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Match Group (MTCH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$45.92 -0.38 (-0.82%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$45.44 -0.48 (-1.06%)
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About Match Group Stock (NASDAQ:MTCH)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$45.33
▼
$46.49
50-Day Range
$37.22
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$46.53
52-Week Range
$28.81
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$46.67
Volume
4.83 million shs
Average Volume
3.09 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.54 billion
P/E Ratio
15.43
Dividend Yield
1.74%
Price Target
$43.85
Consensus Rating
Moderate 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.

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Match Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

MTCH MarketRank™: 
4.615588899215 of 5 stars

Match Group scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 238 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 8 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.

  • Read more about Match Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 15.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.78.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Match Group is 15.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 190.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Match Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.69. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Read more about Match Group's valuation and earnings.
  • 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 Yield

    Match Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, 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.

  • Read more about Match Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Match Group has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Match Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for MTCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    10 people have added Match Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Match Group's insider trading history.
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MTCH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Match Group's stock was trading at $32.29 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MTCH shares have increased by 42.2% and is now trading at $45.92.

Match Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The technology company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.05. The firm's revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Match Group's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, December 11th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 19% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Match Group subsidiaries include harmonica, Hinge, Affinity Apps LLC, Connect LLC, DatingDirect.com Limited, Delightful.com LLC, Eureka Inc., and others.

Match Group (MTCH) raised $433 million in an IPO 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 served as the underwriters for the IPO and Cowen and Company, Oppenheimer, PNC Capital Markets, SOCIETE GENERALE and Fifth Third Securities were co-managers.

Match Group's top institutional shareholders 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.
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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.

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 Earnings
8/04/2026
Record date for 10/20 Dividend
10/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend
10/05/2026
Dividend Payable
10/20/2026
Today
10/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/02/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Interactive Media & Services
Sub-Industry
Interactive Media & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MTCH
CIK
891103
Employees
2,209
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$53.00
Low Price Target
$38.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.5%
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
15.43
Forward P/E Ratio
13.87
P/E Growth
0.69
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
3.02
Cash Flow
$3.20 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.36
Book Value
($1.09) per share
Price / Book
-42.13

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
229,550,000
Free Float
227,921,000
Market Cap
$10.54 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.43

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This page (NASDAQ:MTCH) was last updated on 10/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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