Sep 28 close
GameStop shares moved this week on a mix of insider conviction and deal progress. Chief executive Ryan Cohen disclosed additional open-market purchases, including a $26 million buy that pushed his personal stake past 40 million shares, with three directors also buying the same week. Separately, shareholders approved an increase in authorized Class A common stock, a step enabling the non-binding proposal to acquire eBay at $125 per share in cash and stock, even as warrants tied to the deal near expiration and broader AI-linked market weakness weighed on sentiment.
GME closed at $23.96, up 2.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $20.31 and 200-day average of $22.21. The GekkoIndex reads 47.7, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, up 5 points over the last five readings. Price stands 58.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $15.13, a notable gap between market price and that benchmark.
The next earnings date falls on 8 December, 70 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 8 September matched estimates at $0.27 per share with a 3.8% reaction. Smart-money activity over the last 90 days shows 6 insider purchases totaling $48.5 million, while the last 30 days recorded 6 unusual options signals with call premium of $3.6 million against put premium of $682,268. Seasonality over 5 years shows the next 20 trading days from this point averaging -8.6%, with gains in just 1 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the current fair-value gap.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
GameStop scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $23.96 sits between the 50-day ($20.31) and 200-day ($22.21) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart47.7, Neutral
Reading 47.7 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex58.4% above
Price is 58.4% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 6 open-market insider purchases. Last 30 days: 6 unusual options signals.
See smart moneyReports in 70 days
Next report Dec 8, 2026, 70 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−8.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −8.6% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
GameStop closed at $23.96 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $17.79 to $28.10.
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GameStop sells gaming and entertainment merchandise to shoppers in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, reaching them both online and through physical stores. Its shelves carry new and used game consoles, accessories like controllers, headsets, virtual reality gear, and memory cards, along with new and pre-owned game software. The company also sells digital content such as in-game currency, downloadable add-ons, and full digital downloads, and it is widely recognized for this mix of physical and digital gaming products. It further stocks licensed pop culture items, including collectibles tied to games, television, film, and broader fan culture.
The retail network runs under the GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania names, supported by e-commerce sites tied to each brand. A smaller chain of Zing Pop Culture shops adds collectibles, apparel, gadgets, electronics, and toys to the mix. The company also puts out Game Informer, a publication covering game reviews, previews, and industry news, extending its reach beyond retail into media.
GameStop was founded in 1996 and was previously known as GSC Holdings Corp. Its headquarters are in Grapevine, Texas. Shares of the company trade on the NYSE under the ticker GME.
GameStop’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 47.7, in the Neutral zone, up 5 points over five sessions.
Up 5 points over five sessions, from the Distribution zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 32 | 0.0% | +4.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 264 | +1.7% | +10.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 334 | −0.4% | −2.5% | ||
| Distribution | 34 | +16.0% | +15.3% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average GME share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
GameStop trades 58.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $15.13, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what GameStop shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$15.13
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
58.4% Overvalued
Insiders filed 6 open-market purchases in GameStop worth $48.50M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$48.50Min 6 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Cohen Ryan director, officer: President, CEO and Chairman | Purchase | $26.39M |
| Sep 21 | Attal Alain director | Purchase | $402K |
| Sep 10 | Cohen Ryan director, officer: President, CEO and Chairman | Purchase | $20.38M |
| Sep 10 | Attal Alain director | Purchase | $100K |
| Sep 9 | Grube James director | Purchase | $196K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in GME were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
GameStop has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
6signals, 84% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 29, $277K in unusual premium.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold GME.
GameStop reports on Dec 8, 2026 (70 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Dec 8, 2026
70 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | $0.27 est $0.27 | $790.2M est $756.9M | +3.8% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $0.30 est $0.16 | $835.3M est $766.6M | +3.8% |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $0.22 est $0.08 | $1.10B est $1.47B | +0.2% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | $0.24 est $0.20 | $821.0M est $987.3M | −5.3% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | $0.25 est $0.19 | $972.2M est $900.0M | +5.0% |
| Jun 10, 2025 | $0.17 est $0.08 | $732.4M est $750.0M | −5.9% |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.30 est $0.08 | $1.28B est $1.48B | +10.7% |
| Dec 10, 2024 | $0.06 est −$0.03 | $860.3M est $887.7M | +3.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for GameStop is $13.50, −43.7% from the last close.
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, GameStop averaged −8.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −5.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −5.6% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −5.3% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −8.6% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −2.5% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, GME’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 11.5%.
GameStop’s market cap is $10.75B, with a P/E ratio of 15.4 and revenue of $3.55B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of GameStop this week reads positive: 4 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
GameStop’s 1 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| BBYBest Buy | Neutral | 13.0% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
GameStop’s market cap is $10.75B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $23.96, with 504.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.4.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for GameStop is $13.50, −43.7% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate GameStop is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $23.96 is 58.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $15.13. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
GameStop is expected to report on Dec 8, 2026 (70 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.37 per share on revenue of $810.7M. GameStop beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.8% on average across the report.
GameStop’s 52-week high is $28.10 and its 52-week low is $17.79; it closed at $23.96 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $64.83 on May 14, 2024.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Gekko flagged 6 unusual options signals in GameStop over the last 30 days, with $3.57M of flagged premium in calls and $682K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 29, 2026 with $277K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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