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Match Group, Inc. (MTCH)

Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | Dallas, United States | NasdaqGS
41.58 USD +0.36 (0.873%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 41.58
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT

Match Group presents a compelling value case for patient investors, anchored by a robust balance sheet and a payout ratio that leaves ample room for reinvestment. The company has successfully navigated a multi-year downturn, with the most recent annual return turning positive, signaling that the worst of the structural decline may be behind it. While the forward P/E of roughly 8.6x is attractive, the lingering revenue contraction (-1.2%) and negative book value prevent this from being a top-tier 'exceptional buy.' The stock is currently trading near its 52-week high, which creates a technical ceiling, yet the gap between the current price and the analyst mean target implies further upside potential if execution improves. For the short term, the heavy put volume at lower strikes acts as a floor, while the call activity at the money suggests a cautious optimism for a grind higher. This is a solid intermediate hold, but not yet a transformative compounder.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.056883
MSTL0.078946
AutoETS0.081806
AutoARIMA0.215500

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 21.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.226
Excess Kurtosis -1.19
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-06
Revenue per Share 14.915
Market Cap 9,544,730,624
Trailing P/E 14.74
Forward P/E 9.08
Beta 1.32
Profit Margins 20.17%
Website https://mtch.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery rather than a breakout. Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at the money (40 strike) and slightly out-of-the-money (42.5, 45), suggesting bets on holding current levels or modest gains. However, Put Open Interest shows significant defensive positioning at deep strikes (27.5, 30) and near-the-money (37.5), indicating a fear of a drop back to the 28-30 zone. The skew suggests a 'straddle' mentality where traders expect volatility but lack a strong directional bias, with the 40 strike acting as a critical pivot point for both sides.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 2.27% 1.35% 0.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-07 0.20 0.510465
2026-04-07 0.20 0.626566
2026-01-06 0.19 0.580507
2025-10-03 0.19 0.553613
2025-07-03 0.19 0.583897
2025-04-03 0.19 0.629556
2025-01-06 0.19 0.569203
2018-12-04 2.00 5.205622
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 1.94
exDividendDate 2026-10-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.78
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018922852
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-07-07
dividendDate 2026-10-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11465657
Address1 8,750 North Central Expressway
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 182.0
All Time Low 0.181688
Ask 45.25
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,146,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,298,816
Average Volume 3,298,816
Average Volume10Days 3,146,500
Beta 1.32
Bid 38.48
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value -1.031
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 41.58
Current Ratio 1.724
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 42.2
Day Low 41.29
Display Name Match
Dividend Date 1,792,454,400
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 1.94
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,877,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,877,200
Earnings Growth 0.504
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.359
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Ebitda 1,188,930,048
Ebitda Margins 0.33879003
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.622
Enterprise To Revenue 3.599
Enterprise Value 12,629,161,984
Eps Current Year 3.95459
Eps Forward 4.57754
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.82
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,158,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 38.44
Fifty Day Average Change 3.1400032
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08168583
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.465656
Fifty Two Week High 42.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.90999985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0214168
Fifty Two Week Low 28.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.770002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.44324896
Fifty Two Week Range 28.81 - 42.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 727,453,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.52
Float Shares 227,921,173
Forward Eps 4.57754
Forward P E 9.083482
Free Cashflow 930,664,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,200
Fullday Change 0.360001
Fullday Change Percent 0.873364
Fullday Price 41.58
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.74872
Gross Profits 2,627,514,880
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00758
Held Percent Institutions 1.0949199
Implied Shares Outstanding 229,550,985
Industry Internet Content & Information
Industry Disp Internet Content & Information
Industry Key internet-content-information
Ir Website http://www.iac.com/investor-relations/overview
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,382,400
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,593,561,600
Last Split Factor 3,502:1000
Long Business Summary Match Group, Inc. provides digital technologies in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Tinder, Hinge, Evergreen and Emerging, and Match Group Asia. The company's portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Plenty Of Fish, Azar, BLK, and other brands, built to increase users' likelihood of connecting with others. It provides tailored services to meet the various preferences of its users. Match Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Long Name Match Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 9,544,730,624
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_355279
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 707,780,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,462,091,601
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 41.29
Operating Cashflow 1,207,619,968
Operating Margins 0.28771
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.2766
Peg Ratio 0.37
Phone 214 576 9352
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 41.58
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 41.22
Price Eps Current Year 10.514364
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -40.329777
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.7198234
Profit Margins 0.20169
Quick Ratio 1.563
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.360001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.873364
Regular Market Day High 42.2
Regular Market Day Low 41.29
Regular Market Day Range 41.29 - 42.2
Regular Market Open 41.29
Regular Market Previous Close 41.22
Regular Market Price 41.58
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 2,164,280
Return On Assets 0.17361
Revenue Growth -0.012
Revenue Per Share 14.915
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 229,550,985
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0493
Shares Short 11,305,571
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 12,361,248
Short Name Match Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.067
Short Ratio 3.7
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol MTCH
Target High Price 51.0
Target Low Price 35.0
Target Mean Price 41.88235
Target Median Price 41.0
Total Cash 583,808,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.543
Total Debt 3,668,239,872
Total Revenue 3,509,319,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.78
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018922852
Trailing Eps 2.82
Trailing P E 14.744682
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.369
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 34.39485
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.18515
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20890191
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,164,280
Website https://mtch.com
Zip 75,231