Swintenel read
Speculation-heavy
GME: 1 drawdowns of 30%+ in 1.1 years vs. +7.3% over the past year. GME is priced as a turnaround / balance-sheet optionality story: cash and capital structure matter more than retail same-store narrative.
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Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
What changedReviewed; does not map to a registered falsifier. GameStop (GME) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note · as of this morning
Swintenel read
Speculation-heavy
GME: 1 drawdowns of 30%+ in 1.1 years vs. +7.3% over the past year. GME is priced as a turnaround / balance-sheet optionality story: cash and capital structure matter more than retail same-store narrative.
Growth beats expectations and the speculation premium holds — upside if narrative strengthens.
Expectations reset lower — miss risk is elevated with 58% speculation premium priced in.
Price series and mix come from the ticker cache. Quote multiples and annual statements come from FMP when the key is configured. Headlines and earnings dates come from the scan cache. Missing fields stay as dashes — we do not invent a live tape or a buy/sell rating.
Price mix
We split the last price into three parts: what looks backed by earnings today, what already assumes growth, and what is still a bet. This describes the price. It is not a rating.
How much of today's price looks backed by what the company already earns. Not a guess about next year.
How much of the price already assumes growth that looks more like it is on the books, sitting on top of today's earnings.
What is left after those two. The market is paying for a future that still has to show up. That leftover can stay, shrink, or reverse. It is not a score or a buy signal.
Constructive and risk cases sit on Overview. What would break the thesis lives in Thesis check.
When they report
Two things: when you'd hear the next report, and whether profit per share has been going up.
Next report on file is Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · in 35 days. That's when you'd hear the latest numbers.
Last print
Next print
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · in 35 days
Profit per share is up about 2% versus a year ago.
Options in the cache imply about a 3.8% swing either way. Not a call on up or down.
Sales
Sales
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · in 35 days
Headlines
Operational memo
What has to stay true, and what would break it. A price drop alone does not count. Street counts stay in the rail; definitions are at the bottom of this page.
The memo bet on GameStop: GME is priced as a turnaround / balance-sheet optionality story: cash and capital structure matter more than retail same-store narrative. It sits in Specialty Retail.
Full description, quality metrics, and statements live under Depth. This tab is the economics the memo is betting on — and whether the latest facts still match that bet.
When the economics of GameStop changed — or looked like they might — here is what that looks like now.
In the past two months, GameStop has seen revenue delivered at $835.3M versus an estimate of $766.6M, a 9.0% beat, and EPS of $0.3 versus an estimate of $0.16, an 87.5% beat. However, the latest annual revenue showed a year-over-year decline of 5.1%.
The market is debating the sustainability of these earnings beats against the backdrop of declining overall revenue.
To judge whether that matters, you need how the company got here.
Over the past year, GameStop's price has seen a 52-week change of -10.0%. The company's latest annual revenue declined 5.1% year-over-year, with a gross margin of 32.4%.
The current valuation appears to price in a turnaround and balance-sheet optionality, with cash and capital structure being more critical than same-store retail performance.
A large move should make you careful - the relevant history explains why people disagree.
GameStop has experienced two significant drawdowns of over 30% in the last 20 years, from 2006 to 2026. This history informs the current debate, which centers on whether the company's balance sheet optionality can be maintained without a dilutive capital raise or significant cash burn, or if operating results will necessitate a going-concern warning.
The GME memo turns on what must stay true, and what would prove it wrong.
GME is priced as a turnaround / balance-sheet optionality story: cash and capital structure matter more than retail same-store narrative. Shared AI drivers do not apply.
Below we track the key markers for this stock. If any of them break, that is a mechanical hit to the thesis. A stock drop alone does not count.
Must be true GME is pre-profit
UncheckedBreaks if: Gross-margin guidance rolls over in a way that contradicts the durable-economics claim.
Where we look: Company earnings — gross margin vs guidance
Must be true price implies ~78%/yr revenue growth (recent history ~-12%/yr).
UncheckedBreaks if: Delivered growth or revenue falls short of what the multiple already prices in.
Where we look: Not scheduled yet — checkpoint lands when the engine drafts one.
Must be true The growth narrative must hold against current fundamentals.
UncheckedBreaks if: Delivered growth or revenue falls short of what the multiple already prices in.
Where we look: 2026-12-08
Analyst price targets
Consensus $18.25 · median $18.25
Range $11.5 – $25 · -24.7% vs last
via FMP · as of Nov 3, 2026
Street grade mix
0 strong buy · 6 buy · 20 hold · 10 sell · 0 strong sell
36 ratings · FMP label “Hold” — counts only, not a recommendation.
via FMP · as of Nov 3, 2026
Street annual estimates
FY 2027 · revenue $3.90B · EPS $1.8
What analysts publish for the next annual period (1 EPS estimates) — not a Swintenel forecast.
via FMP · as of Nov 3, 2026
RSI
RSI(14) = 47.6 · bar 2026-10-30
RSI (Relative Strength Index) measures recent price momentum on a 0–100 scale. Readings under 30 are often called 'oversold'; over 70 'overbought' — labels for the reading, not trade advice.
via FMP · as of Nov 3, 2026
Insider Form 4 activity
Y2026 Q4: 4 acquire / 4 dispose transactions
Descriptive ownership activity from filings — not a buy/sell signal.
via FMP · as of Nov 3, 2026
Average close
50-day avg $22.91 · 200-day avg $22.69
Simple moving averages of recent closes — context for where price sits, not a signal.
via FMP · as of Nov 3, 2026
Dossier
Cached research in tabs. More filled dots means higher versus other names. Not a rating.
GameStop Corp. · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
GameStop Corp., a specialty retailer, provides games, collectibles, and entertainment products through its stores and e-commerce platforms in United States, Australia and Europe. The company sells new and pre-owned gaming platforms; accessories, such as controllers, gaming headsets, and other peripheral devices; new and pre-owned gaming software; and in-game digital currency, digital downloadable content, and full-game downloads. It also sells collectibles comprising apparel, toys, trading cards, gadgets, and other retail products for pop culture and technology enthusiasts. The company operates stores and e-commerce sites under the GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania brands; and pop culture themed stores that sell collectibles, apparel, gadgets, electronics, toys, and other retail products under the Zing Pop Culture brand. The company was formerly known as GSC Holdings Corp. GameStop Corp. was founded in 1996 and is based in Grapevine, Texas.
Reported quality from statements first. More filled dots means higher versus other names. Not a rating.
Ownership, short interest, and Form 4 stats. Named 13F holder tables are not on this FMP tier.
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