18.7% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Activision Blizzard Call (ATVI)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Nov 16, 5:15PM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) on August 28th, 2015 at $29.46. In approximately 3 months, Activision Blizzard has returned 18.66% as of today's recent price of $34.95.
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14)
NetEase Keeps Winning From Mobile Growth
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 13, 3:00PM CST
Image source: Netease. Emerging markets have underperformed U.S. stocks, with concerns about the slowing pace of growth in key areas like China and Brazil weighing on investor sentiment. Yet for NetEase , those concerns haven't done anything to...
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), NTES: 150.01 (+4.18), GAME: 6.95 (-0.01)
Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Tops $550M
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 13, 1:00PM CST
Activision Blizzard, Inc.'s (ATVI) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has garnered $550 million, globally, in its opening weekend.
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), DIS: 116.69 (+0.77), TWTR: 25.28 (-0.13), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
Mobile Game Apps Forecasted to Generate More Revenue Potential Than Video Online & Console Games Reaching $40 Billion by 2018
PR Newswire - Fri Nov 13, 7:45AM CST
The mobile games - downloadable gaming apps industry has drastically evolved in last decade from a market dominated by video gaming consoles and online publishing giants, to an explosion of new and disruptive mobile apps and platforms. Industry experts feel the market may continue to explode, with a stable group of games developers and publisher in the top grossing charts set to dominate for the next few years such as Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Sony (NYSE: SNE).
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), EA: 68.38 (+0.39), SNE: 26.94 (-0.50), MSFT: 53.15 (-0.61), GOOG: 728.03 (-0.93)
NetEase Hits New High On Q3 Revenue, Earnings Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Nov 12, 6:16PM CST
NetEase stock hit an all-time high Thursday after the Chinese gaming and Internet company late Wednesday posted solid beats in revenue and earnings for Q3, as its focus on online games is paying off. The company said that online games, its biggest...
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), NTES: 150.01 (+4.18), AAPL: 114.08 (-0.10)
Why Activision Blizzard Inc. Rose 13% in October
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 12, 12:21PM CST
What : Video game publisher Activision Blizzard saw its stock jump 13% higher during the month of October, according to S&P Capital IQ data. Shares are now up 75% year-to-date, making it the third best performer in the entire S&P 500. ...
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), EA: 68.38 (+0.39), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
Activision Blizzard, Zynga and Glu Mobile: Buy, Hold or Sell
at The Street - Thu Nov 12, 9:40AM CST
Is Activision’s acquisition of King a good one? Will Zynga ever affect a turnaround? Will Glu Mobile repeat the Kim Kardashian success with its raft of upcoming celebrity-based games?
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), GLUU: 3.19 (unch), ZNGA: 2.51 (+0.04), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
Mobile Gaming Sector Evolves Into One of the Biggest Global Entertainment Industries Estimated at $25 Billion - Company Reports Over 190% Increase in Revenues Year-Over-Year
PR Newswire - Thu Nov 12, 7:30AM CST
The video games & mobile gaming sector continues to be an area of fast growth as games are considered low-cost entertainment which even in recessions people will continue to spend money on this sector. Global mobile game revenues are expected to eclipse console game revenues in 2015 and could generate $30.3 billion worldwide. Recent financial reporting released by top gaming companies include Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) & King Digital Entertainment plc (NASDAQ: KING)
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), TTWO: 34.25 (+0.81), GLUU: 3.19 (unch), ZNGA: 2.51 (+0.04), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
'Black Ops 3' breaks record
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Nov 11, 5:48PM CST
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) sales topped $550 mil in the military shooter game's first 3 days of release. That makes "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" 2015's biggest launch in any entertainment medium, even besting the movie, "Jurassic World." Player...
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14)
Did Activision Blizzard Inc. Overpay for King Digital Entertainment PLC?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Nov 11, 11:20AM CST
Activision Blizzard recently announced that it will acquire King Digital Entertainment , the maker of Candy Crush Saga , for $5.9 billion. The deal will turn Activision...
