Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) Trading Down 5.5% – Time to Sell?

Posted by Brian Himes on Sep 24th, 2026

Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI – Get Free Report) was down 5.5% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $5.74 and last traded at $5.7860. 403,444 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 94% from the average daily volume of 6,289,177 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.12.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on GENI. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Genius Sports from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Genius Sports from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. BTIG Research increased their price target on shares of Genius Sports from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Genius Sports from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Genius Sports in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Genius Sports presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.44.

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Genius Sports Trading Down 6.9%

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $7.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.37 and a beta of 1.88.

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 7th. The company reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.21) earnings per share. Genius Sports’s revenue for the quarter was up 64.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Genius Sports Limited will post -0.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Thomas Russell sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total transaction of $325,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 471,467 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,069,250.17. This trade represents a 9.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark Locke sold 477,449 shares of Genius Sports stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.58, for a total transaction of $3,141,614.42. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 19,697,767 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,611,306.86. This trade represents a 2.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 850,000 shares of company stock valued at $5,582,049. 16.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Genius Sports

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Genius Sports in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Lexington Hill Partners LLC bought a new stake in Genius Sports in the second quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Genius Sports by 74,341.2% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 12,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 12,638 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new stake in Genius Sports during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Finally, Baer Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Genius Sports during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $61,000. 81.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.