Video Game Stock Roundup: Activision, Zynga Earnings in Focus - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 13, 1:16PM CST
Over the last five trading sessions, Video Game stocks have mostly reported a mixed trend.
TTWO: 28.40 (+0.96), ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), NTES: 112.99 (-0.49), EA: 56.39 (+0.20), P: 15.44 (+0.45), GLUU: 5.12 (+0.14), ZNGA: 2.24 (-0.42), KING: 16.70 (+1.96)
Bing Gordon And James Buckhouse -- Instrumental In Electronic Arts, Twitter Successes -- To Keynote 2015 Game Marketing Summit
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 12, 8:01AM CST
The Game Marketing Summit® (GMS), the leading conference for interactive game marketers, announced today that its keynote speakers for the tenth annual conference will be Bing Gordon, general partner and chief product officer at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and James Buckhouse, head of story and design at Sequoia Capital. GMS, owned by IDG World Expo, will take place Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. To register, visit www.gamemarketingsummit.com.
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17)
Legendary Taps JAKKS Pacific as Master Toy Licensee for the Upcoming Theatrical Release of Warcraft(R)
Business Wire - Thu Feb 12, 5:30AM CST
Legendary will bring one of the most popular game series of all-time to the big screen with the live-action feature film, Warcraft. Leading U.S. toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK) has secured the Master Toy license for the highly-anticipated release, which hits theatres in March of 2016. This comprehensive agreement grants JAKKS the rights to manufacture, distribute and market action figures in all scales, basic and feature plush, playsets, role-play items and Halloween costumes and accessories. Based on Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft universe, which includes the acclaimed multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft(R), the film is directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, and Toby Kebbell.
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), JAKK: 6.90 (+0.38)
Activision Blizzard Rises 1.71% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Feb 11, 4:04PM CST
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $22.20 to a high of $22.72. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.7%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $22.34 on volume of 10.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Activision Blizzard After 1.71% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Feb 11, 4:03PM CST
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $22.20 to a high of $22.72. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.7%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $22.34 on volume of 10.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17)
Worlds Inc. Adds Two More Billion-Dollar Activision Games to Patent Infringement Suit
Marketwired - Wed Feb 11, 8:45AM CST
Worlds Inc. (OTCBB: WDDD) has supplemented its claims in its patent infringement lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Activision et al) to include two recently released Activision games: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor and Call of Duty(R): Advanced Warfare. Worlds believes these and other games that are part of Activision's multi-billion dollar franchise infringe upon the same Worlds' intellectual property. The amended claim can be found on the US Gov't Pacer website, www.pacer.gov/ (registration required).
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17)
3 Stocks We're Buying Again
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 11, 8:06AM CST
Look close enough at your portfolio returns and you might see a pattern playing out. It's likely some of your best individual buys are actually follow-up purchases of stocks you already own. That's not surprising, considering how much more...
WWAV: 38.65 (+0.61), ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), SSYS: 67.16 (-0.34)
Activision Blizzard’s 2015 Outlook: What Investors Need to Know
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Feb 10, 3:20PM CST
Activision Blizzard didn't book record results last year -- but it got close. Revenue clocked in at $4.8 billion, 3% below the video game publisher's best-ever year of 2012. That's impressive considering that Activision had to deal with a massive...
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17)
NetEase Q4 Tops Views, Spurred By E-Commerce, Mobile
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Feb 10, 12:55PM CST
Shares of Chinese gaming and Internet company NetEase (NTES) rose Tuesday after the company late Monday reported Q4 earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street expectations, as mobile gaming, e-commerce and ad sales gained steam. NetEase' Q4 revenue...
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), NTES: 112.99 (-0.49), BABA: 89.05 (+1.95)
NetEase Keeps Growing, But Will It Win the Game in 2015?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 09, 5:47PM CST
NetEase's partnership with Activision Blizzard remains of key importance. Image source: Blizzard Entertainment. Online gaming is big business in China, and among the major players there, NetEase remains a key participant and has captured its...
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), NTES: 112.99 (-0.49)
Technology Stock Roundup: Earnings Drive TWTR/LNKD, Hurt P - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Feb 09, 9:31AM CST
Investors appeared nervous about the tech sector last week, punishing Pandora (P), Yelp (YELP), Expedia (EXPE) and ActiVision (ATVI) shares. Twitter (TWTR) and Linked (LNKD) did well.
AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), NFLX: 466.10 (+9.37), ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), YHOO: 44.42 (+0.50), LNKD: 269.00 (+1.83), P: 15.44 (+0.45), IBM: 160.40 (+1.88), EXPE: 89.49 (-0.08), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), YELP: 47.53 (-0.10), TWTR: 48.50 (+0.55), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Company News for February 09, 2015 - Corporate Summary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Feb 09, 9:10AM CST
Companies in the News are: MCO,CBOE,MSG,ATVI
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), MSG: 78.72 (+0.53), CBOE: 63.01 (+0.84), MCO: 98.22 (+0.01)
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Upgraded From Hold to Buy
at The Street - Mon Feb 09, 9:00AM CST
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from Hold to Buy with a ratings score of A.
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17)
Activision: Will Investors Switch Into EA?
Fresh Insight - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 7:06AM CST
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), EA: 56.39 (+0.20)
Skylanders Kicks off Mornings and Brightens Up Playtime With Exciting New Offerings From General Mills and Crayola
Business Wire - Mon Feb 09, 7:01AM CST
--New Love Potion Pop Fizz Toy Timed for Valentine's Day and Easter Toys Join the Skylanders Trap Team Lineup
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), GIS: 52.48 (-0.45)
5 Rocket Stocks to Buy in This Misleading Market: LinkedIn, Lululemon and More
at The Street - Mon Feb 09, 6:44AM CST
These stocks have both short-term gain catalysts and longer-term growth prospects.
AGN: 229.49 (+1.87), ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), LNKD: 269.00 (+1.83), DOW: 49.44 (+0.29), LULU: 65.98 (-0.06)
Videogames next for Vegas?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 6:21AM CST
TTWO: 28.40 (+0.96), ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), EA: 56.39 (+0.20), SGMS: 14.15 (+0.36), BYD: 14.36 (-0.23), WYNN: 159.34 (+4.62), LVS: 60.43 (+1.71), MGM: 21.46 (+0.22), CZR: 10.78 (+0.18)
The Faces Of 2015
George Acs - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 07, 11:47PM CST
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), FAST: 42.50 (+0.26), RDS.A: 66.32 (+0.97), FEYE: 42.26 (+2.63), IP: 57.31 (+0.12), MRO: 29.49 (+0.71), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), GDX: 21.26 (+0.11)
NetEase Leverages Partnerships In Mobile Gaming Shift
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Feb 07, 7:02AM CST
Chinese Web portal NetEase (NTES) is riding a wave of new strategic partnerships and rising revenue from its online games, advertising and e-commerce operations as it prepares to post Q4 earnings after the market close Monday. The Beijing-based...
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), BIDU: 212.13 (+7.11), NTES: 112.99 (-0.49), BABA: 89.05 (+1.95)
Yelp and GoPro are big market movers
AP - Fri Feb 06, 4:25PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
ATVI: 23.11 (+0.17), EXPE: 89.49 (-0.08), RENT: 58.90 (+0.39)