Hello Group (MOMO) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.75
- Estimate
- $1.62
- Surprise
- +8.2%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.4 → 5.9/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Hello Group (MOMO) beat the $1.62 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.75 — a clear 8.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.4/10) to Sell at 5.9/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Coverage in the report window
- StoneX Maintains Buy on Hello Gr, Lowers Price Target to $8 — benzinga, 2026-09-04
- Hello Gr Sees Q3 Sales $352.627M-$367.320M — benzinga, 2026-09-03
- Hello Gr Q2 Adj. EPADS $0.26 Up From $(0.08) YoY, Sales $366.388M Up From $365.789M YoY — benzinga, 2026-09-03
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MOMO Sell at 5.8/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +8.2% surprise compares with a +16.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-10.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
- Weak growth
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.0%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $4.97
- Price target
- $6.75
- Stop
- $4.71
- Upside to target
- +35.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.1:1
At 4.9× trailing and 4.9× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MOMO at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Market cap
- $722.5M
- P/E (fwd)
- 4.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 4.9
- 52-week range
- $4.86–$7.70
- Off 52-week high
- 35.4%
- RSI (14)
- 32
- Volume vs avg
- 0.20×
- Score today
- 5.8/10