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While Gen Z struggles with swipe fatigue and dating burnout, a new Match survey suggests the next generation is approaching romance with fresh enthusiasm.
Match Group has delivered a sharp mix of gains and setbacks over recent years, and that uneven share price history puts fresh focus on what investors are really paying for in terms of earnings power today. With sentiment recently influenced by improving signals at Tinder, the central issue is whether the current valuation of Match Group stock lines up with the profits the business is generating. Over the past 5 years, Match Group shares have fallen 72.1%, which puts extra weight on the...

Investing.com -- Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) shares advanced 3.4% Monday after Evercore ISI upgraded the online dating company to Outperform from In Line, with analyst Mark Mahaney citing third-party data that points to an accelerating operational recovery at flagship platform Tinder. Mahaney raised his price target on the stock to $53 from $39, noting that fundamental trends across the business are the best the firm has seen since 2021.

Evercore ISI Group analyst Shweta Khajuria upgrades Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) from In-Line to Outperform and raises the price target from $39 to $53.
Bumble confirmed on Tuesday that it would be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in a deal that takes the company private.

A surprise all-cash buyout just sent a struggling dating app surging in morning trading, while its biggest rival is moving in a completely different direction for a very different reason.

The prospective buyer for Bumble is Ithaca Holdings, a recently formed firm led by two Silicon Valley executives, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) will release financial results and full prepared remarks for the third quarter 2026 on Monday, November 2, 2026 after-market close. The company will host its quarterly conference call on the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET with brief remarks followed by a question and answer session.

