Nintendo Co. (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on Nintendo, with one sell, four hold, two buy and one strong-buy recommendation among eight analysts. Benchmark and TD Cowen recently reaffirmed “Buy” ratings.
• Nintendo shares opened at $11.77, compared with a 52-week range of $10.18 to $24.92; the company has a $60.6 billion market capitalization and a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.62.
• The company reported quarterly earnings per share of $0.20, exceeding the $0.10 analyst consensus estimate. Analysts expect full-year EPS of approximately $0.51, while institutional investors own just 0.02% of the stock.

Nintendo Co. (OTCMKTS:NTDOY - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eight analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Nintendo in a research note on Monday, May 11th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Nintendo in a report on Tuesday, April 14th.

Institutional Trading of Nintendo

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NTDOY. Appleton Partners Inc. MA grew its position in Nintendo by 27.9% during the first quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA now owns 163,035 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,248,000 after acquiring an additional 35,581 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Nintendo in the 4th quarter worth approximately $875,000. AdvisorShares Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nintendo by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 51,703 shares of the company's stock valued at $872,000 after purchasing an additional 2,413 shares in the last quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc boosted its stake in shares of Nintendo by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc now owns 38,050 shares of the company's stock valued at $642,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Nintendo during the 4th quarter valued at $295,000. Institutional investors own 0.02% of the company's stock.

Nintendo Price Performance

Shares of Nintendo stock opened at $11.77 on Thursday. Nintendo has a 1 year low of $10.18 and a 1 year high of $24.92. The firm has a market cap of $60.60 billion, a PE ratio of 19.62 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.85.

Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.10. Nintendo had a net margin of 18.33% and a return on equity of 13.74%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Nintendo will post 0.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Nintendo Company Profile

Nintendo Co, Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, is a global entertainment company best known for designing, manufacturing and marketing video game hardware and software. Founded in 1889 as a playing-card company, Nintendo transitioned into electronic entertainment in the latter half of the 20th century and has since become one of the most recognizable names in interactive entertainment. The company serves markets worldwide, with major operations and customer bases in Japan, North America and Europe, and it maintains a presence through regional subsidiaries, distribution partners and digital storefronts.

Nintendo's business spans console and handheld hardware, first-party software titles, digital services and licensing.

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