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Marqeta today is positioned as a key provider in the embedded finance and modern payments infrastructure segment.
CEO Mr. Michael Milotich · 938 employees · United States · https://www.marqeta.com