MEDIFAST INC (MED): Price and Financial Metrics
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MED POWR Grades
- MED scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 97.34% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for MED is in Quality, which has been heading up over the past 177 days.
- MED's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 14.86% of US stocks).
MED Stock Summary
- MEDIFAST INC's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 96.96% of US listed stocks.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for MEDIFAST INC is higher than it is for about merely 7.92% of US stocks.
- Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for MED comes in at 16.25% -- higher than that of 90.83% of stocks in our set.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to MEDIFAST INC are VRTV, MAN, SPTN, OMI, and RYI.
- Visit MED's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to medifastinc.com.
MED Valuation Summary
- MED's price/earnings ratio is 8.3; this is 36.15% lower than that of the median Consumer Cyclical stock.
- MED's price/earnings ratio has moved down 4.7 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for MED.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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MED | 2023-01-26 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.1 |
MED | 2023-01-25 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.1 |
MED | 2023-01-24 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 6.0 |
MED | 2023-01-23 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 6.4 |
MED | 2023-01-20 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6.3 |
MED | 2023-01-19 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
MED Growth Metrics
- The 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 30.15%.
- The 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 283.59%.
- Its 5 year price growth rate is now at 86.51%.

The table below shows MED's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 1,639.165 | 135.372 | 151.072 |
2022-06-30 | 1,662.162 | 95.776 | 156.899 |
2022-03-31 | 1,603.018 | 72.892 | 164.749 |
2021-12-31 | 1,526.087 | 94.545 | 164.031 |
2021-09-30 | 1,413.165 | 121.833 | 158.002 |
2021-06-30 | 1,271.24 | 147.147 | 150.473 |
MED's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- MED has a Quality Grade of A, ranking ahead of 99.43% of graded US stocks.
- MED's asset turnover comes in at 4.143 -- ranking 1st of 59 Food Products stocks.
- TWNK, TOFB, and KHC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MED.
The table below shows MED's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 4.143 | 0.744 | 19.148 |
2021-03-31 | 4.006 | 0.739 | 72.885 |
2020-12-31 | 3.851 | 0.746 | 8.172 |
2020-09-30 | 3.779 | 0.746 | 4.378 |
2020-06-30 | 3.670 | 0.745 | 2.384 |
2020-03-31 | 3.596 | 0.753 | 1.821 |
MED Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of MED, see our MED price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $363.33 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.33 (Strong Buy) |
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MED Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $115.84 | 52-week high | $200.82 |
Prev. close | $116.31 | 52-week low | $96.00 |
Day low | $114.59 | Volume | 170,400 |
Day high | $118.46 | Avg. volume | 151,378 |
50-day MA | $118.00 | Dividend yield | 5.66% |
200-day MA | $140.71 | Market Cap | 1.27B |
MEDIFAST INC (MED) Company Bio
Medifast Inc. is a manufacturer and provider of clinically weight-loss and weight-maintenance products and programs. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Owings Mills, Maryland.
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MED Price Returns
1-mo | -0.83% |
3-mo | 9.15% |
6-mo | -12.72% |
1-year | -35.51% |
3-year | 26.23% |
5-year | 104.44% |
YTD | 0.42% |
2022 | -42.31% |
2021 | 9.36% |
2020 | 86.18% |
2019 | -9.73% |
2018 | 82.11% |
MED Dividends
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