Here's Why Match Group (MTCH) is a Strong Growth Stock
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Different than value or momentum investors, growth-oriented investors are concerned with a stock's future prospects, and the overall financial health and strength of a company. Thus, they'll want to focus on the Growth Style Score, which analyzes characteristics like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will see sustainable growth over time.
Match Group, Inc. is the world's foremost provider of dating products and operates a portfolio of more than 45 brands. Its biggest and best known brands are Tinder, Match.com, PlentyOfFish, Meetic and OkCupid. The Dallas, TX-based company offers dating products in 42 languages in more than 190 countries.
MTCH sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Growth Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of A. Earnings and sales are forecasted to increase 13% and 0.9% year-over-year, respectively.
One analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.10 to $3.38 per share for 2025. MTCH boasts an average earnings surprise of 2.1%.
Looking at cash flow, Match Group is expected to report cash flow growth of 1.4% this year; MTCH has generated cash flow growth of 10.1% over the past three to five years.
MTCH should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive growth fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Growth and VGM Style Scores.
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