Nintendo Co. (NTDOY) - What Are Researchers Saying About This Stock?

Key Points

• Analysts’ consensus is “Hold”: Of nine analysts, two rate Nintendo a sell, three hold, three buy and one strong buy. UBS recently downgraded the stock to sell, while Citigroup reaffirmed a buy rating.
• Quarterly results fell short of expectations: Nintendo reported earnings of $0.10 per share versus $0.11 expected, and revenue of $2.83 billion versus a $2.94 billion consensus estimate.
• Shares traded at $13.70, within a 12-month range of $10.18 to $22.59; the company’s market capitalization was approximately $70.54 billion.

Nintendo Co. (OTCMKTS:NTDOY - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the nine analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group cut Nintendo from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Nintendo in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Nintendo in a research report on Friday, August 14th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of NTDOY. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Nintendo by 1,098,454.5% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 120,841 shares of the company's stock worth $1,514,000 after purchasing an additional 120,830 shares during the period. Gagnon Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Nintendo by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 72,483 shares of the company's stock valued at $908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808 shares during the period. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc raised its stake in shares of Nintendo by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc now owns 43,650 shares of the company's stock worth $547,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Nintendo by 31.5% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 22,266 shares of the company's stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 5,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Nintendo by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,987 shares of the company's stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. 0.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nintendo Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS NTDOY traded up $0.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $13.70. The company had a trading volume of 2,435,386 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,517,994. Nintendo has a 12 month low of $10.18 and a 12 month high of $22.59. The stock has a market cap of $70.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.46 and a beta of 0.49. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $13.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.87.

Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $2.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.94 billion. Nintendo had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 20.44%. Equities analysts forecast that Nintendo will post 0.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Nintendo Company Profile

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese entertainment company headquartered in Kyoto. Founded in 1889 as a maker of playing cards, it later expanded into video games and became a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment. The company makes video game hardware, including the Nintendo Switch family of systems, and develops and publishes games for its platforms. Its well-known franchises include Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing and Splatoon. Nintendo also extends its intellectual property through mobile games, licensing and location-based attractions.

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