Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. MTCH scored 52.2, META scored 71.4 — META leads.
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MTCH
Match Group, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
52.2
$41.09 · $9.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
19.2
META leads
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
71.4
$718.67 · $1.8T
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestMTCH14.6x
Fastest growthMETA+27.7%
Highest qualityMETA89 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueMTCH-31%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
MTCH
stronger →← stronger
META
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
89
52
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
82
34
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
50
META is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
MTCH
META
$1.1bC+
FCF
$41.0bA
+1.7%C
Rev
+27.7%A-
Negative equity
D/E
0.43B+
14.6xB+
P/E
27.1xC+
0.35A
PEG
0.95B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
MTCH
META
31% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
152% above
~-3%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~37%/yr
+37%
1-yr DCF upside
-67%
+44%
5-yr DCF upside
-60%
+54%
10-yr DCF upside
-48%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
MTCH
Why this score
Buying back stock
Cut its dividend
META
Why this score
Durable high returns
The companies
MTCHMatch Group, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · $41.09 · beta 1.43
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $9.6b. 9% off the 52-week high of $44.94. PEG 0.35 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 17 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $41.88 (implying +2% upside).
Moat
Net margin 20% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. FCF converts 161% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Beta 1.43 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · $718.67 · beta 1.19
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $1.8T. 8% off the 52-week high of $779.82. Revenue growing +28% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.95 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 58 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $799.34 (implying +11% upside).
Moat
Net margin 30% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $1.8T market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors META (79.7) over MTCH (73.2) primarily due to its exceptional Growth pillar score of 97, significantly outpacing MTCH's 63, and reflected in META's A- revenue growth grade. However, a contrarian investor might prefer MTCH for its substantial 33% discount to our DCF fair value and its implied growth of -4% per year, suggesting low market expectations. It's worth noting MTCH has a "Cut its dividend" signal, indicating potential operational headwinds.
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Where MTCH and META diverge
On the headline score the gap is 19.2 points in favor of META. The widest single difference is Growth, where META leads by 29.7 points.
GrowthMTCH 52.1 · META 81.8META +29.7
ValueMTCH 33.8 · META 50.2META +16.4
QualityMTCH 80.9 · META 88.7META +7.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is META or MTCH the better stock?
META scores higher: META 71.4, MTCH 52.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do META and MTCH differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where META leads by 30 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. META leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are META and MTCH scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.