On August 12, SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO rose 7.37% in regular trading, trading at $174.11/share, with turnover of $59.92 million. The continued rally is primarily driven by the company's Q2 earnings report released on July 30, which significantly exceeded market expectations.

The Q2 report showed EPS of -$1.07, substantially better than analyst estimates ranging from -$1.44 to -$1.57. Revenue reached $313.6 million, up 10.9% year-over-year, surpassing consensus estimates of $300-$307 million. This follows a Q1 beat where EPS of -$0.04 outperformed the -$0.41 estimate by over 90%. The company's Wizard of Oz production has generated over $400 million in ticket sales and more than 3 million tickets sold since its Las Vegas launch.

Institutional support has strengthened in recent months, with Morgan Stanley raising its price target to $158, Benchmark upgrading to Buy with a $155 target, and Citigroup initiating coverage with an Outperform rating and $150 target. The stock has now surpassed all published analyst targets, reflecting the market's bullish pricing of the company's immersive entertainment business outlook.

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