Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $2.10 EPS

Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The information services provider reported $2.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $2.10, Briefing.com reports. Hello Group had a return on equity of 11.41% and a net margin of 11.98%. The firm had revenue of $347.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.31 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Hello Group updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

Hello Group Price Performance

Shares of MOMO stock opened at $7.06 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $5.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.74. Hello Group has a 1-year low of $5.12 and a 1-year high of $8.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $850.64 million, a PE ratio of 7.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.24.

Hello Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 11th.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MOMO shares. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $13.00 price target on shares of Hello Group in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Hello Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $9.00.

Institutional Trading of Hello Group

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Hello Group stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hello Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MOMO - Free Report) by 7.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,127,428 shares of the information services provider's stock after buying an additional 546,048 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned about 6.75% of Hello Group worth $51,284,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 50.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hello Group Company Profile

Hello Group Inc provides mobile-based social and entertainment services in the People's Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Momo, Tantan, and QOOL. The company offers Momo, a mobile application that connects people and facilitates social interactions based on location, interests, and various online recreational activities, including live talent shows, short videos, social games, as well as other video- and audio-based interactive experiences, such as online parties, mobile karaoke and user participated reality shows; Tantan, a social and dating application; and other applications under the Hertz, Soulchill, Duidui, and Tietie names.