Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) Director William Gordon Sells 10,000 Shares of Stock

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) Director William Gordon sold 10,000 shares of Take-Two Interactive Software stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.39, for a total transaction of $2,023,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 47,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,550,176.93. This trade represents a 17.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Take-Two Interactive Software Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:TTWO traded down $3.88 during trading on Thursday, reaching $203.62. 2,656,605 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,336,565. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $226.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $223.74. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a 52-week low of $187.63 and a 52-week high of $265.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $38.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -117.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.97.

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.51). Take-Two Interactive Software had a negative net margin of 4.79% and a positive return on equity of 12.25%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.07) EPS. Take-Two Interactive Software’s revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Take-Two Interactive Software has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.900-1.000 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 5.750-6.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. will post 5.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Take-Two Interactive Software

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC lifted its position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 597.1% during the 1st quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 5,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after buying an additional 4,920 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new stake in Take-Two Interactive Software in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $23,480,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 45.6% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 44,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,489,000 after acquiring an additional 14,050 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 22.4% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 30,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,504,000 after acquiring an additional 5,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new stake in Take-Two Interactive Software during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,090,000. Institutional investors own 95.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a research report on Monday, August 10th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a report on Monday, August 10th. Roth Capital boosted their target price on Take-Two Interactive Software from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Take-Two Interactive Software from $289.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.89.

Key Stories Impacting Take-Two Interactive Software

Here are the key news stories impacting Take-Two Interactive Software this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Take-Two entered into a new long-term Xbox publisher license agreement with Microsoft. The deal could expand distribution and commercial opportunities for Take-Two’s games, although its financial impact and strategic importance remain under debate. Take-Two and Microsoft enter long-term Xbox publisher license agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Investors continue to view GTA VI as a major catalyst, with the November 19 release date and strong early pre-order commentary supporting expectations for Take-Two’s fiscal 2027 bookings. Broader market strength also helped lift gaming shares in the prior session. Take-Two rises on GTA VI optimism and market rally
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America data suggesting consumers are shifting spending from travel toward hobbies identifies Take-Two as a potential fourth-quarter beneficiary. Analysts tracked in the report remain constructive, with buy or overweight ratings and price targets substantially above recent trading levels. Hobby spending trends and Take-Two
• Neutral Sentiment: A recent charter amendment is drawing shareholder attention, but the available report does not identify a clear effect on Take-Two’s operations, capital allocation, or earnings outlook. Take-Two charter change
• Negative Sentiment: Take-Two underperformed some gaming peers as Unity rallied on extended Meta virtual-reality headset support and Roblox edged higher, suggesting a shift in investor attention within the interactive-entertainment group. Unity, Roblox and Take-Two gaming-sector moves
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider-trading data shows substantial sales and no purchases by listed Take-Two insiders over the past six months. While sales may reflect compensation or diversification, the pattern can weigh on sentiment, particularly while the stock trades below its recent highs.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc is a global video game publisher and developer headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1993, the company creates and publishes interactive entertainment for consoles, personal computers and mobile devices, serving customers in markets around the world.

Take-Two operates through well-known publishing labels including Rockstar Games, 2K and Zynga. Its portfolio includes the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, as well as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, BioShock, Sid Meier’s Civilization and other sports, action, strategy and role-playing titles.