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Track MTCH free→NASDAQCommunication ServicesInternet Content & InformationSnapshot 2026-06-12
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is strong, but earnings quality and management's track record are neutral. Risk is moderate, and the sector backdrop presents a headwind, although MTCH is performing above typical compared to sector peers. Peer multiples imply a price about 19% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is fair. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $34.89. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $35 MTCH trades at 10× p/e, below its 12× p/e peer median. Our $43 fair value sits above the price; high confidence. Analysts: $37–$51. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 19% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 4%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Crisis) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Communication Services names rated strong grew net income 63% of the time over the next year (vs 52% for the rest of the cohort, n=701).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.63x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 48% for the rest of the cohort, n=690).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.87 → $0.95 (+10.2% / 30d). 5 raised, 0 cut, 5 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 35% of analysts rate Buy.
Market and fundamentals agree. Analysts are positioned bullishly on a fundamentally strong name.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$137.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$292.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $2,461.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Earnings results will show how well Match Group is doing. This is key for investors.
Confirms one read:Q2 earnings report shows revenue growth above 6% year over year.
Confirms the other:Q2 earnings report shows revenue growth below 6% year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for MTCH yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$37.00 – $51.00 (median $40.00) · 6 analysts · as of 2026-05-06
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Interactive Media & Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
MTCH Match Group | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 100 of 100 | fair | moderate |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 90 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 87 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
META Meta Platforms | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 80 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
RDDT REDDIT, INC. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 54 of 100 | expensive | high |
2 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 63% for the rest of the cohort, n=271).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Continue to meet the revenue guidance set for 2026, aiming for $3,410 to $3,535 million.
Target an adjusted EBITDA margin of 38% for the second quarter of 2026.
Continue to grow the dividend per share, with a recent increase to $0.20.
Why it matters: Keeping guidance shows confidence in growth and market conditions.
Confirms:Management says revenue guidance for 2026 is still the same.
Disproves:Management cuts revenue guidance for 2026.
Why it matters: Any change in the dividend could signal management's view on cash flow and growth.
Confirms one read:Management announces an increase in the dividend payout beyond $0.20 per share.
Confirms the other:Management cuts the dividend payout below $0.20 per share.
Other Events. On May 5, 2026, Match Group announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share of its outstanding common stock, payable on July 21, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 7, 2026.
Director — Raina Moskowitz: Appointment of Raina Moskowitz to the Board to fill a vacancy.