Unity Software (NYSE:U) Upgraded at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Unity Software (NYSE:U) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. Oppenheimer currently has $38.00 price objective on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on U. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Unity Software from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Unity Software from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Unity Software from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Piper Sandler raised Unity Software from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $43.00 to $59.00 in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Unity Software in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.29.

Unity Software Stock Performance

U opened at $19.59 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.78, a current ratio of 2.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Unity Software has a 12-month low of $15.33 and a 12-month high of $52.15. The business has a 50 day moving average of $40.73 and a 200-day moving average of $39.69. The stock has a market cap of $8.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.41, a PEG ratio of 19.50 and a beta of 2.04.

Unity Software (NYSE:U) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.04. Unity Software had a negative return on equity of 4.78% and a negative net margin of 21.77%.The business had revenue of $503.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $490.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.30) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Unity Software will post -1.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Unity Software

In other Unity Software news, Director Tomer Bar-Zeev sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.00, for a total transaction of $2,350,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 873,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,037,862. This represents a 5.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Jarrod Yahes sold 27,742 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.79, for a total value of $1,187,080.18. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 546,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,368,859.91. This represents a 4.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,338,021 shares of company stock worth $63,138,575. 3.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Unity Software

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in U. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Unity Software by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,553,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,570,389,000 after acquiring an additional 996,685 shares in the last quarter. Slate Path Capital LP increased its position in shares of Unity Software by 25.4% in the second quarter. Slate Path Capital LP now owns 20,016,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,410,000 after purchasing an additional 4,048,484 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in Unity Software by 58.7% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,213,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,284,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734,285 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Unity Software during the second quarter valued at approximately $151,221,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Unity Software by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,852,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,547,000 after buying an additional 328,595 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Unity Software

Here are the key news stories impacting Unity Software this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and improving profitability — Unity reported revenue above consensus and positive adjusted EPS with strong free cash flow and adjusted EBITDA margins, signaling the company is now generating cash rather than burning it; management pointed to Vector and Create strength as drivers of near?term improvement. BusinessWire: Q4 results MarketBeat: Profitability & cash flow analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum — Unity’s Vector AI platform showed accelerated sequential growth (management highlighted mid?teen quarterly growth and very strong monthly trends), and Create returned to growth, supporting the case that the revenue mix is shifting toward higher?margin offerings. MarketBeat: Vector momentum
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are re?forecasting — many firms lowered price targets and adjusted models after the quarter, but several still maintain buy/overweight ratings with material upside vs. the current price, reflecting disagreement on how quickly Vector will replace legacy revenue. Benzinga: analyst updates
• Neutral Sentiment: High-volume capitulation cleared short-term positions — trading volume spiked as investors sold on guidance, which can both exaggerate downside and create a liquidity-driven reset in valuation; this raises short?term volatility but also a potential entry point for longer-term holders if fundamentals hold. MarketBeat: volume & capitulation
• Negative Sentiment: Weak near?term guidance — Unity’s Q1 revenue guidance came in below consensus, driven by management’s decision to wind down a lower?margin legacy advertising product (IronSource) before new Vector revenue fully ramps. That guidance miss sparked the rapid decline as the market focuses on near?term top?line risk. Reuters: downbeat forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Negative market reaction and bearish pieces — several outlets and analysts flagged the guidance and AI?displacement fears as reasons to sell or remain cautious, amplifying downside pressure. Coverage includes bearish takes and articles highlighting the revenue forecast miss. Blockonomi: revenue forecast miss Seeking Alpha: bearish analysis

About Unity Software

Unity Software is a leading provider of a real-time 3D development platform that enables creators across industries to design, build and operate interactive, real-time experiences. Originally focused on the game development market, Unity’s technology now extends into sectors such as film, automotive, architecture, engineering and construction, delivering immersive content for mobile, desktop, console, augmented reality and virtual reality devices. The company’s core offering comprises a suite of authoring tools, runtime engines and cloud services that streamline the creation and deployment of interactive 3D applications.

The Unity Editor serves as the central hub where developers design scenes, script behavior and iterate on assets.