Match vs People
MTCH and PPLI side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MTCH and PPLI compare
Match is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as People ($9.5B against $2.7B).
On earnings, People is cheaper: it trades at 8.0× trailing earnings, against 14.6× for Match.
Match grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.7% versus −8.4% for People).
Match pays a dividend yielding 1.9%; People does not pay one.
Match scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for People), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MTCH | PPLI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.5B | $2.7B |
| Share price | $41.41 | $35.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 29.3% | 9.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −74.2% | −75.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 | 1.29 |
| Employees | 2,200 | 5,156 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.6× | 8.0× (better) |
| P/S | 2.7× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | – | 0.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 8.3× (better) | 21.6× |
| PEG | 0.60 | – |
| FCF yield | 12.0% (better) | 4.6% |
| Fair value | $60.11 | $120.72 |
| Margin of safety | 31.1% | 70.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.7% (better) | −8.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% (better) | −2.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 40.1% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 29.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 74.8% (better) | 65.7% |
| Operating margin | 28.2% (better) | −9.0% |
| Net margin | – | 16.0% |
| FCF margin | 32.5% (better) | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | – | 6.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 79.5% (better) | −2.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.28 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.59 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.0× (better) | −1.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.72 | 3.69 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.18 (better) | 1.01 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Buyback yield | 6.5% | 9.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 8.4% | 9.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 92.6% |
| Held by insiders | 5.6% | 19.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.4M | −$279K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.3% | 18.9% |
Go deeper
- MTCH stock overview
- MTCH income statement
- MTCH valuation and score
- PPLI stock overview
- PPLI income statement
- PPLI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.