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Why I Sold Activision Blizzard
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Filed under: Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Stocks to Sell  Well, I finally did it. Last week, I sold my position in Activision Blizzard (ATVI), at a price of $10.62 per share. I thought about it long and hard, but in the end, I felt it was the right thing for me to do at this time.
<>In case you haven't noticed, shares of the video game publisher have been in something of a downtrend as of late. The industry isn't what it used to be. Gaming isn't going away, certainly, but those who follow this sector will no doubt agree that the growth is possibly no longer there, at least for ...
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Video value? New titles boost gaming sector
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88 days
(closed on 12/28/09)
Filed under: Newsletters, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Stocks to Buy "The video game industry was once thought to be virtually recession proof; unfortunately, recession reality has intruded," notes Geoffrey Seiler, who adds, "Boosters, however, are pointing to new games scheduled for release later this year as a reason for optimism." In his always-informative BullMarket.com, the advisors offers an in-depth review of the sector, highlights potential opportunities in GameStop (NYSE: GME), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), and Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI). <>"When you get righ...
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Electronic Arts: Growth is Coming
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-60.10%
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553 days
Shares of Electronic Arts (ERTS) have hit a new 52 week low this week, and are sitting just above historical two and five year lows.  While this may prove to be frustrating for current EA stockholders, it will serve as an excellent entry point for new ones.
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Activision reached a new 52-week high -- how high is it going?
ERTS
-64.32%
in
586 days
(closed on 01/26/10)
Filed under: Industry, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Stocks to Buy At least one of my stocks is doing pretty well in this terrible, depressing market environment. Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) hit a new 52-week high of $36.84 on Tuesday. It closed a little below that, but it was a great, high-volume day for the stock, one that saw the shares rise almost 5%. <>Yes, with the Dow Jones index shedding 100 points, with every other stock in my portfolio in the red, including MFA (NYSE: MFA), which closed down to $6.66 -- the number of the beast, my...
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Strong Results/Guidance for EA, Though R&D Spending a Concern; Reiterate Strong Buy
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-65.91%
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635 days
5/14 - "Q4 results were above guidance and consensus estimates...Management guided to dramatic revenue growth and modest EPS growth in FY:09, expecting a surprising 30% increase in R&D spending. The company expects pro forma revenues of $5.0 – 5.3 billion and pro forma EPS of $1.30 – 1.70, compared to consensus estimates of $4.6 billion and $1.74, respectively...We are raising our pro forma revenue estimate to $5.25 billion from $4.6 billion, and are maintaining our pro forma EPS estimate of $1.75. We are modeling significantly higher R&D expense than we had previously."
"EA’s share price ...
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Currently Invested in Activision, But EA Merits Consideration
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-65.91%
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635 days
5/14 - "EA was forecast to only break-even on a non-GAAP basis, so the difference was a nice $0.09. In terms of operational cash flow, EA increased the metric by 33% during the fourth quarter, but for the full year, operational cash flow decreased 15%. Ah, such is life, I guess. Nevertheless, EA produced 27 titles that sold over a million units this year -- three more than in the previous year. Fifteen of its titles sold over 2 million units -- five more than the last fiscal period. Titles such as Army of Two and Rock Band, as well as various sports franchises, drove the results."
"But EA ...
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A Less Artful EA
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-65.91%
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635 days
5/14 - "Although the quarter beat analysts' expectations on an adjusted basis, many investors seem to be thinking "game over," especially since EA turned in a rather tepid forecast and gave reason to believe that the pesky "enhancing profitability" portion of EA's picture remains fuzzy at best.
EA also said it will stop offering quarterly forecasts. Although corporations' forecasts can be unreliable, I'm not sure what EA's decision to stop giving them at all -- at a time when many investors are already wondering what the heck its deal is -- says about its chances of getting its act togethe...
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Electronic Arts: This Stock Isn't Playing Games
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-66.20%
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663 days
Electronic Arts (ERTS), the maker of the Madden Football series, Tiger Woods PGA, and NBA Live for lack of a better phrase is a slam dunk.
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In a bad economy, people cocoon themselves. They stay home. They watch TV. They rent movies. And, they play video games. Electronic Arts (ERTS) is the king of video game makers. Yes we have a variety of platforms to choose from, Playstation (SNE), XBOX 360 (MSFT), the Wii, and of course PC and MAC(AAPL). Guess what ? Electronic Arts makes games for all of them.
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Company is too big
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+64.17%
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998 days
ERTS has really gotten ahead of itself. Too many parts to make the wheel spin. Stock will see better days for quite a long time. 40 dollars is my target.
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More next-gen console systems on the market, more games to sell
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-65.85%
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1087 days
EA is the biggest computer game maker. With Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360, Sony (SNE) Playstation 3 and Nintento (NTDOY) Wii having their next generation on the market the customer base for EA grows. Analysts expect earnings to triple till 2009. Furthermore, Apple (AAPL) wants EA to make games for its upcoming iPhone. Recently EA bought "SingShot Media" a company that maintains a online karaoke site that lets users record karaoke songs to share it with friends online.
Having such a growing potential customer base, sales should rise as the sales of nextgen console continue to grow, too.
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It goes without saying that discretionary purchases are under pressure in the era of the frugal consumer. 
