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Take-Two climbs on BofA note that “GTA 6” will likely come out with an $80 price tag

“Grand Theft Auto VI,” Take-Two’s hotly anticipated sixth installment in its “Grand Theft Auto” franchise, will likely release at an $80 price point, according to a new Bank of America note.

After attending the Entertainment Software Association’s iicon event last month, BofA wrote, “What we heard leads us to believe GTA 6 will cost $80, rather than our previously assumed $70 per unit.”

Shares of Take-Two are up about 4% on Monday, good enough for one of its biggest trading days of 2026. The stock is still down about 12% year to date.

An $80 price for the year’s biggest game would further usher in the higher industry price ceiling, which climbed to $70 around 2020 following roughly 15 years at the $60 level. Nintendo’s “Mario Kart World” was the first to test the $80 price tag last year, though its effectiveness as a trial might be limited since the game was bundled with the Switch 2 console.

Given the demand for “GTA 6,” a follow-up 13 years in the making, industry rumors have speculated that its launch price could be as high as $100.

Investors will be closely watching Take-Two’s earnings call later this month for any official “GTA” pricing information and confirmation of its November release date.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Nike sinks to lowest level since 2014 after warning of “challenged” sales environment in Q4 report

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Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

  • Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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