Unity Software Pre-Reports 'Strong' Q1, Exits of Weak Units Seen Boosting Margins, Morgan Stanley Says

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Unity Software (U) pre-reported "strong" Q1 results and plans to exit underperforming businesses, moves that are likely to boost growth and margins, Morgan Stanley said in a report Friday.

Preliminary results showed revenue and EBITDA coming in about 3% and 24% above expectations, respectively, driven by continued "strength" in the company's "Vector" segment, which grew 78% year over year and 15% sequentially, with record EBITDA margins of 26%, the report said.

The company plans to "sunset" its ironSource Ad Network by April 30 and pursue a divestiture of its Supersonic game publishing business, both of which are declining and generating "near zero" EBITDA, the investment bank said.

The firm raised 2026 and 2027 revenue forecasts by 3% and 6%, respectively, and increased EBITDA estimates by 16% and 26%, citing stronger Vector growth and margin expansion. The firm now expects EBITDA margins to exceed 32% by 2027, according to the report.

Morgan Stanley maintained an overweight rating on Unity Software and lifted the price target to $32 from $30.

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