Match Group (MTCH) Competitors

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, MTCH or TTD?

Match Group has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTCH or TTD?

Trade Desk received 220 more outperform votes than Match Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.36% of users gave Trade Desk an outperform vote while only 65.68% of users gave Match Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Match Group	Outperform Votes 620 65.68%	Underperform Votes 324 34.32%
Trade Desk	Outperform Votes 840 76.36%	Underperform Votes 260 23.64%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTCH or TTD?

Match Group has higher revenue and earnings than Trade Desk. Match Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Match Group	$3.48B	2.29	$551.28M	$2.02	15.76
Trade Desk	$2.44B	11.62	$393.08M	$0.78	73.41

Do analysts prefer MTCH or TTD?

Match Group presently has a consensus target price of $37.68, suggesting a potential upside of 18.33%. Trade Desk has a consensus target price of $116.41, suggesting a potential upside of 103.31%. Given Trade Desk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than Match Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Match Group	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Trade Desk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is MTCH or TTD more profitable?

Trade Desk has a net margin of 16.08% compared to Match Group's net margin of 15.84%. Trade Desk's return on equity of 16.38% beat Match Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Match Group	15.84%	-574.22%	12.68%
Trade Desk	16.08%	16.38%	7.69%

Does the media favor MTCH or TTD?

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 53 more articles in the media than Match Group. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for Trade Desk and 14 mentions for Match Group. Match Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Trade Desk's score of 0.28 indicating that Match Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Match Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trade Desk	26 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTCH or TTD?

94.1% of Match Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Match Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Trade Desk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Trade Desk beats Match Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.