Match Group (MTCH) Competitors

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) and Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MTCH or BMBL?

94.1% of Match Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Bumble shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Match Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Bumble shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MTCH or BMBL?

Match Group currently has a consensus price target of $35.56, indicating a potential upside of 7.03%. Bumble has a consensus price target of $6.46, indicating a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Bumble's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bumble is more favorable than Match Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Match Group	0 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Bumble	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Is MTCH or BMBL more profitable?

Match Group has a net margin of 15.59% compared to Bumble's net margin of -82.41%. Bumble's return on equity of 10.35% beat Match Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Match Group	15.59%	-398.05%	13.52%
Bumble	-82.41%	10.35%	5.37%

Does the media favor MTCH or BMBL?

In the previous week, Match Group had 27 more articles in the media than Bumble. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Match Group and 5 mentions for Bumble. Match Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Bumble's score of 0.40 indicating that Match Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Match Group	18 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bumble	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, MTCH or BMBL?

Match Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bumble. Bumble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Match Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Match Group	$3.48B	2.30	$551.28M	$2.03	16.37
Bumble	$1.07B	0.55	-$557.01M	-$4.89	-1.16

Which has more volatility & risk, MTCH or BMBL?

Match Group has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bumble has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Match Group beats Bumble on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.