Match Group Valuation

Is 4MGN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 4MGN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4MGN (CHF28.85) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF91.9)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4MGN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4MGN?

Key metric: As 4MGN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 4MGN. This is calculated by dividing 4MGN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 4MGN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio12.8x
EarningsUS$622.64m
Market CapUS$7.94b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 4MGN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 4MGN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average67.5x
TXGN TX Group
53.6x32.1%CHF 1.9b
ASWN Asmallworld
13.5x26.8%CHF 20.8m
300418 Kunlun Tech
177x55.0%CN¥53.7b
RMV Rightmove
25.8x7.7%UK£5.1b
4MGN Match Group
12.8x8.4%CHF 7.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 4MGN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.8x) compared to the peer average (67.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4MGN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Interactive Media and Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
4MGN 12.8xIndustry Avg. 14.4xNo. of Companies6PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 4MGN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.8x) compared to the European Interactive Media and Services industry average (14.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4MGN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

4MGN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 4MGN's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 4MGN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 28.85
CHF 33.04
+14.5%
14.0%CHF 47.73CHF 27.02n/a25
Dec ’25CHF 29.05
CHF 34.20
+17.7%
13.5%CHF 46.66CHF 28.29n/a25
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 37.34
0%
12.1%CHF 47.44CHF 30.17n/a25
Oct ’25CHF 31.61
CHF 36.65
+15.9%
11.8%CHF 46.56CHF 29.61n/a25
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 36.77
0%
11.6%CHF 46.77CHF 29.73n/a25
Aug ’25n/a
CHF 37.29
0%
13.5%CHF 48.05CHF 29.70n/a25
Jul ’25CHF 27.17
CHF 34.66
+27.6%
17.3%CHF 49.41CHF 26.95n/a24
Jun ’25CHF 27.00
CHF 34.70
+28.5%
17.1%CHF 49.62CHF 27.07n/a25
May ’25CHF 28.91
CHF 40.53
+40.2%
14.2%CHF 50.55CHF 28.49n/a26
Apr ’25n/a
CHF 40.43
0%
14.1%CHF 49.73CHF 28.03n/a26
Mar ’25CHF 31.41
CHF 39.56
+25.9%
14.0%CHF 48.63CHF 27.41n/a26
Feb ’25CHF 33.35
CHF 38.99
+16.9%
17.0%CHF 55.75CHF 26.59n/a25
Jan ’25n/a
CHF 36.24
0%
21.8%CHF 54.87CHF 25.32n/a24
Dec ’24n/a
CHF 39.85
0%
22.0%CHF 58.45CHF 26.98CHF 29.0524
Nov ’24n/a
CHF 45.15
0%
28.2%CHF 88.06CHF 27.23n/a24
Oct ’24n/a
CHF 52.15
0%
19.0%CHF 88.46CHF 40.13CHF 31.6123
Sep ’24n/a
CHF 50.42
0%
19.0%CHF 85.19CHF 38.64n/a22
Aug ’24n/a
CHF 47.31
0%
23.8%CHF 83.15CHF 32.38n/a21
Jul ’24n/a
CHF 47.65
0%
24.3%CHF 85.03CHF 33.12CHF 27.1721
Jun ’24n/a
CHF 47.76
0%
24.3%CHF 85.97CHF 31.67CHF 27.0023
May ’24n/a
CHF 53.03
0%
20.1%CHF 85.14CHF 35.85CHF 28.9123
Apr ’24n/a
CHF 58.09
0%
16.2%CHF 86.90CHF 45.74n/a22
Mar ’24n/a
CHF 57.88
0%
15.4%CHF 82.97CHF 46.10CHF 31.4123
Feb ’24n/a
CHF 57.33
0%
17.6%CHF 81.79CHF 41.80CHF 33.3523
Jan ’24n/a
CHF 60.29
0%
17.2%CHF 84.25CHF 42.12n/a22
Dec ’23n/a
CHF 63.41
0%
17.0%CHF 85.85CHF 42.92n/a21

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 05:50
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Match Group, Inc. is covered by 58 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Victor AnthonyAegis Capital Corporation
Vikram KesavabhotlaBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research