Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) ended the recent trading session at $183.07, demonstrating a -0.55% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.22%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.36%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.16%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the publisher of "Grand Theft Auto" and other video games had lost 2.19% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 2.99% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.36% in that time.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Take-Two Interactive in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.58, marking a 18.31% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $1.39 billion, reflecting a 3.69% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.51 per share and a revenue of $5.61 billion, representing changes of 0% and +5.2%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Take-Two Interactive. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Take-Two Interactive presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Take-Two Interactive currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 73.29. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 11.84.
Meanwhile, TTWO's PEG ratio is currently 2.26. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Toys - Games - Hobbies was holding an average PEG ratio of 0.83 at yesterday's closing price.
The Toys - Games - Hobbies industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 11, placing it within the top 5% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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