Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Match Group Inc shares valued at $458,951 were sold by Bailey Stephen on Aug 07 ’25. At $36.72 per share, Bailey Stephen sold 12,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,058 shares worth approximately $0.31 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bailey Stephen purchased 12,500 shares, netting a total of over 458,951 in proceeds.
Before that, Rascoff Spencer M had added 70,885 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,988,247, the Chief Executive Officer bought Match Group Inc shares for $28.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 70,885 shares, worth approximately $5.33 million.
As published in a research note from HSBC Securities on February 06, 2025, Match Group Inc [MTCH] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of January 14, 2025, BTIG Research has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for MTCH. Earlier on December 18, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MTCH stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing MTCH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Match Group Inc [NASDAQ: MTCH] rose 6.37% to $38.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.535, but it reached a high of $38.845 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.94%. Over the course of the year, Match Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.16%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $38.85 on 08/13/25 and a 52-week low of $26.39 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Match Group Inc (MTCH)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 37.24, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 35.73. In the upper region, resistance lies at 39.55. The next price resistance is at 40.35. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.54 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Match Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Match Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.24 million shares to 13.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 13.4 million shares. A jump of 1.75% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.65.
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In terms of Match Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 32 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.14% from the previous closing price of $36.42. Analysts anticipate Match Group Inc stock to reach 32 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 32. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked Match Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 17, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $32.
