Match Group (MTCH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Match Group, Inc. engages in the provision of dating products. Its portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Plenty Of Fish, Azar, BLK, and Hakuna, as well as a various other brands, each built to increase users' likelihood of connecting with others. Its services are available in over 40 languages to users worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.56 to $33.89
• 50-Day Range: $30.29 to $38.62
• 52-Week Range: $27.66 to $42.42
• Volume: 11.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.07
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: $37.68
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Match Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Match Group scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Match Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Match Group has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Match Group are expected to grow by 13.33% in the coming year, from $1.95 to $2.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Match Group is 15.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Match Group is 15.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 109.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Match Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.88% of the float of Match Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Match Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Match Group has recently increased by 26.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Match Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Match Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Match Group is 33.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Match Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.39% next year. This indicates that Match Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.15

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.88% of the float of Match Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Match Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Match Group has recently increased by 26.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Match Group has a news sentiment score of 0.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 52 news articles for Match Group this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for MTCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -47% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Match Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 140% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Match Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $25,320.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.77% of the stock of Match Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.05% of the stock of Match Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MTCH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTCH shares performed this year?

Match Group's stock was trading at $36.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MTCH shares have decreased by 7.5% and is now trading at $33.76.
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How were Match Group's earnings last quarter?

Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The technology company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.48. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Is Match Group doing a stock buyback?

Match Group's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 11th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 19% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Match Group have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Match Group: harmonica, Hinge, Affinity Apps LLC, Connect LLC, DatingDirect.com Limited, Delightful.com LLC, Eureka Inc., and others.

When did Match Group IPO?

Match Group (MTCH) raised $433 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, November 19th 2015. The company issued 33,300,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Barclays and BNP PARIBAS acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Cowen and Company, Oppenheimer, PNC Capital Markets, SOCIETE GENERALE and Fifth Third Securities were co-managers.

Who are Match Group's major shareholders?

Match Group's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (6.85%), Starboard Value LP (3.71%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.48%) and FMR LLC (2.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Bernard Jin Kim, Jared F Sine, Glenn Schiffman, Ann Mcdaniel, Stephen Bailey and Wendi Murdoch.
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How do I buy shares of Match Group?

Shares of MTCH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Match Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Match Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/21 Dividend: 1/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MTCH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1575189
• Web: www.mtch.com
• Phone: (214) 576-9352
• Fax: 212-314-7309
• Employees: 2,620
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $37.68
• High Stock Price Target: $53.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.31
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $651.54 million
• Net Margins: 17.86%
• Pretax Margin: 20.98%
• Return on Equity: -721.15%
• Return on Assets: 14.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.49
• Quick Ratio: 2.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.43
• Cash Flow: $3.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.11
• Book Value: ($0.07) per share
• Price / Book: -482.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 251,091,000
• Free Float: 249,158,000
• Market Cap: $8.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.47