Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH – Get Rating) had its price objective lowered by stock analysts at Oppenheimer from $100.00 to $78.00 in a research report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has an "outperform" rating on the technology company's stock. Oppenheimer's target price points to a potential upside of 15.08% from the company's previous close.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on shares of Match Group from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Match Group from $150.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of Match Group from $115.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Match Group from $125.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Match Group from $81.00 to $65.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $98.86.

Match Group Stock Up 1.9 %

MTCH opened at $67.78 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $19.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 211.82, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.15. Match Group has a 52-week low of $59.15 and a 52-week high of $182.00. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $73.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.77.

Insider Buying and Selling at Match Group

In related news, CEO Bernard Jin Kim purchased 16,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $63.58 per share, for a total transaction of $1,017,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 16,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,017,280. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Match Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MTCH. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of Match Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $135,000. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in shares of Match Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $169,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Match Group by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 17,261 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,283,000 after purchasing an additional 847 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC acquired a new position in shares of Match Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $279,000. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Match Group by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 3,586 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. 96.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Match Group

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Match Group, Inc provides dating products worldwide. The company's portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish, and OurTime, as well as a various other brands. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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