On September 28, Roblox Corporation fell 5.49% in pre-market trading, trading at approximately $44.0 per share, with turnover of $2.57 million.
The decline was primarily triggered by Jefferies downgrading Roblox from Hold to Underperform and setting a price target of $38, well below the current analyst consensus mean target of approximately $49.34. The bearish call reflects deepening concerns over Roblox's growth momentum and competitive positioning. Notably, the downgrade comes just days after Meta unveiled AI-powered game creation tools at its annual Connect conference, which directly target Roblox's core user-generated content ecosystem by enabling users to build and distribute complete 2D/3D games via text prompts across Facebook and Instagram.
The broader backdrop adds further pressure. Roblox reported disappointing Q2 results in late July, with bookings of $1.57 billion missing the $1.6 billion consensus and weak Q3 guidance, prompting a wave of downgrades and target cuts from Deutsche Bank, Wedbush, and Macquarie at that time. Meanwhile, major shareholder ValueAct Holdings disclosed a 46.2% reduction in its Roblox stake in August.
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