Genius Sports’ (GENI) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at BTIG Research

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at BTIG Research in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $16.00 price objective on the stock. BTIG Research’s target price suggests a potential upside of 157.44% from the company’s current price.

GENI has been the subject of several other reports. Macquarie reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Genius Sports in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Citizens Jmp upped their target price on shares of Genius Sports from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Genius Sports from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. New Street Research set a $17.00 price target on shares of Genius Sports in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Genius Sports in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Genius Sports currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.00.

Genius Sports Stock Down 27.2%

GENI stock opened at $6.22 on Friday. Genius Sports has a 52 week low of $6.00 and a 52 week high of $13.73. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.22 and a beta of 1.85.

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.18). Genius Sports had a negative return on equity of 14.39% and a negative net margin of 19.71%.The firm had revenue of $166.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $156.24 million. On average, analysts expect that Genius Sports will post -0.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Genius Sports

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of Genius Sports by 395.5% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 979,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,120,000 after buying an additional 781,411 shares in the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Genius Sports by 351.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 971,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,101,000 after acquiring an additional 756,235 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Genius Sports by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,006,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,316,000 after acquiring an additional 117,591 shares in the last quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Genius Sports in the 3rd quarter valued at about $10,153,000. Finally, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its stake in Genius Sports by 341.6% during the third quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 3,330,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,231,000 after purchasing an additional 2,576,329 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.91% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Genius Sports

Here are the key news stories impacting Genius Sports this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BTIG maintained a Buy rating and a $16 price target, arguing the Legend acquisition is strategically accretive and supports an undemanding valuation. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Genius says the Legend deal (up to $1.2B) will immediately boost Group Adjusted EBITDA margins and create an integrated sports data + media business that can better monetize attention. This is the corporate rationale investors should weigh against financing/dilution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company signed a definitive agreement to buy Legend for $900M at closing plus up to $300M earnout; management frames the deal as a strategic move to pair Genius’s sports data with Legend’s digital media reach. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Genius updated FY‑2025 revenue guidance around $669M (above consensus ~ $656M), but EPS guidance was unspecified in the release — revenue beat is positive but unclear EPS guidance leaves investors uncertain about near-term profitability and funding needs.
• Negative Sentiment: The market reacted negatively: shares plunged after the announcement as investors flagged the deal’s scale, potential dilution, integration risk and unclear financing — headlines describe a sharp tumble and retail investor wariness. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report a steep drop and caution that combining media with a data-first business raises execution risk; short-term pressure could persist until financing details, deal synergies and earnout structure are clarified. Read More.

About Genius Sports

Genius Sports is a global sports technology company that specializes in collecting, analyzing and distributing real-time sports data and video streams. The firm provides official data feeds, live video streaming solutions and digital engagement tools to sports leagues, federations, broadcasters and betting operators. By integrating data directly from sporting events through its network of field officials and proprietary technology, Genius Sports ensures accuracy and integrity for partners who rely on up-to-the-second information.

The company’s product suite includes a cloud-based platform for data capture and distribution, an integrity services offering designed to identify and mitigate match-fixing risks, and a suite of commercial products that power odds creation, in-game betting markets and fan engagement experiences.