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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. · TTWO · FY2027 Q1 · Calendar Q3 2026
Take-Two reaffirms FY2027 outlook as GTA VI remains the catalyst
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional thesis: strong Q1 net bookings and the planned GTA VI launch support the FY2027 outlook, while weaker mobile bookings and recurrent consumer spending are important counterevidence.
Why did TTWO rise 6.0% after missing EPS estimates in FY2027 Q1?
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$38.42B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$-0.18
Consensus $0.33
EPS surprise
-155.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.53B
Consensus $1.36B
Revenue surprise
+13.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+6.0%
Event window
SPY move
+0.6%
Same window
Abnormal move
+5.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-12.9%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Q1 net bookings exceeded guidance, but recurrent consumer spending declined modestly and mobile bookings fell 7% year over year. Management raised capex to $290 million and maintained the FY2027 net bookings outlook.
Guidance delta
FY2027 net bookings outlook of $8-$8.2 billion was reaffirmed; no change was supplied.
Key takeaways
- Q1 net bookings topped guidance, led by NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto.
- Recurrent consumer spending declined modestly, while mobile bookings fell 7% year over year.
- Management reaffirmed FY2027 net bookings of $8-$8.2 billion, with GTA VI central to the outlook.
- Capex was raised to $290 million, including a planned real-estate purchase.
- International expansion and potential accretive M&A remain part of management's plans.
Management priorities
- Execute the Grand Theft Auto VI launch and build pre-release demand
- Support NBA 2K and other live-service content
- Expand internationally with geo-pricing tools and direct-to-consumer channels
- Invest in development, infrastructure and a planned real-estate purchase
- Evaluate potential accretive acquisitions
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$215.38Current
$105Low
$226.61Average
$310High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 6, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 4, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Freedom Capital Markets | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Roth Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 8, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Ascendiant Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 3, 2025 |
| MoffettNathanson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 21, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Roth MKM | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 19, 2024 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 12, 2023 |
| DZ Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 7, 2023 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2022 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| Nomura Instinet | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 21, 2019 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 14, 2019 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2019 |
| Hilliard Lyons | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Feb 9, 2018 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 4, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Mizuho | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 19, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 19, 2015 |
| Leerink Swann | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Sep 2, 2014 |
| CRT Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 17, 2014 |
| Pacific Crest | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Sep 11, 2013 |
| National Alliance Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2012 |
| National Alliance | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $215.38. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTIG | Clark Lampen | $262 | $208.9 | +21.6% | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | James Callahan | $290 | $190.17 | +34.6% | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Alicia Reese | $280 | $190.17 | +30.0% | Nov 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $201.07 | +43.9% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $252.15 | +32.3% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Colin Sebastian | $270 | $246.5 | +25.4% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Martin Yang | $280 | $246.5 | +30.0% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| BTIG | Clark Lampen | $313 | $246.5 | +45.3% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Alec Brondolo | $300 | $246.5 | +39.3% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $246.5 | +39.3% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Andrew Marok | $300 | $233.94 | +39.3% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Alec Brondolo | $289 | $258.41 | +34.2% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Brian Pitz | $285 | $235.47 | +32.3% | Jun 25, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $242.64 | +34.6% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $226.98 | +30.0% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $287 | $238.08 | +33.3% | May 22, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Alicia Reese | $300 | $218.68 | +39.3% | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | $285 | $205.03 | +32.3% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $204.2 | +30.