Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Match Group (MTCH)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH):

• 5/9/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $52.00 to $46.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/9/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $29.00 to $28.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/9/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $31.00 to $30.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/9/2025 – Match Group was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 4/29/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $34.00 to $31.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/25/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $34.00 to $31.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/25/2025 – Match Group was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/23/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $35.00 to $29.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $33.00 to $29.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $36.00 to $33.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $33.00 to $32.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2025 – Match Group was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 4/9/2025 – Match Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $32.00 to $31.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Match Group Trading Down 1.1%

MTCH stock opened at $27.18 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $30.05 and its 200 day moving average is $32.04. The stock has a market cap of $6.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.42. Match Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $26.39 and a 1-year high of $38.84.

Match Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be given a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. Match Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Match Group news, President Gary Swidler sold 242,209 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.86, for a total value of $7,958,987.74. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 1,690 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $55,533.40. This represents a 99.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Match Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Match Group by 94.3% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 59,510 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,947,000 after buying an additional 28,884 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Match Group by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 6,475,636 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $211,818,000 after buying an additional 939,078 shares in the last quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. boosted its stake in Match Group by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. now owns 478,913 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $15,665,000 after buying an additional 8,414 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Match Group by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,667,907 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $87,267,000 after buying an additional 69,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in Match Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $250,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.05% of the company’s stock.

Match Group, Inc engages in the provision of dating products. Its portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Plenty Of Fish, Azar, BLK, and Hakuna, as well as a various other brands, each built to increase users' likelihood of connecting with others. Its services are available in over 40 languages to users worldwide.