National Pension Service Trims Stock Position in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. $TTWO

Key Points

• The National Pension Service reduced its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software by 1.5%, selling 3,669 shares, and now holds approximately 0.14% of the company valued at $50.5 million.
• Take-Two recently reported earnings of $0.61 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.28, indicating a 16.4% revenue increase year-over-year.
• Wall Street analysts are optimistic about Take-Two’s stock, with multiple firms raising their price targets, reflecting a consensus price target of $245.60.

National Pension Service cut its stake in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - Free Report) by 1.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 243,622 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,669 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned about 0.14% of Take-Two Interactive Software worth $50,491,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TTWO. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Take-Two Interactive Software during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in Take-Two Interactive Software during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 46.0% during the first quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 181 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Take-Two Interactive Software

In other Take-Two Interactive Software news, Director Ellen F. Siminoff sold 414 shares of Take-Two Interactive Software stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.80, for a total value of $98,449.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,290 shares in the company, valued at $782,362. The trade was a 11.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Strauss Zelnick sold 216,661 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.75, for a total transaction of $48,911,220.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,206,427 shares of the company's stock, valued at $272,350,895.25. This trade represents a 15.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 461,990 shares of company stock worth $104,292,000 in the last three months. 1.34% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Take-Two Interactive Software Price Performance

Shares of TTWO traded down $4.3150 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $228.2350. The stock had a trading volume of 447,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,031,961. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a 52 week low of $146.76 and a 52 week high of $245.07. The company's fifty day moving average is $233.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $221.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.55, a P/E/G ratio of 5.84 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 company had revenue of $1,503,800 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Take-Two Interactive Software had a negative net margin of 72.92% and a positive return on equity of 7.33%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. will post 0.97 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TTWO. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $236.00 price objective (down previously from $240.00) on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a report on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Take-Two Interactive Software from $210.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $245.60.

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.