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $301 | $212.17 | +39.8% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $247.33 | +39.3% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Matthew Cost | $280 | $249.83 | +30.0% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $288 | $256.67 | +33.7% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Arete Research | Analyst unavailable | $284 | $246.03 | +31.9% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| UBS | Christopher Schoell | $292 | $231.92 | +35.6% | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Jefferies | James Heaney | $300 | $256.37 | +39.3% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $259.23 | +37.0% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $258.07 | +39.3% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Alec Brondolo | $277 | $256.98 | +28.6% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Hamilton Faber | $260 | $232.68 | +20.7% | Aug 13, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Brian Pitz | $252 | $217.37 | +17.0% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Andrew Marok | $250 | $226.74 | +16.1% | May 16, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Wyatt Swanson | $270 | $226.74 | +25.4% | May 16, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Drew Crum | $191 | $158.04 | -11.3% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| HSBC | Mohammed Khallouf | $179 | $147.29 | -16.9% | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Eric Sheridan | $186 | $144.82 | -13.6% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Jefferies | James Heaney | $185 | $148.83 | -14.1% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Kraft | $190 | $155.37 | -11.8% | Jun 18, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Cory A Carpenter | $200 | $158.51 | -7.1% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Colin Sebastian | $172 | $147.84 | -20.1% | May 20, 2024 |
| HSBC | Mohammed Khallouf | $154 | $151 | -28.5% | May 17, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Eric Sheridan | $170 | $146.08 | -21.1% | May 17, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Andrew Uerkwitz | $195 | $148.49 | -9.5% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Nick McKay | $190 | $155.09 | -11.8% | Feb 9, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Benjamin Soff | $175 | $153.4 | -18.7% | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Martin Yang | $170 | $145.73 | -21.1% | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Andrew Marok | $170 | $145.71 | -21.1% | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Thornton | $158 | $150.26 | -26.6% | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Matthew Cost | $145 | $125.02 | -32.7% | May 18, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Stephen Ju | $127 | $122.57 | -41.0% | May 17, 2023 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $114.65 | -39.6% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $109.74 | -35.0% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $105.56 | -39.6% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $111.47 | -40.1% | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $100.79 | -51.2% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Drew Cum | $161 | $108.4 | -25.2% | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Thornton | $157 | $118.63 | -27.1% | Sep 5, 2022 |
| Barclays | Mario Lu Lu | $175 | $123.04 | -18.7% | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Thornton | $162 | $127.39 | -24.8% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Stephen Ju | $139 | $130.65 | -35.5% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $143 | $127.04 | -33.6% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Eric Sheridan | $136 | $129.23 | -36.9% | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Drew Crum | $200 | $123.08 | -7.1% | May 17, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Stephen Ju | $182 | $123.08 | -15.5% | May 17, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Matti Littunen | $173 | $136.41 | -19.7% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Tyler Parker | $190 | $141.31 | -11.8% | Apr 10, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Mike Hickey | $200 | $153.49 | -7.1% | Mar 13, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Eric Handler | $200 | $158.01 | -7.1% | Mar 5, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Stephen Ju | $210 | $172.2 | -2.5% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Colin Sebastian | $210 | $175.1 | -2.5% | Feb 7, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Nicolas Langlet | $215 | $163.36 | -0.2% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak | $215 | $148.42 | -0.2% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| MoffettNathanson | Clay Griffin | $170 | $148.42 | -21.1% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Ascendiant | Edward Woo | $191 | $142.99 | -11.3% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Martin Yang | $215 | $192.91 | -0.2% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Barclays | Mario Lu | $220 | $192.91 | +2.1% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| DZ BANK AG | Manuel Muhl | $210 | $158.75 | -2.5% | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Doug Creutz | $229 | $159.86 | +6.3% | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Eric Sheridan | $185 | $185.08 | -14.1% | May 20, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationEstablished in 1993 and headquartered in New York, New York, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global leader in the development, publishing, and marketing of interactive entertainment experiences for consumers worldwide. The company's extensive catalog is primarily distributed under its prominent labels: Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and T2 Mobile Games. Rockstar Games is renowned for its action-adventure titles, including iconic franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne, and Midnight Club, alongside other fan favorites such as LA Noire, Bully, and Manhunt. The 2K label covers a broad spectrum of genres, offering popular series in shooter (Borderlands), action (BioShock, Mafia), role-playing, strategy (Sid Meier's Civilization, XCOM series), sports, and family/casual categories.…
Historical context
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Latest beats and misses
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- STEFY2027 Q2 · November 4, 2026+9.7% EPS+2.5% move
- IRMFY2026 Q3 · November 5, 2026+4.6% EPS-11.1% move
- AFRMFY2027 Q1 · November 5, 2026+23.8% EPS+1.9% move
Missed on EPS
- VMRKFY2026 Q3 · November 4, 2026-425.6% EPS+2.4% move
- NTRAFY2026 Q3 · November 5, 2026-49.3% EPS-15.2% move
- TIGOFY2026 Q3 · November 5, 2026-40.8% EPS+2.6% move
- UHALFY2027 Q2 · November 4, 2026-15.4% EPS-3.2% move
- LAMRFY2026 Q3 · November 5, 2026-3.6% EPS-0.8% move
- CMIFY2026 Q3 · November 5, 2026-6.0% EPS-4.9% move
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T00:00:47.901754+00:00
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