Baird Financial Group Inc. Acquires 2,716 Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. $TTWO

Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - Free Report) by 113.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,108 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,716 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc.'s holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software were worth $1,059,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TTWO. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software during the first quarter worth about $288,410,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 425.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,431,310 shares of the company's stock worth $296,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,158,783 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 27,563.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 693,251 shares of the company's stock worth $143,676,000 after purchasing an additional 690,745 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 2.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,865,489 shares of the company's stock worth $4,117,123,000 after purchasing an additional 506,026 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software by 1,112.5% in the first quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 366,853 shares of the company's stock worth $76,030,000 after purchasing an additional 336,598 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Take-Two Interactive Software

In related news, President Karl Slatoff sold 48,995 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.68, for a total value of $11,155,181.60. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Strauss Zelnick sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.69, for a total value of $4,613,800.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 141,411 shares of company stock valued at $32,430,724 in the last quarter. 1.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Zacks Research raised Take-Two Interactive Software from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Take-Two Interactive Software from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their target price on Take-Two Interactive Software from $269.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Take-Two Interactive Software presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $248.32.

Take-Two Interactive Software Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ TTWO traded down $0.61 during trading on Friday, reaching $245.94. 425,867 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,956,969. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $146.76 and a fifty-two week high of $250.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.37 billion, a PE ratio of -10.27, a P/E/G ratio of 6.07 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $232.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.07.

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Take-Two Interactive Software had a positive return on equity of 7.33% and a negative net margin of 72.92%.The firm's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($1.52) EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. will post 0.97 EPS for the current year.

Take-Two Interactive Software Profile

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.