Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO) earnings on May 21, 2026
More Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
The stock rose early in the day after earnings were released, then fell sharply and ended down over 4%. Analysts changed their view of the company's outlook.
TTWO price around the earnings
227.79
Change: -4.3%
2026-05-23, 00:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
Strong optimistic setup with risks
Analysts are very optimistic with a 16% upside target and the company has beaten earnings every time. However, the stock has been volatile and retail investors are overly excited, which can be risky.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Strong optimistic setup with risks
- Reasoning
- Analysts are very optimistic with a 16% price target and the company has beaten earnings in recent quarters. However, the stock has been volatile and retail investors are overly excited, which can be risky.
- Playbook
- High retail enthusiasm could lead to sharp moves, though the long-term story remains intact.
- Trend
- Expert sentiment improving recently
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Strong buy consensus with a $277 target, offering 16% upside. Analysts are very optimistic.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Strong buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.19
- Analysts covering the stock
- 27
- Average price target
- 277.06
- Lowest price target
- 165
- Highest price target
- 320
- Upside to price target
- 16.1%
- Revenue growth
- 24.9%
- Forward EPS
- 7.9
- Trailing EPS
- -22.57
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 1
- Strong buy: 2
- Buy: 24
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 1
- Strong buy
- 2
- Buy
- 24
- Hold
- 0
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 1
- April 6, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (5)
- Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Take-Two Interactive Expectations Ahead Of Q4 Earnings — Benzinga
- $1000 Invested In Take-Two Interactive 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today — Benzinga
- Tiger Global Management Decreases Stake In Apollo Global Management From 6,200,000 To 3,293,334 Shares; AppLovin From 1,300,000 To 1,000,000 Shares; Block From 6,350,000 To 4,000,000 Shares; Chime Financial From 14,200,000 To 11,081,780 Shares; CoStar Group From 2,272,727 To 1,500,000 Shares; Microsoft From 5,434,783 To 2,500,000 Shares; ServiceNow From 2,112,676 To 1,500,000 Shares; Take-Two Interactive From 5,882,352 To 2,000,000 Shares; UnitedHealth Group From 422,235 To 350,445 Shares — Benzinga
- $1000 Invested In Take-Two Interactive 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today — Benzinga
- Elon Musk Agrees GTA 6 Could Be Made 'In Minutes' With AI — Take‑Two CEO Fires Back: 'Wouldn't It Take His Job?' — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Positive
Strong recent price momentum, up 10.7% in 14 days and 17.1% in 30 days, indicating positive trend.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.9%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -9.8%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +10.7%
- 30-day change (30d)
- +17.1%
- 30-day relative strength
- +17.1%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 236.32
- Nearest resistance
- 238.12
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 3.38
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +62.7%
- February 3, 2026: actual EPS 1.23 vs estimate 0.83 (surprise +47.5%)
- November 6, 2025: actual EPS 1.46 vs estimate 0.93 (surprise +56.5%)
- August 7, 2025: actual EPS 0.61 vs estimate 0.27 (surprise +128.1%)
- May 15, 2025: actual EPS 1.3 vs estimate 1.09 (surprise +18.9%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
Perfect 100% beat rate with an average surprise of 62.7%, showing consistent outperformance.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 5.2%
- 75th percentile move
- 8.4%
- 90th percentile move
- 12.2%
- Up / down moves
- 9 / 10
- Average up move
- +7.3%
- Average down move
- -5.6%
Monitoring and close
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- -4.4%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 9.2%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 7.4%