Match Group (MTCH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Match Group, Inc. is a provider of online dating and social discovery services. The company operates a portfolio of dating platforms designed to help people form connections, including Tinder, Hinge, Match, Plenty of Fish, OkCupid, Meetic, OurTime, BLK and Chispa. Its services are offered through websites and mobile applications, with features that may include profile discovery, messaging, matching, subscriptions and other paid enhancements.

Match Group serves users in markets around the world, with brands tailored to different audiences, relationship goals, age groups and geographic regions. Tinder is its globally recognized dating application, while Hinge focuses on relationship-oriented dating. Match Group's portfolio also includes services serving specific communities and markets, such as Meetic in parts of Europe and OurTime for mature singles.

The company traces its origins to Match.com and became an independent public company after being separated from IAC in 2020. Match Group is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Spencer Rascoff serves as chief executive officer, leading the company and its portfolio of dating and social discovery brands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.46 to $41.55
• 50-Day Range: $36.58 to $44.40
• 52-Week Range: $28.81 to $44.94
• Volume: 5.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.30
• Dividend Yield: 1.98%
• Price Target: $42.46
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Match Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Match Group scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 244 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Match Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Match Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Match Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Match Group are expected to grow by 21.75% in the coming year, from $3.31 to $4.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Match Group is 14.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Match Group is 14.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 231.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Match Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.61. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.44% 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 3.35, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Match Group has recently decreased by 10.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Match Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, 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 28.27%. 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 19.85% next year. This indicates that Match Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Match Group has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Match Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for MTCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Match Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Match Group insiders have sold 788.60% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $109,890.00 in company stock and sold $976,478.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.71% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/21 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/21 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/21/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 10/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend: 10/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MTCH
• CIK: 891103
• Web: www.mtch.com
• Phone: (214) 576-9352
• Fax: 212-314-7309
• Employees: 2,209
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Match Group: $42.46
• High Price Target: $51.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.23
• P/E Growth: 0.61
• Net Income: $613.45 million
• Net Margins: 20.17%
• Pretax Margin: 24.61%
• Return on Equity: -324.82%
• Return on Assets: 17.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.72
• Quick Ratio: 1.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.66
• Cash Flow: $3.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.94
• Book Value: ($1.09) per share
• Price / Book: -37.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 229,550,000
• Free Float: 227,921,000
• Market Cap: $9.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.32