Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.30 EPS

Key Points

• Match Group reported earnings of $0.52 per share, falling short of the $0.79 analyst estimate by $0.27, reflecting a 15.81% net margin and a significant negative return on equity.
• The company's stock price dipped 0.4% following the earnings announcement, closing at $33.73, with a market capitalization of $8.45 billion.
• Match Group announced a quarterly dividend of $0.19, which yields 2.3%, with institutional ownership comprising 94.05% of the company’s stock.

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The technology company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.30), Briefing.com reports. The business had revenue of $863.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $854.19 million. Match Group had a negative return on equity of 398.05% and a net margin of 15.59%. The company's quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. Match Group updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Match Group Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of MTCH traded down $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $36.09. 3,567,944 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,060,211. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.36. Match Group has a 12-month low of $26.39 and a 12-month high of $38.77. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $32.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.58.

Match Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Match Group's payout ratio is 37.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America cut their price objective on Match Group from $36.00 to $33.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Match Group from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Match Group from $28.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Match Group from $32.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Match Group from $35.00 to $29.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.44.

Insider Buying and Selling at Match Group

In other news, Director Stephen Bailey sold 12,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.72, for a total transaction of $459,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,058 shares of the company's stock, valued at $295,889.76. The trade was a 60.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Match Group stock. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of Match Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 21,214 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $662,000. 94.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Match Group

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.