Match Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:MTCH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.5b

Match Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 MTCH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MTCH ($33.76) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($92.53)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MTCH. This is calculated by dividing MTCH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MTCH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.6x
EarningsUS$622.64m
Market CapUS$8.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MTCH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MTCH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.6x
NBIS Nebius Group
31.1xn/aUS$6.3b
BZ Kanzhun
29.4x25.3%US$6.0b
PINS Pinterest
92.4x33.8%US$19.9b
ATHM Autohome
13.5x3.1%US$3.2b
MTCH Match Group
13.6x8.4%US$8.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTCH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the peer average (41.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MTCH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Interactive Media and Services Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
YALA Yalla Group
4.8x5.9%US$648.18m
CHR Cheer Holding
0.8xn/aUS$26.13m
No more companies available in this PE range
MTCH 13.6xIndustry Avg. 24.9xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTCH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (24.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTCH'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.

MTCH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.6x
Fair PE Ratio20.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MTCH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x).

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 MTCH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$33.76
US$36.69
+8.7%
14.0%US$53.00US$30.00n/a25
Dec ’25US$32.74
US$38.85
+18.6%
13.5%US$53.00US$32.13n/a25
Nov ’25US$35.69
US$43.29
+21.3%
12.1%US$55.00US$34.97n/a25
Oct ’25US$37.53
US$43.29
+15.3%
11.8%US$55.00US$34.97n/a25
Sep ’25US$37.21
US$43.25
+16.2%
11.6%US$55.00US$34.97n/a25
Aug ’25US$37.57
US$42.68
+13.6%
13.5%US$55.00US$34.00n/a25
Jul ’25US$29.34
US$38.59
+31.5%
17.3%US$55.00US$30.00n/a24
Jun ’25US$30.63
US$38.46
+25.6%
17.1%US$55.00US$30.00n/a25
May ’25US$31.18
US$44.10
+41.4%
14.2%US$55.00US$31.00n/a26
Apr ’25US$35.91
US$44.71
+24.5%
14.1%US$55.00US$31.00n/a26
Mar ’25US$35.91
US$44.74
+24.6%
14.0%US$55.00US$31.00n/a26
Feb ’25US$38.25
US$45.46
+18.9%
17.0%US$65.00US$31.00n/a25
Jan ’25US$36.50
US$42.94
+17.6%
21.8%US$65.00US$30.00n/a24
Dec ’24US$33.40
US$44.31
+32.7%
22.0%US$65.00US$30.00US$32.7424
Nov ’24US$29.29
US$49.73
+69.8%
28.2%US$97.00US$30.00US$35.6924
Oct ’24US$39.18
US$57.18
+46.0%
19.0%US$97.00US$44.00US$37.5323
Sep ’24US$46.46
US$57.41
+23.6%
19.0%US$97.00US$44.00US$37.2122
Aug ’24US$46.15
US$54.05
+17.1%
23.8%US$95.00US$37.00US$37.5721
Jul ’24US$41.85
US$53.24
+27.2%
24.3%US$95.00US$37.00US$29.3421
Jun ’24US$38.02
US$52.78
+38.8%
24.3%US$95.00US$35.00US$30.6323
May ’24US$35.97
US$59.17
+64.5%
20.1%US$95.00US$40.00US$31.1823
Apr ’24US$38.39
US$63.50
+65.4%
16.2%US$95.00US$50.00US$35.9122
Mar ’24US$41.62
US$62.78
+50.8%
15.4%US$90.00US$50.00US$35.9123
Feb ’24US$51.41
US$63.09
+22.7%
17.6%US$90.00US$46.00US$38.2523
Jan ’24US$41.49
US$64.41
+55.2%
17.2%US$90.00US$45.00US$36.5022
Dec ’23US$49.96
US$66.48
+33.1%
17.0%US$90.00US$45.00US$33.4021

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 Analysis2024/12/22 01:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Match Group, Inc. is covered by 57 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
Vikram KesavabhotlaBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Douglas AnmuthBarclays