Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MGNI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Magnite shares have been buoyed this week by BofA lifting its price target to $38 from $25, citing Google's ad-tech remedies as a path for Magnite to grow its share of open-web advertising from 6% to 8-10%. Separately, the company completed a repricing of its $358 million senior secured term loan and $175 million revolving credit facility, lowering the interest rate margin by 25 basis points and trimming annualized cash interest by roughly $1.8 million to $2.6 million. Magnite also confirmed it will report third-quarter results on 4 November 2026.
The stock closed at $25.08, down 1.3% on the day, but remains above both its 50-day ($24.08) and 200-day ($17.13) moving averages, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 55, placing it in the Neutral zone. Price sits 14.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $21.83.
Over the next 20 trading days, earnings on 4 November fall inside that window; the last report produced a 16.6% reaction, and five of the past eight quarters beat estimates. Seasonality over five years shows an average -5.7% move from this point, with gains in only one of those years. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window, and analyst sentiment stands at 13 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $29.67.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Magnite scores 1 supportive, 1 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive1 mixed3 headwinds
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $25.08 is above the 50-day ($24.08) and 200-day ($17.13) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart55, Neutral
Reading 55 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex14.9% above
Price is 14.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 23 days
Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−5.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −5.7% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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Magnite closed at $25.08 on Oct 12, 2026, +35.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $10.82 to $26.84.
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Magnite runs a platform that connects publishers and advertisers in the digital ad space. It gives content owners, including connected TV services, apps, and websites, the tools to manage and sell their available ad slots, while also offering buyers such as advertisers, agencies, and demand-side platforms the means to purchase that space.
The company works through sales staff positioned in multiple countries, serving both sides of the advertising transaction, the publishers who supply ad inventory and the buyers who acquire it on their behalf.
Magnite traces back to 2007, when it operated as The Rubicon Project before adopting its current name in July 2020. It is headquartered in New York, New York, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker MGNI.
Magnite’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 55, in the Neutral zone, down 1.3 points over five sessions.
Down 1.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 45 | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Accumulation | 181 | +0.7% | +7.8% |
| Neutral (current zone) | 380 | +1.8% | +5.4% |
| Distribution | 64 | +0.8% | −1.6% |
| Selling | 12 | −1.1% | −0.9% |
Average MGNI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Magnite trades 14.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $21.83, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Magnite shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$21.83
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
14.9% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 12.6% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Magnite, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MGNI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in MGNI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Magnite has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold MGNI.
Magnite reports on Nov 4, 2026, after the close (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 4, 2026
Expected after the close, 23 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.15 est $0.05 | $189.6M est $179.1M | +16.6% |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.13 est $0.11 | $160.9M est $159.2M | +2.9% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.34 est $0.35 | $195.1M est $194.2M | +15.2% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.20 est $0.20 | $179.5M est $193.9M | −11.1% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.20 est $0.17 | $173.3M est $157.0M | −2.8% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.12 est $0.06 | $155.8M est $142.5M | +20.8% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.34 est $0.39 | $194.0M est $183.9M | −4.7% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.17 est $0.16 | $162.0M est $184.4M | +3.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Magnite is $29.67, +18.3% from the last close, from 14 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 14 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | Bank of America Securities | $38 | +51.5% |
| Sep 18 | B. Riley Securities | $30 | +19.6% |
| Sep 17 | StoneX | $43 | +71.5% |
| Sep 17 | Craig-Hallum | $32 | +27.6% |
| Sep 16 | BTIG | $27 | +7.7% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Magnite averaged −5.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −5.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +8.1% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, MGNI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 12.4%.
Magnite’s market cap is $3.59B, with a P/E ratio of 23.1 and revenue of $742.0M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Magnite this week reads positive: 5 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Magnite’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSFTMicrosoft | Neutral | 21.7% above |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | Distribution | 22.3% above |
| ORCLOracle | Neutral | 24.3% below |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks | Neutral | 21.6% above |
| CRWDCrowdStrike | Neutral | 23.7% above |
| CRMSalesforce | Neutral | 3.6% below |
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Magnite’s market cap is $3.59B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $25.08, with 143.4M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 23.1.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Magnite is $29.67, +18.3% from the last close. Of the 14 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 13 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Magnite is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $25.08 is 14.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $21.83. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Magnite is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, after the market closes (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.29 per share on revenue of $190.2M. Magnite beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 9.7% on average across the report.
Magnite’s 52-week high is $26.84 and its 52-week low is $10.82; it closed at $25.08 on Oct 12, 2026, +35.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $31.55 on Oct 14, 2021.
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