GameStop (GME) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GameStop Corp. is a specialty retailer focused on video games, gaming hardware, accessories, and related entertainment products. Its merchandise includes new and pre-owned video game consoles and software, controllers, headsets, collectibles, toys, apparel, and trading cards. The company sells through its retail stores and e-commerce channels and also offers trade-in services for eligible games, devices, and accessories.

GameStop serves customers primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia, with its physical-store network complemented by online sales. Its business has historically centered on dedicated video game retail, while the company has expanded its product assortment to include pop-culture merchandise, collectibles, and other products connected to gaming and entertainment.

The company traces its origins to Babbage’s, a video game retailer founded in 1984 in Texas. After subsequent growth and acquisitions, it adopted the GameStop name and became a prominent global video game retailer. GameStop is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, and its operations include retail, e-commerce, trade-in, and customer loyalty services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.95 to $26.86
• 50-Day Range: $17.92 to $28.04
• 52-Week Range: $17.79 to $28.30
• Volume: 6.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.36
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

GameStop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GameStop scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 171st out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

GameStop has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

GameStop has a consensus price target of $32.00, representing about 21.5% upside from its current price of $26.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GameStop has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GameStop are expected to decrease by -6.42% in the coming year, from $1.09 to $1.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GameStop is 17.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GameStop is 17.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.25.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GameStop has a P/B Ratio of 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.35% of the float of GameStop has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GameStop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GameStop has recently increased by 9.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

GameStop does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

GameStop does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GameStop is 100.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, GameStop will have a dividend payout ratio of 149.02% in the coming year. This indicates that GameStop may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

GameStop has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for GameStop this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

95 people have searched for GME on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 98% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added GameStop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of GameStop in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $98,124,075.00 in company stock, which represents 0.7386% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GameStop insiders have bought 11,269.99% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $98,994,742.00 in company stock and sold $870,667.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.50% of the stock of GameStop is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

29.21% of the stock of GameStop is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/08/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Computer & Electronics Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GME
• CIK: 1326380
• Web: www.gamestop.com
• Phone: (817) 424-2000
• Fax: 817-424-2002
• Employees: 4,000
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for GameStop: $32.00
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $418.40 million
• Net Margins: 25.16%
• Pretax Margin: 30.63%
• Return on Equity: 13.57%
• Return on Assets: 7.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 8.72
• Quick Ratio: 8.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.66
• Cash Flow: $1.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.91
• Book Value: $12.15 per share
• Price / Book: 2.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 504,500,000
• Free Float: 456,573,000
• Market Cap: $13.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.63