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Grindr Inc

Grindr Inc

GRND
$15.26USD↓-3.17%-0.50 today

MARKET CAP

2.7B

P/E (TTM)

35.5x

FWD P/E

24.6x

DAY RANGE

$15 – $16

52W RANGE

$10
$21

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GRND remains in a Stage 2 advancing uptrend with a medium-term bullish bias anchored by rising moving averages. In the short term, price is pulling back into the rising 9EMA and 20EMA zone after rolling off overbought extremes, presenting a favorable pullback entry. Execution is now: buy into the rising EMA support area while monitoring for potential momentum exhaustion near recent highs.

  • ↑Q1 revenue $94 M (+25% YoY); 2025 growth guided >26%.
  • ↑Adjusted EBITDA margin 43% (Q1) delivering $41 M in EBITDA.
  • ↓Age-verification rules constrained MAUs at 14.6 M (+7% YoY).
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The case for & against

Bull & Bear analysis

Bullish

Grindr, Inc. (NYSE: GRND) is a leading social networking platform that primarily serves the LGBTQ+ community, facilitating connections among individuals within this demographic. The company is focused on enhancing user engagement through innovative features, evolving advertising solutions, and a commitment to privacy. Grindr operates in the digital dating space, leveraging technology and unique cultural insights to maintain its position as a vital platform for connection and social interaction within the community.

Bull says

  • ↑Q1 revenue $94 M (+25% YoY); 2025 growth guided >26%.
  • ↑Adjusted EBITDA margin 43% (Q1) delivering $41 M in EBITDA.
  • ↑60–70% of new code built by AI enhances user experience.
  • ↑Ad revenue surged from $30 M in 2022 to >$90 M in 2023.
  • ↑$400 M buyback extension; YTD $141 M repurchased.
  • ↑Russell index inclusion sparked a 45% rally, drawing institutions.

Bear says

  • ↓Age-verification rules constrained MAUs at 14.6 M (+7% YoY).
  • ↓Revenue-first focus risks margin stability long term.
  • ↓Direct ad segment underdelivered, threatening revenue consistency.
  • ↓High debt levels and share volatility amplify financial strain.
  • ↓AI-native transition could backfire if execution falters.
  • ↓Weak earnings yield and momentum factors signal valuation headwinds.

Investment themes with GRND

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META · 0700.HK · 1024.HK

Earnings Call · Q1 2026 · Mgmt. Guidance

Updated 05-11-2026bullish

Transcript signals

Bull points

  • Growing the revenue base overall and diversifying the revenue base in different ways is where the focus is, and we're consciously investing and taking... you know, a view to the future, you know, both this year and beyond to continue to create the growth avenues for Grindr, which is more important to us.
  • We've had incredible success with that business. We went from a roughly $30 million business in 2022 that was decelerating and, frankly, didn't really have a path to grow to a business that, based on guidance that we've shown you, is going to be over $90 million this year. So that's tripling the business in a four-year period, which I think the team deserves nothing but huge congratulations for that.
  • We expect the ad business to keep growing in the years to come and to stay at that 15% of total revenue baseline that we had in 2022 and that we've aimed to maintain.

Bear points

  • It has impacted Mao growth. To be very clear, Mao is still growing very nicely, actually, but Mao would have grown by an amount larger than what it's going to grow this year if these rules were not in place in some of the countries.
  • It has impacted Mao growth. To be very clear, Mao is still growing very nicely, actually, but Mao would have grown by an amount larger than what it's going to grow this year if these rules were not in place in some of the countries.
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