Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) Price Target Lowered to $9.00 at Wells Fargo & Company

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) had its price objective decreased by Wells Fargo & Company from $10.00 to $9.00 in a research report report published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on GENI. Citizens Jmp boosted their price target on Genius Sports from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Genius Sports in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Genius Sports in a research note on Monday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Genius Sports from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Genius Sports from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $12.84.

Genius Sports Trading Down 3.1%

NYSE GENI opened at $5.85 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.60 and a beta of 1.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $8.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.43. Genius Sports has a 1 year low of $5.60 and a 1 year high of $13.73.

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $240.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $234.94 million. Genius Sports had a negative net margin of 16.67% and a negative return on equity of 13.69%. The business’s revenue was up 37.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.12) EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Genius Sports will post -0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Genius Sports

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GENI. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Genius Sports by 275.5% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 2,920 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in Genius Sports in the 4th quarter worth about $63,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in Genius Sports in the 3rd quarter valued at about $65,000. Strs Ohio boosted its holdings in Genius Sports by 178.9% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 5,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 3,400 shares during the period. Finally, Amalgamated Bank acquired a new position in shares of Genius Sports during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $79,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.91% of the company’s stock.

Genius Sports News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Genius Sports this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue beat and strong operational improvement: revenue rose ~31–37% year-over-year to $240.5M and the company reported a sizable jump in EBITDA, which investors view as proof of improving operating leverage. Genius Sports Stock Rallies
• Positive Sentiment: Management issued FY2026 revenue guidance (~$810M–$820M) slightly above street consensus, supporting the growth story and providing a near-term revenue target for investors to watch. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial momentum and partnerships: continued adtech deployments (e.g., Magnite, NBC Sports RSNs) and product wins that support longer-term monetization of sports data and advertising. Adtech Deployments
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts cut price targets but largely kept positive ratings — several firms trimmed targets (Citigroup, Oppenheimer, Wells Fargo, Needham, BTIG) while retaining Buy/Outperform/Overweight stances, a mixed signal that leaves upside views intact but lowers near-term valuation support. Analyst Notes
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss and continued losses: GENI reported ($0.08) EPS vs. analyst estimate of $0.02, extending quarterly net losses and negative margins/ROE — this EPS shortfall was the main catalyst for downward pressure on the stock. Earnings Release / Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and stock movement: coverage notes and the EPS miss prompted near-term selling; some headlines call out the share decline following results despite the revenue beat. Market Reaction

About Genius Sports

Genius Sports is a global sports technology company that specializes in collecting, analyzing and distributing real-time sports data and video streams. The firm provides official data feeds, live video streaming solutions and digital engagement tools to sports leagues, federations, broadcasters and betting operators. By integrating data directly from sporting events through its network of field officials and proprietary technology, Genius Sports ensures accuracy and integrity for partners who rely on up-to-the-second information.

The company’s product suite includes a cloud-based platform for data capture and distribution, an integrity services offering designed to identify and mitigate match-fixing risks, and a suite of commercial products that power odds creation, in-game betting markets and fan engagement experiences.