Why Take-Two Stock Took Off 10% Higher Today
Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO), maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, put pedal to the metal Thursday morning and raced ahead 10.7% through 9:45 a.m. ET after beating earnings last night. Analysts were looking for a $0.68-per-share (pro forma) profit from Take-Two Interactive in its fiscal Q4 2023, but Take-Two actually reported a profit of $0.85, adjusted for one-time items. Despite growing sales 56% year over year (to $1.45 billion), Take-Two ended Q4 with a $3.62-per-share loss, versus last year's Q4 profit of $0.95 per share.