National Pension Service Grows Stock Holdings in Roblox Corporation $RBLX

National Pension Service raised its stake in shares of Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,697,820 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 115,096 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Roblox were worth $235,182,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Roblox by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 59,153,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,222,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513,608 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Roblox by 298.4% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 329,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,617,000 after acquiring an additional 246,652 shares during the last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new stake in Roblox in the second quarter valued at approximately $120,041,000. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Roblox during the third quarter worth approximately $2,895,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in Roblox by 14.5% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 81,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,554,000 after purchasing an additional 10,325 shares during the period. 94.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on RBLX. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Roblox in a research note on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $160.00 target price on Roblox in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of Roblox in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wedbush cut their price objective on Roblox from $165.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on Roblox in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Roblox presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.65.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roblox

In other news, insider Arvind Chakravarthy sold 20,912 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.23, for a total value of $1,991,449.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 181,043 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,240,724.89. This represents a 10.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO David Baszucki sold 66,896 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.53, for a total transaction of $6,992,638.88. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 504,300 shares of company stock valued at $46,290,436. 12.92% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Roblox Price Performance

RBLX stock opened at $65.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $42.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.83 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.96. Roblox Corporation has a 1 year low of $50.10 and a 1 year high of $150.59. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $109.81.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported ($0.37) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.44) by $0.07. Roblox had a negative return on equity of 314.20% and a negative net margin of 21.70%.The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.37) EPS. Roblox’s quarterly revenue was up 70.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Roblox Corporation will post -1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Roblox

Here are the key news stories impacting Roblox this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan flagged that Roblox’s recent stabilization in engagement trends is “encouraging,” which could support revenue visibility if usage holds steady and monetization improves. JPMorgan: Stabilization Encouraging
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings are a near‑term catalyst: analysts expect a year‑over‑year decline in EPS and the company is due to report, so results and guidance could swing sentiment. Monitor bookings, engagement metrics and margin commentary. Analysts Expect Earnings Decline
• Neutral Sentiment: Debt and valuation context: the company carries leverage and a negative trailing P/E; some investors view recent pullbacks as a buying opportunity if engagement and monetization signals improve. Coverage pieces are debating attractiveness after the pullback. Is Roblox Still Attractive?
• Negative Sentiment: Google’s new Project Genie, which aims to let users create fully rendered 3D worlds and controllable characters, rattled gaming and creator-platform stocks today and put downward pressure on Roblox shares as investors reassess competitive risk. Google’s Project Genie Hammers Gaming Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: The Netherlands’ consumer regulator (ACM) opened a probe into Roblox over potential risks to minors and exposure to harmful content in the EU; regulatory investigations raise the prospect of fines, imposed compliance costs, or feature restrictions that could hit engagement and monetization. Dutch regulator to probe Roblox
• Negative Sentiment: Wedbush trimmed its price target from $165 to $110 (while keeping an outperform rating), a reduction that can weaken sentiment and reprice expectations even though the new target still implies upside from current levels. Wedbush Lowers Price Target

Roblox Company Profile

Roblox Corporation operates Roblox, a user-generated online platform that enables people to create, share and monetize immersive 3D experiences and games. The core offering centers on Roblox Studio, a development environment that allows independent creators and studios to design interactive worlds using the company’s building tools and scripting language. Content on the platform spans games, virtual hangouts, branded experiences and live events, all delivered through a persistent social environment.

Roblox’s business model is built around its virtual economy and creator ecosystem.