Why Investing In Gamestop Corporation (NYSE:GME) Now May Be A Good Investment

Gamestop Corporation (NYSE:GME) traded at $21.73 at close of the session on Friday, March 28 and made a downward move of -1.63% on its previous day’s price.

Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $22.09 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads -0.263 with the day’s price range being $21.72 – $22.79. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 81.81. In terms of its 52-week price range, GME has a high of $64.83 and a low of $9.95. The company’s stock has lost about -11.23% over that past 30 days.

Gamestop Corporation has a market cap of $9.72 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on 2025-Mar-24.

Analysts tracking the company’s growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at 754.23M, with a low of 750M and a high of 758.47M. The median projection represents growth adding up to -14.47% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company’s yearly revenue forecast for current year is expected to hit 3.56B, or -6.92% down from figures reported last year.

On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the GME stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 100% Sell, while medium term indicators assign it an average of Hold.

Based on estimates by 8 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 4 have rated the Gamestop Corporation (GME) stock as a Hold, while 3 rate it as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 1 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Hold and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.

Looking further, we note that the PEG ratio for the GME stock currently stands at 6.54, and the current price level is -8.69% off its SMA20 and -14.35% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 40.46 while the volatility over the past week is 8.82% and jumps to 5.26% over the past one month. The beta value is -0.46, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 1.67. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $18, with the estimates having a low of $11 and a high of $25. These price ends are 49.38% and -15.05% off the current price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a 17.17% if the GME share price touches on the median price of $18.

Coming back to Gamestop Corporation (NYSE:GME), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 8.11 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 22.65 million. Current shares outstanding are 447.00 million.

The insiders hold 8.49% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 32.36%. The data shows that short shares as of 2025-03-14, stood at 28.26 million at a short ratio of 5.55. This represents a 758.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2025-03-14. Shares short rose in March from the previous month at 27.72 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with current price pushing the stock -30.66% down in year-to-date price movement.

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