Maryland State Retirement & Pension System Boosts Holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. $TTWO

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its holdings in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,700 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 641 shares during the quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System’s holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software were worth $2,113,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 115.7% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. 1 North Wealth Services LLC purchased a new position in Take-Two Interactive Software during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Take-Two Interactive Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Take-Two Interactive Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new position in Take-Two Interactive Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. 95.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on TTWO shares. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $269.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $270.00 to $277.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Take-Two Interactive Software currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $251.60.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Daniel P. Emerson sold 22,479 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.47, for a total transaction of $5,113,298.13. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 129,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,523,786.24. This represents a 14.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Strauss Zelnick sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.69, for a total transaction of $4,613,800.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 141,825 shares of company stock worth $32,532,671. Insiders own 1.34% of the company’s stock.

Take-Two Interactive Software Stock Down 1.8%

TTWO opened at $251.97 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $241.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $231.55. The company has a market cap of $46.48 billion, a PE ratio of -10.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.45 and a beta of 1.01. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a 1 year low of $153.06 and a 1 year high of $262.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. Take-Two Interactive Software had a negative net margin of 72.92% and a positive return on equity of 7.33%. The company’s revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($1.52) EPS. Take-Two Interactive Software has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.850-0.950 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.600-2.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. will post 0.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Take-Two Interactive Software Profile

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment solutions for consumers worldwide. It develops and publishes action/adventure products under the Grand Theft Auto, LA Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Redemption names, as well as other franchises.