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Insider Cluster (3 insiders) ·Filed Sep 9, 2026

MAX

MediaAlpha, Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonweeks Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $0.7M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Insider sales are routine in size and pattern — no bearish signal. The $12M TRA termination is a modest cash outlay that simplifies the tax structure but has no operational impact. Monitor next quarterly filing for any guidance changes, but no immediate trading catalyst.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
MAX ▼ -9.03% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -9.03% · α vs SPY -11.15% · entry $11.74 → $10.68
Next anchor: T+60d in 5w
Latest observation: T+31 -5.95% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Sep 9, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.77%
call -0.77% · α -1.62%
$11.65
settled 7w ago
T+5d
-9.97%
call -9.97% · α -9.47%
$10.57
settled 6w ago
T+20d
-9.03%
call -9.03% · α -11.15%
$10.68
settled 19d ago
T+60d
Pending
in 5w

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Executive Summary

Three MediaAlpha insiders, including CTO Yeh Kuanling Amy and director Nonko Eugene, sold a total of $663K in open-market sales over a week, with the largest $594K sale by Yi Steven. The cluster coincides with the company's $12M termination of a Tax Receivable Agreement (TRA) filed on the same day as the last insider sale, suggesting insiders were informed of the deal. The sales represent ~0.09% of the $721M market cap, falling below the 0.1% materiality threshold, and the cluster is dominated by a single large sale by a non-C-suite insider, making this routine liquidity-driven activity rather than a bearish signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$663.0K
Insiders
3

Key Facts

  • Three insiders sold $663K total in open-market sales over 8/28-9/4
  • Largest sale: Yi Steven sold $594K (48K shares at $12.38)
  • CTO Yeh Kuanling Amy sold $36K; director Nonko Eugene sold $33K
  • Sales represent ~0.09% of $721M market cap — below materiality threshold
  • Company filed 8-K on 9/9 for $12M TRA termination agreement with Parallaxes entities
  • TRA termination was an arms-length cash payment, not a dilutive or restructuring event

Financial Impact

Insider sales total $663K, or ~0.09% of market cap; TRA termination payment of $12M in cash

cashinsider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could accelerate if stock price rises, but current volume is immaterial
  • TRA termination reduces future tax benefit payments but is a one-time cash cost

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Services-Business Services, NEC
Analyst Consensus
69% bullish (13 analysts)

Investment Themes

Software & IT

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-MAX-1788992606711
38 reports for MAX
Performance horizon
73% Hit rate @ T+20 8 of 11 directional calls Went positive at some point 10 of 12 best @ T+60▲ +28.53%Jul 8, 2026
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Oct 21, 2026
4d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$12.41awaiting T+20—$11.73 (−5.48%)
Oct 13, 2026
13d ago
144
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$10.47awaiting T+20—$11.73 (−12.03%)
Oct 8, 2026
17d ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$10.09awaiting T+20—$11.73 (+16.25%)
Sep 23, 2026
4w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$9.45 $12.41▲ +31.32%▲ +31.74%$11.73 (+24.13%)
Sep 16, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$10.57 $11.68▼ −10.50%▼ −9.30%$11.73 (−10.97%)
Sep 10, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$11.65 $10.09▲ +13.39%▲ +15.26%$11.73 (−0.69%)
Sep 9, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$11.74 $10.68▼ −9.03%▼ −11.15%$11.73 (−0.09%)
Sep 3, 2026
7w ago
8-K / PRESS-RELEASE
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$12.22 $9.62▼ −21.28%▼ −20.09%$11.73 (−4.01%)
Sep 2, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$12.22 $9.62▼ −21.28%▼ −20.09%$11.73 (−4.01%)
Aug 26, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$12.57 $9.33▼ −25.78%▼ −25.67%$11.73 (−6.68%)
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Report published Sep 9, 2026