Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) Downgraded to Neutral Rating by Arete

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) was downgraded by equities researchers at Arete from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $280.00 price target on the stock. Arete’s price target points to a potential upside of 9.56% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on TTWO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Take-Two Interactive Software from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Bank of America increased their price target on Take-Two Interactive Software from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Zacks Research raised Take-Two Interactive Software from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Take-Two Interactive Software currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $254.14.

Take-Two Interactive Software Trading Down 1.8%

TTWO stock opened at $255.56 on Thursday. Take-Two Interactive Software has a twelve month low of $158.65 and a twelve month high of $264.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $246.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $234.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.52 and a beta of 1.01.

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) last issued its quarterly 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. Take-Two Interactive Software had a positive return on equity of 7.33% and a negative net margin of 72.92%.The firm had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned ($1.52) EPS. Take-Two Interactive Software’s quarterly revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Take-Two Interactive Software will post 0.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Daniel P. Emerson sold 22,479 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $29,523,786.24. This represents a 14.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Laverne Evans Srinivasan sold 2,325 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.47, for a total value of $528,867.75. Following the sale, the director owned 9,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,061,560.61. This represents a 20.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 141,822 shares of company stock valued at $32,540,844 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.34% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Take-Two Interactive Software

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS boosted its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software by 39.0% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 90,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,407,000 after purchasing an additional 25,400 shares in the last quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 200.0% in the third quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 150 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 1.8% in the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 22,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,839,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 471,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,829,000 after acquiring an additional 17,882 shares during the period. Finally, Daymark Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in the 3rd quarter valued at $314,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.46% of the company’s stock.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

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.