The guidance for the fourth quarter was $2.08 to $2.24 in earnings per share, and same-store sales are expected to range from -5.0% to +2.0%. Once again, this fell short of consensus estimates of $2.28 in earnings per share and $4.12 billion in revenue.
Analysts took this opportunity to weigh in on the GameStop’s outlook going forward:
- Credit Suisse has a Neutral rating but lowered its price target to $44 from $46.
- Telsey Advisory Group downgraded GameStop to Market Perform from Outperform and cut its price target to $45 from $51.
- Zacks reiterated a Neutral rating and a price target of $42.
Shares of GameStop closed up 0.6% Thursday at $43.87. Following the release of the earnings report, the response in Friday’s trading was negative, with shares down over 13% at $37.68. Note that if GameStop falls another 10% it will be at a 52-week low.
This could be an opportunity for investors to buy the dip, expecting that the company can turn it around in the holiday season. It should be noted though that there is inherent risk, considering the guidance was not favorable. Also with the stock close to 52-week lows, there might be a reasonable concern that it could fall even lower. As of October 31, about a third of the company’s float was short, another item for investors to keep an eye on.
The stock has a consensus analyst price target of $52.07 and a 52-week trading range of $33.10 to $51.55. The company has a market cap of nearly $5 billion.
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