Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) Hits New 52-Week Low on Disappointing Earnings

Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) shares reached a new 52-week low on Thursday after the company announced weaker than expected quarterly earnings. The company traded as low as $5.60 and last traded at $5.9660, with a volume of 2335203 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $6.04.

The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $240.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was up 37.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.12) EPS.

Genius Sports News Summary

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Genius Sports in a report on Thursday. New Street Research set a $17.00 target price on shares of Genius Sports in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Genius Sports from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Genius Sports in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Genius Sports from $10.00 to $7.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Genius Sports has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $12.84.

Institutional Trading of Genius Sports

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GENI. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Genius Sports by 17.9% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,513,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,298,000 after purchasing an additional 2,051,503 shares during the period. Voss Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Genius Sports by 35.4% during the 4th quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 11,100,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,322,000 after buying an additional 2,900,000 shares during the last quarter. Senvest Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Genius Sports by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Senvest Management LLC now owns 9,410,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,704,000 after buying an additional 1,135,577 shares during the period. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Genius Sports by 9.6% in the second quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 9,191,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,595,000 after buying an additional 806,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hood River Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Genius Sports by 3.3% during the second quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 6,811,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,838,000 after acquiring an additional 215,384 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.91% of the company’s stock.

Genius Sports Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $8.36 and a 200 day moving average of $10.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.60 and a beta of 1.91.

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.