Match Group (MTCH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Match Group, Inc. is a global provider of online dating and social discovery services. The company operates a portfolio of dating platforms designed to help users form romantic, social and relationship-oriented connections across a range of demographics, interests and relationship goals.

Its brands include Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, OurTime, BLK, Chispa and The League. These services are available through mobile applications and websites and generally offer features such as user profiles, matching, messaging, discovery tools and subscription or other paid enhancements.

Match Group traces its origins to Match.com and was established as a standalone public company after being spun off from IAC in 2020. The company serves users in numerous countries and regions worldwide, with platforms tailored to different markets and audiences. Spencer Rascoff serves as Match Group’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.13 to $42.63
• 50-Day Range: $36.58 to $44.40
• 52-Week Range: $28.81 to $44.94
• Volume: 4.14 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.84
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $42.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Match Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Match Group scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 237 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Match Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 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 6 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 13.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Match Group is 13.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.62.

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: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.00% 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 3.04, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Match Group has recently increased by 16.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Match Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, 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: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

Match Group has a news sentiment score of 0.35. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Match Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for MTCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Match Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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
• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 10/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend: 10/05/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• 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: +0.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.80
• 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: 2.79
• Cash Flow: $3.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.88
• Book Value: ($1.09) per share
• Price / Book: -38.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 229,550,000
• Free Float: 227,921,000
• Market Cap: $9.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43