Meridianlink Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

MLNK Stock  USD 22.43  0.37  1.68%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Meridianlink is 'Strong Hold'. The recommendation algorithm takes into account all of Meridianlink's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost mirrors the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Meridianlink has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0241, Jensen Alpha of (0.04), Total Risk Alpha of (0.21), Sortino Ratio of (0.02) and Treynor Ratio of 0.042
Our advice module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Meridianlink. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Meridianlink is not overpriced, please verify all Meridianlink fundamentals, including its revenue, cash flow from operations, working capital, as well as the relationship between the cash per share and number of employees . Given that Meridianlink has a price to earning of (2.72) X, we recommend you to check Meridianlink market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your last-minute risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Meridianlink Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Meridianlink generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 303.62 M. Net Loss for the year was (42.54 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 197.27 M.
Over 80.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from gurufocus.com: MeridianLink to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

Meridianlink Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Meridianlink's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Meridianlink's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Meridianlink daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Meridianlink price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Meridianlink returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Meridianlink.
Mean Return
0.05
Value At Risk
-3.18
Potential Upside
3.17
Standard Deviation
2.23
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Meridianlink historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Meridianlink Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-06-30
537.6 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
437.9 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
429.6 K
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.2024-06-30
380.3 K
Voss Capital Llc2024-09-30
370 K
Norwood Investment Partners Lp2024-09-30
277.4 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
218.1 K
Citadel Advisors Llc2024-06-30
190.8 K
Renaissance Technologies Corp2024-09-30
159 K
Thoma Bravo Lp2024-09-30
29.6 M
Darlington Partners Capital Management, Lp2024-09-30
6.8 M
Note, although Meridianlink's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Meridianlink Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Meridianlink or Software sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Meridianlink's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Meridianlink stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.04
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.99
σ
Overall volatility
2.25
Ir
Information ratio -0.02

Meridianlink Volatility Alert

Meridianlink currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of -0.02 and Jensen Alpha of -0.04. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Meridianlink's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Meridianlink's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Meridianlink Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Meridianlink's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Meridianlink's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Meridianlink and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Meridianlink or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Meridianlink's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Meridianlink by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Meridianlink to competition
FundamentalsMeridianlinkPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.11-0.31
Return On Asset0.0098-0.14
Profit Margin(0.17) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.03 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation2.05 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding75.53 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders22.09 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions79.80 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted1.17 M4.71 M
Price To Earning(2.72) X28.72 X
Price To Book3.98 X9.51 X
Price To Sales5.35 X11.42 X
Revenue303.62 M9.43 B
Gross Profit197.27 M27.38 B
EBITDA76.98 M3.9 B
Net Income(42.54 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents100.26 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share1.24 X5.01 X
Total Debt424.82 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.75 %48.70 %
Current Ratio3.09 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share5.57 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations67.96 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.23 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(0.66) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth2.75 X4.89 X
Target Price24.58
Number Of Employees67618.84 K
Beta0.98-0.15
Market Capitalization1.67 B19.03 B
Total Asset996.25 M29.47 B
Retained Earnings(146.52 M)9.33 B
Working Capital68.58 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 150000 shares by Tim Nguyen of Meridianlink subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Meridianlink Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Meridianlink . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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When determining whether Meridianlink is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Meridianlink Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Meridianlink Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Meridianlink Stock:
Check out Meridianlink Analyst Recommendation to compare Macroaxis Buy or Sell Recommendation with the current analyst consensus. To check ratings for multiple equity instruments, please use the Instant Ratings tool.
For more information on how to buy Meridianlink Stock please use our How to buy in Meridianlink Stock guide.
You can also try the Correlation Analysis module to reduce portfolio risk simply by holding instruments which are not perfectly correlated.
Is Application Software space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Meridianlink. If investors know Meridianlink will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Meridianlink listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(0.66)
Revenue Per Share
4.042
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.051
Return On Assets
0.0098
Return On Equity
(0.11)
The market value of Meridianlink is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Meridianlink that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Meridianlink's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Meridianlink's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Meridianlink's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Meridianlink's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Meridianlink's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Meridianlink is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Meridianlink's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.