Match Group Inc. [MTCH] stock Initiated by Wells Fargo analyst, price target now $32

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Match Group Inc. [NASDAQ: MTCH] plunged by -$1.96 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $35.46. The company report on January 30, 2024 at 4:11 PM that Match Group Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results.

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) posted its fourth quarter 2023 shareholder letter on the investor relations section of its website at https://ir.mtch.com. As announced previously, the Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the results. The live webcast and replay will be open to the public at https://ir.mtch.com.

Match Group Inc. stock has also loss -7.61% of its value over the past 7 days. However, MTCH stock has inclined by 21.52% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -19.10% and lost -2.85% year-on date.

The market cap for MTCH stock reached $9.64 billion, with 279.63 million shares outstanding and 270.32 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 6.63M shares, MTCH reached a trading volume of 6078973 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Match Group Inc. [MTCH]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MTCH shares is $44.73 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MTCH stock is a recommendation set at 1.83. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Wells Fargo have made an estimate for Match Group Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal Weight, with their previous recommendation back on December 07, 2023.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Match Group Inc. is set at 1.44, with the Price to Sales ratio for MTCH stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.86. Price to Free Cash Flow for MTCH in the course of the last twelve months was 11.62 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.96.

MTCH stock trade performance evaluation

Match Group Inc. [MTCH] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.61. With this latest performance, MTCH shares dropped by -2.49% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -19.10% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -32.55% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MTCH stock in for the last two-week period is set at 42.45, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 34.99, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.40 for Match Group Inc. [MTCH]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 35.30, while it was recorded at 37.45 for the last single week of trading, and 38.24 for the last 200 days.

Match Group Inc. [MTCH]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Match Group Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.96 and a Current Ratio set at 2.39.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Match Group Inc. [MTCH] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Match Group Inc. posted 0.42/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.41/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 2.40%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MTCH. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Match Group Inc. go to 26.14%.

Match Group Inc. [MTCH]: Institutional Ownership

The top three institutional holders of MTCH stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in MTCH stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in MTCH stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.