MOMO Stock — Hello Group Inc

Hello Group Inc (MOMO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MOMO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 5.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.97%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 46/100 (Caution). Total return is -54.5% over the past 11.8 years, 410.7 points behind SPY at 356.2%.

Hello Group Inc operates mobile social and entertainment platforms in China, primarily through its Momo app for location-based social networking and live entertainment, along with dating app Tantan and other social applications, generating revenue from live video services, virtual gifts, advertising, and mobile games. The company currently distributes an elevated annual dividend yield. This profile may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to Chinese digital media and social entertainment, though investors should be aware of the regulatory and geopolitical risks associated with China-based technology companies.

MOMO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -54.5% over the past 11.8 years, 410.7 points behind SPY at 356.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -28.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.2%.

MOMO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

46 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.75%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/11/2014

Distribution rate

5.97%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

5.97%

Last close

$4.69 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$485,196,685

Average volume

529389.0

Dividend

$0.28

Ex-dividend date

04/10/2026

Payment date

04/30/2026

Beta

0.475

Payout ratio

6.1%

P/E ratio

4.84

Forward P/E

6.4392

EPS

$0.97

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.97%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.97%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MOMO risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 31.2%.

Who may consider MOMO — and who may not

MOMO may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MOMO pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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