Rathbones Group PLC Trims Stock Holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. $TTWO

Rathbones Group PLC reduced its position in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) by 14.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 148,226 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,651 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC owned about 0.08% of Take-Two Interactive Software worth $35,997,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software by 2.6% during the 1st 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. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software by 1.7% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,358,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,110,510,000 after purchasing an additional 89,093 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software by 11.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,975,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $616,609,000 after purchasing an additional 294,378 shares during the period. First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 6.5% in the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 2,397,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $496,919,000 after buying an additional 147,077 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 22.8% during the second quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,801,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $437,514,000 after buying an additional 334,946 shares during the period. 95.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Take-Two Interactive Software

In related news, CEO Strauss Zelnick sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.69, for a total value of $4,613,800.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ellen F. Siminoff sold 411 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.42, for a total transaction of $106,621.62. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,860 shares in the company, valued at approximately $741,941.20. This represents a 12.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 141,822 shares of company stock worth $32,540,844. 1.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Take-Two Interactive Software Stock Performance

Shares of TTWO stock opened at $232.00 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $251.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $238.45. The company has a market cap of $42.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 1.00. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a 12-month low of $173.20 and a 12-month high of $264.79.

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.13. Take-Two Interactive Software had a positive return on equity of 7.33% and a negative net margin of 72.92%.The firm had revenue of $1.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($2.08) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Take-Two Interactive Software has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. will post 0.97 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on TTWO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Take-Two Interactive Software from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Take-Two Interactive Software from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. CICC Research assumed coverage on Take-Two Interactive Software in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $272.00 target price on the stock. Arete Research cut Take-Two Interactive Software from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Take-Two Interactive Software currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.45.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

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.