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), EA: 68.39 (+0.40), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
Mattel's (MAT) Revenues Weak, Turnaround Efforts Underway
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Nov 11, 8:50AM CST
We issued an updated research report on Mattel, Inc. (MAT) on Nov 9, 2015.
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), HAS: 74.30 (-1.47), MAT: 25.10 (+1.32), JAKK: 7.72 (-0.03)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Scores over Half a Billion Dollar Opening Weekend
Business Wire - Wed Nov 11, 7:00AM CST
--Highest Per Player Engagement Ever Recorded for Call of Duty;More than 75 Million Hours Online Over Three Days
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14)
Facebook Is About To Get Way Less Annoying
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Nov 11, 6:11AM CST
With Q3 earnings in the books, most Facebook investors and industry pundits are relishing in yet another blow-out quarter. The success of video spots across the site and the introduction of mainstream ads on Facebook's fast-growing photo-sharing...
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), FB: 105.53 (+1.49), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
Activision Blizzard Announces Receipt of Further Irrevocable Undertakings Related to Proposed Acquisition of King Digital Entertainment
Business Wire - Tue Nov 10, 4:52PM CST
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ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), KING: 17.76 (+0.01)
E-Sports: America's Next Favorite Pastime?
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Nov 10, 11:45AM CST
Activision Blizzard's (ATVI) BlizzCon drew in 25,000 attendees to Anaheim, many of them there to watch the StarCraft II global finals between South Korean pro-gamers SOS and Life. Competitive gaming gets its fair share of criticism, but the industry...
TTWO: 34.25 (+0.81), AMZN: 646.25 (-1.56), ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), EA: 68.39 (+0.40), SNE: 26.94 (-0.50), DIS: 116.69 (+0.77), GOOGL: 750.94 (+0.52), MSFT: 53.15 (-0.61), TWX: 70.95 (-0.15)
Will China's Singles Day Be Breakout Day For NetEase?
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Nov 10, 10:09AM CST
As e-commerce giants Alibaba (BABA), JD.com (JD) and Tencent (TCEHY) get ready for Singles Day -- China's largest online shopping event of the year, on Nov. 11 -- fellow Chinese Internet stock NetEase (NTES) is set to release its latest earnings...
TTWO: 34.25 (+0.81), ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), NTES: 150.01 (+4.18), JD: 29.10 (+0.29), BABA: 77.90 (-0.40)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, ActiVision Blizzard, NVIDIA, Twitter and TripAdvisor
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Nov 10, 8:30AM CST
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, ActiVision Blizzard, NVIDIA, Twitter and TripAdvisor
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), FB: 105.53 (+1.49), TRIP: 78.49 (-0.06), TWTR: 25.28 (-0.13), NVDA: 30.37 (-0.03)
Join the Fight for Aiur!
Business Wire - Tue Nov 10, 8:00AM CST
The protoss armada has arrived and is ready to reclaim Aiur. Blizzard Entertainment today announced that StarCraft(R) II: Legacy of the Void(TM), the highly anticipated third game in its acclaimed StarCraft II real-time strategy series, has warped in to the online Battle.net(R) Shop and retailers around the world. In Legacy of the Void, brave commanders will embark on an intergalactic journey to unite the protoss race, take back their homeworld, and vanquish the ancient evil that now threatens to consume all life in the Koprulu sector.
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14)
Why NetEase Belongs In Your Portfolio Ahead of Earnings
at The Street - Tue Nov 10, 7:00AM CST
Investors can still do well with NetEase, which also pays a 1.3% annual dividend yield.
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14), IGV: 103.57 (+0.70), NTES: 150.01 (+4.18), MSFT: 53.15 (-0.61), CRM: 77.83 (+1.57)
Activision Blizzard Falls 2.71% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Nov 09, 4:25PM CST
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $33.71 to a high of $35.87. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $34.85 on volume of 15.9 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
ATVI: 36.09 (+1.14)