Key Takeaways
- Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software surged 10% Friday, a day after the video-game maker posted a smaller-than-expected third-quarter net loss.
- The company affirmed its planned fall 2025 launch for “Grand Theft Auto VI,” one of its most anticipated new games.
- JPMorgan analysts said they were “encouraged” by the company’s performance “in an otherwise challenged industry backdrop.”
Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) shares jumped 10% Friday, a day after the video-game maker posted a smaller-than-expected third-quarter net loss and affirmed its fall 2025 launch plans for the highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI.”
Take-Two reported revenue of $1.36 billion, roughly the same as a year ago and just below the $1.4 billion Visible Alpha consensus estimate. The “NBA 2K” maker also reported a net loss of $125.2 million, or $0.71 per share, wider than last year’s but smaller than analysts’ projections.
JPMorgan Analysts ‘Encouraged’ By Results
“We’re encouraged by another [quarter] of solid performance across TTWO’s key titles, which stands-out in an otherwise challenged industry backdrop,” JPMorgan analysts wrote following Thursday’s report.
Take-Two lowered its projections for what it expects to lose in the full fiscal year. The company expects a net loss of $729 million to $788 million, down from $775 million to $839 million previously and mostly below the $776.9 million consensus.
CFO Lainie Goldstein said in Thursday’s earnings call that Take-Two is expecting 2025 to be a “milestone year” with the company’s planned releases. JPMorgan analysts noted Take-Two’s reiterated “Grand Theft Auto VI” launch date as a positive, as investors may have feared a delay given a lack of recent trailers for the game.
Shares of Take-Two opened at their highest level in four years.