Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) leaks continue to pop up, turning market attention to both the upcoming title and publisher Take-Two Interactive’s (NASDAQ: TTWO) stock.
With the latest released footage, which heavily implies that the hacker group behind the leak has a GTA 6 playable build, TTWO shares are sitting at $237 on August 20, having dropped 4.8% from $249 on August 17, a day before the leaks started circulating.
The shares are now down 3.45% on the five-day chart, as the leaks appear to have had a modest impact on the company, even as social media chatter grows louder by the hour.
Neither developer Rockstar Games nor Take-Two has issued a public statement regarding the leaks. However, posts containing the alleged leaked footage are reportedly being removed.
GTA 6 leaked gameplay barely affects TTWO shares
Although the leaks are not affecting TTWO stock to a dramatic degree, they have nonetheless introduced another element into the Take-Two narrative as the market looks forward to the upcoming extended GTA 6 preview expected to premiere on Netflix on August 27.
In the long term, however, investors are more interested in Take-Two’s financial performance, as TTWO stock has underperformed the broader market in 2026, being down 5.8% year to date (YTD). By comparison, the S&P 500 Index has returned 12.4%.
Analyst sentiment has become somewhat more bullish, with the number of ‘Buy’ ratings rising to 17. Most recently, on August 17, Piper Sandler analyst James Callahan maintained his own ‘Buy’ rating and gave a TTWO price target of $290.
Currently, TTWO’s mean price target of $293 represents a nearly 24% upside from the current market price, per TipRanks data. As such, the number appears to reflect CEO Strauss Zelnick’s statement that fiscal 2027 would be marked by record-breaking performance.
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