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The Three Roadblocks to Sony’s Turnaround

Contrarian Profits (October 8th, 2009) Writes:

Sony Corp. (NYSE ADR: SNE) is facing the first consecutive annual loss of its 63-year history.

The Tokyo-based company lost $1.1 billion (98.9 billion yen) last year, and it expects to lose another $1.4 billion (120 billion yen) in its fiscal year ending March 31. That would be Sony’s first back-to-back annual loss since the company went public in 1958.

And despite renewed optimism within its ranks, Sony still faces a plethora of challenges, including a questionable direction, cost-conscious consumers and a strengthening yen.

The onetime bellwether of the electronics industry has seen its market share crumble in almost every category: Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s (OTC ADR: NTDOY) Wii game console has supplanted Sony’s PlayStation brand, Sony has given up its lead in portable media players to Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPod, and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is now the world’s largest seller of televisions.

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Dreamworks Animation SKG – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy

Michael Vodicka (August 26th, 2009) Writes:

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Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI)

QualityStocks (August 19th, 2009) Writes:

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an online and personal computer, console and hand-held game publisher. The company develops, publishes and distributes video games, as well as maintains its proprietary online game-related services. Their products include Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Quake, Tony Hawk, Over the Hedge, X-Men, and Spider Man.

The company’s success can be seen in countries such as U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and South Korea, to name a few. Their continuous growth leads many to believe that they have the potential for value appreciation, thus alienating themselves from their competitors.

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Video Games Sales Getting Worse, Short the Game Stocks (TTWO, THQI, ERTS, ATVI)

Frank Lara Jr. (August 14th, 2009) Writes:

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U.S. videogame industry revenue

fell more than expected in July led by a sharp drop in console sales. Sales fell 29% to $848M, the fifth straight double-digit drop and nearly twice the -15% analysts predicted. Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360, up 10%, was the lone gainer among consoles, though that too was short of consensus. Could it be time to short the video game ...

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Delays Hit Video Game Maker’s Guidance Hard

Contrarian Profits (July 15th, 2009) Writes:

Shares of “Grand Theft Auto” maker Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq:TTWO) took a drubbing yesterday (Tuesday) after it lowered its financial outlook and delayed key video game releases until its next fiscal year.

Take-Two now expects its loss to fall between 65 cents and 75 cents per share and revenue to be between $120 million and $130 million for the quarter ending July 31. Wall Street analysts were expecting a loss of 54 cents and revenue of $162.2 million.

The move reflects reduced sales of catalog products and lower than anticipated initial retailer orders of new releases due to a retail environment that is proving even more challenging Take-Two expected, it said in a statement.

The company delayed the release of “Bioshock 2,” “Max Payne 3” and “Red Dead Redemption” to fiscal 2010, which starts November 1. It is unclear whether any of these titles will ship in time for

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Activision Above 50-day MA – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (May 1st, 2009) Writes:

Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) gained marginally this afternoon to trade above a short-term level of resistance at $10.24. This Zacks#2 Rank ("Buy") stock has topped the consensus estimate in each of the last 4 quarters with an average surprise of 111.34%, or 7 cents per share.

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Activision Blizzard’s MACD Signals Bullishness – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (April 27th, 2009) Writes:

Activision Blizzard Inc.'s (ATVI) MACD indicator has moved into bullish territory with a reading of 0.0206. The Zacks #2 Rank ("Buy") stock has gained more than 1% to $10.56 in afternoon trade. The company has topped the consensus in each of the last 4 quarters with an average surprise of 111.34%, or 7 cents per share. Moreover, the full-year consensus estimate has increased by 4 cents over the past month to 37 cents per share.

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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (April 14th, 2009) Writes:

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI) Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALXN) Basilea Pharmaceutic (BPMUF) BCE Inc (BCE) China Pharma Holdings Inc (CPHI) Comscore Inc (SCOR) DRDGold Ltd (DROOY) EnteroMedics Inc (ETRM) Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR) Haemonetics Corp (HAE) Hana Biosciences Inc (HNAB) Healthcare Services Group Inc (HCSG) Hecla Mining Co (HL) Merck & Co Inc (MRK) Omnova Solutions Inc (OMN) OSI Systems Inc (OSIS) Radio One Inc (ROIAK) Randgold Resources Ltd (GOLD) Ross Stores Inc (ROST) SupportSoft Inc (SPRT) Tecumseh Products Co (TECUA) Tier Technologies Inc (TIER) Tortoise Capital Resources Corp (TTO) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX) ...