New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 4,900 Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO)

New York State Common Retirement Fund lowered its holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - Free Report) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,782 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,900 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned approximately 0.05% of Take-Two Interactive Software worth $17,079,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,899,267 shares of the company's stock worth $1,675,241,000 after acquiring an additional 880,816 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,393,233 shares of the company's stock worth $828,994,000 after acquiring an additional 648,982 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,240,565 shares of the company's stock worth $651,817,000 after acquiring an additional 417,325 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,190 shares of the company's stock worth $614,511,000 after acquiring an additional 134,767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Paloma Partners Management Co bought a new position in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $20,290,000. Institutional investors own 95.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Daniel P. Emerson sold 777 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.64, for a total transaction of $145,796.28. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 149,379 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $28,029,475.56. This represents a 0.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.45% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TTWO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Moffett Nathanson boosted their price objective on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $156.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $240.00 price objective (up previously from $190.00) on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from $205.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Take-Two Interactive Software from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Take-Two Interactive Software presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $210.55.

Take-Two Interactive Software Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TTWO opened at $211.65 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $190.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $173.12. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has a 1 year low of $135.24 and a 1 year high of $218.75. The company has a market capitalization of $37.36 billion, a PE ratio of -9.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.83 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83.

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.

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