Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) Upgraded to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Sep 22nd, 2026

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI – Free Report) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Genius Sports from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Guggenheim increased their price objective on shares of Genius Sports from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $8.00 target price on shares of Genius Sports in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings raised Genius Sports from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Genius Sports in a report on Friday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Genius Sports has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.44.

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Genius Sports Price Performance

Shares of GENI opened at $5.76 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of -8.47 and a beta of 1.88. Genius Sports has a 52-week low of $3.83 and a 52-week high of $13.69. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $7.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97.

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.28) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.21). Genius Sports had a negative return on equity of 23.83% and a negative net margin of 22.99%.The company had revenue of $195.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $184.43 million. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.21) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 64.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Genius Sports will post -0.35 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Mark Locke sold 477,449 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.58, for a total value of $3,141,614.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 19,697,767 shares in the company, valued at $129,611,306.86. This represents a 2.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Thomas Russell sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total transaction of $325,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 471,467 shares in the company, valued at $3,069,250.17. The trade was a 9.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 850,000 shares of company stock worth $5,582,049 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Genius Sports

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Genius Sports in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,120,000. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new stake in Genius Sports during the second quarter worth $83,000. Odyssean LLC boosted its position in Genius Sports by 61.3% in the second quarter. Odyssean LLC now owns 230,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,397,000 after purchasing an additional 87,604 shares during the last quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Genius Sports in the second quarter worth $595,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC grew its stake in Genius Sports by 201.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 370,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,246,000 after purchasing an additional 247,610 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.91% of the company’s stock.

About Genius Sports

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Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) is a sports technology and data company that provides official sports data, technology, and digital services to sports leagues, federations, teams, broadcasters, sportsbooks, and brands. Its platforms help clients collect, manage, distribute, and commercialize live sports information across digital channels.

The company’s offerings include live scores and statistics, data feeds for sports betting, fan-engagement tools, video streaming and content services, and advertising and sponsorship technology.