Nintendo Co. (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts broadly rate Nintendo “Hold”: Of nine analysts, four recommend holding the stock, three recommend buying, one strongly recommends buying, and one recommends selling. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage with a neutral rating, while Citigroup reiterated its buy rating.
• Nintendo exceeded quarterly expectations: The company reported $0.20 in earnings per share versus the $0.10 consensus estimate and generated $3.29 billion in revenue, ahead of expectations of $2.72 billion.
• The stock has recently weakened: NTDOY opened at $12.81, down 2.3%, with a market capitalization of approximately $65.97 billion; its 12-month trading range is $10.18 to $22.89.

Nintendo Co. (OTCMKTS:NTDOY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the nine analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

NTDOY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Nintendo in a report on Tuesday. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Nintendo in a report on Friday, August 14th.

Nintendo Trading Down 2.3%

NTDOY opened at $12.81 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $65.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.41 and a beta of 0.43. The business's 50-day moving average price is $12.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.52. Nintendo has a 12 month low of $10.18 and a 12 month high of $22.89.

Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.10. Nintendo had a return on equity of 16.31% and a net margin of 21.00%.The company had revenue of $3.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.72 billion. Nintendo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.429-0.429 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Nintendo will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Nintendo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $875,000. Appleton Partners Inc. MA raised its holdings in Nintendo by 27.9% in the first quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA now owns 163,035 shares of the company's stock worth $2,248,000 after purchasing an additional 35,581 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC raised its holdings in Nintendo by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 51,703 shares of the company's stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 2,413 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Nintendo by 11.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,987 shares of the company's stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 1,023 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nintendo by 47.6% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 3,100 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 0.02% of the company's stock.

Nintendo Company Profile

Nintendo Co, Ltd. is a Japan-based entertainment company that develops and publishes interactive video games and related hardware, software and digital content. Its business centers on dedicated gaming platforms, first-party software and accessories, supported by a portfolio of globally recognized intellectual properties, including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Animal Crossing and Splatoon.

The company's current platform business includes the Nintendo Switch family of consoles, along with downloadable games, add-on content and subscription services distributed through Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Switch Online.

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