Key Takeaways
- Match Group shares slipped Thursday morning as revenue projections for the fourth quarter fell short of estimates.
- The owner of Tinder, Hinge, and other dating services beat profit estimates for the third quarter.
- However, the company said revenue from Tinder was below expectations and said some new features negatively impacted subscription revenue.
Shares of online dating giant Match Group (MTCH) tumbled Thursday morning despite a third-quarter earnings beat released after the bell Wednesday.
The company, which operates a number of online dating services like its namesake Match, Hinge and OkCupid, posted $895.48 million in revenue for the quarter, up slightly year-over-year but less than the $901.15 million analysts had expected.
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Match G🌠roup was down about 17% in early morning trading.