NASDAQ:MTCH Match Group (MTCH) Stock Price, News & Analysis $45.21 -0.52 (-1.14%) Closing price 10/26/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.18 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 06:55 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Match Group Stock (NASDAQ:MTCH) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Match Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$44.81▼$45.7350-Day Range$37.22▼$46.5352-Week Range$28.81▼$46.67Volume2.77 million shsAverage Volume3.21 million shsMarket Capitalization$10.38 billionP/E Ratio15.98Dividend Yield1.77%Price Target$43.85Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Match Group, Inc. is a global provider of online dating and social discovery services. The company operates a portfolio of dating applications and websites designed to help people form relationships, including Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, BLK, Chispa and The League. Its platforms serve users across a broad range of geographies and relationship preferences. Match Group generates revenue primarily through paid subscriptions, premium features, à la carte purchases and advertising. Offerings may include enhanced discovery tools, messaging features, profile visibility options and other services intended to improve the user experience. The company traces its roots to Match.com, which was launched in the 1990s. Match Group was developed within IAC and became a separately traded public company in 2015; it was fully separated from IAC in 2020. Spencer Rascoff serves as Match Group’s chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Match Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks84th Percentile Overall ScoreMTCH MarketRank™: 4.21574987026 of 5 starsMatch Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th 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 Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMatch Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Match Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageMatch Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Match Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation4.4 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth21.75% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Match Group is 15.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.11.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Match Group is 15.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.18.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMatch Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Read more about Match Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.26% of the float of Match Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMatch Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.09.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Match Group has recently increased by 5.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldMatch Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.74%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMatch Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Match Group is 28.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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.Read more about Match Group's dividend. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.36 News SentimentMatch Group has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Match Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for MTCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows9 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 Ownership2.2 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders0.71% of the stock of Match Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.05% of the stock of Match Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Match Group's insider trading history. Receive MTCH Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Match Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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MTCH Stock News HeadlinesMatch Group Inc. stock underperforms Monday when compared to competitorsOctober 26 at 11:40 PM | marketwatch.comResonance Health’s MRI Fibrosis Tool Matches FibroScan, Targets $1.3bn Trial MarketOctober 26 at 7:31 PM | tipranks.comA Simple Guide to Options Trading While It's Still FreeA free copy of Options Trading Made Simple is available now but wont stay that way for long. Chris Rowe calls it The 10-Minute Guide to Start Trading Options Today, built to help you open your first options trade with less capital than buying shares outright.October 27 at 1:00 AM | True Market Insiders (Ad)Executives from Shopify, JLL and Groupe Dynamite Join WareMatch’s Advisory BoardOctober 26 at 7:10 PM | financialpost.comFBiotrend’s BIOEN.E Stock Shifted to Single-Price Trading and Closing Auction MatchingOctober 26 at 11:31 AM | tipranks.comTravelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) & Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) Critical ReviewOctober 25 at 2:15 AM | americanbankingnews.comDebt Anchor vs. Cruise Demand: Can Royal Caribbean’s Q3 Print Oct. 27 Match Its Premium ValuationOctober 24 at 11:51 AM | 247wallst.comRBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Match Group (MTCH)October 22, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comSee More Headlines MTCH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MTCH shares performed this year? Match Group's stock was trading at $32.29 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MTCH stock has increased by 40.0% and is now trading at $45.21. How were Match Group's earnings last quarter? Match Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The technology company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.05. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Is Match Group doing a stock buyback? Match Group's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 11th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $1.50 billion in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 19% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Does Match Group have any subsidiaries? Match Group subsidiaries include harmonica, Hinge, Affinity Apps LLC, Connect LLC, DatingDirect.com Limited, Delightful.com LLC, Eureka Inc., and others. When did Match Group IPO? Match Group (MTCH) raised $433 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, November 19th 2015. The company issued 33,300,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Barclays and BNP PARIBAS acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Cowen and Company, Oppenheimer, PNC Capital Markets, SOCIETE GENERALE and Fifth Third Securities were co-managers. Who are Match Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Match Group include Vest Financial LLC (0.09%), Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (0.09%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.09%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Spencer M Rascoff, Glenn Schiffman, Jared F Sine, Ann Mcdaniel, Philip D Eigenmann, Melissa Anne Brenner, Stephen Bailey and Gary Swidler. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Match Group? Shares of MTCH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Match Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Match Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), PayPal (PYPL), Walt Disney (DIS), Block (XYZ), Shopify (SHOP) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/04/2026Record date for 10/20 Dividend10/05/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend10/05/2026Dividend Payable10/20/2026Today10/27/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/02/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (6m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 MTCH's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MTCH has been in this zone for over 6 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorCommunication Services Industry Interactive Media & Services Sub-IndustryInteractive Media & Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:MTCH CIK891103 Webwww.mtch.com Phone(214) 576-9352Fax212-314-7309Employees2,209Year Founded1995Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Match Group$43.85 High Price Target$53.00 Low Price Target$38.00 Potential Upside/Downside-3.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.83 Trailing P/E Ratio15.98 Forward P/E Ratio13.66 P/E Growth0.68Net Income$613.45 million Net Margins20.17% Pretax Margin24.61% Return on Equity-324.82% Return on Assets17.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.72 Quick Ratio1.72 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.51 billion Price / Sales2.96 Cash Flow$3.19 per share Price / Cash Flow14.18 Book Value($1.09) per share Price / Book-41.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares229,551,000Free Float227,921,000Market Cap$10.38 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.43 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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