Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Acquires 143,286 Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO)

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - Free Report) by 32.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 580,816 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 143,286 shares during the quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership owned 0.33% of Take-Two Interactive Software worth $106,917,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Take-Two Interactive Software by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 273,731 shares of the company's stock worth $51,667,000 after purchasing an additional 28,243 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP lifted its holdings in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 229.5% during the 4th quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 79,493 shares of the company's stock worth $14,633,000 after acquiring an additional 55,367 shares during the period. Blue Grotto Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software during the 4th quarter worth about $20,783,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 89,205 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,421,000 after acquiring an additional 4,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,680 shares of the company's stock valued at $493,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.46% of the company's stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on TTWO. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $225.00 price target (up previously from $210.00) on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com downgraded Take-Two Interactive Software from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. DA Davidson started coverage on Take-Two Interactive Software in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Take-Two Interactive Software from $220.00 to $223.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $220.00 target price (up previously from $190.00) on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Take-Two Interactive Software has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $213.38.

Take-Two Interactive Software Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of TTWO stock traded up $1.95 on Tuesday, reaching $209.20. 449,776 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,595,166. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a one year low of $135.24 and a one year high of $220.93. The stock has a market cap of $36.92 billion, a PE ratio of -9.81, a P/E/G ratio of 6.83 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $203.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $183.42.

Take-Two Interactive Software Company Profile

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment solutions for consumers worldwide. It develops and publishes action/adventure products under the Grand Theft Auto, LA Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Redemption names, as well as other franchises.