ThinkstockThe consumer market research firm NPD group says the numbers are in for April sales of video games, and they are up big. Sales grew a whopping 17% for the month and…
ThinkstockYears ago, Peter Lynch was the chief equity strategist at Fidelity when it ruled the investment landscape. One of his tried and true focus groups was his own family, especially his teenage…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday. March 13, 2014. They include Activision Blizzard, EPL Oil & Gas, MagicJack VocalTec and VMware.
Activision Blizzard shares soared Friday morning, following a better-than expected earnings report late Thursday due to strong game sales over the holidays, particularly of its Call of Duty series.
The Jefferies "Franchise" stock picks for 2014 are an eclectic group that may offer investors some ideas that are not highly touted on Wall Street. If the Jefferies team is right, these…
A weak forecast from GameStop took down the entire video game sector. But now we have a conflicting report from NPD Group indicating that sales were better industry-wide.
Shares of video-game retailer GameStop slumped Tuesday after the company unexpectedly reported lower-than-expected holiday sales and cut its guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter.
Cowen's top media and gaming ideas for 2014 is an eclectic mix of large cap and small cap names that offers a little something for every investor.
Jon OggEarnings season is winding down and stocks are challenging new all-time highs. Investors and traders alike are considering how to position themselves for 2014. Each morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
ThinkstockThe Piper Jaffray consumer research team was given some help from the technology research team and has laid out an initial holiday road map for investors in a new research report. They…
Electronic Arts Inc.The excitement around the staggering dollars that hot new video releases bring in is soon to be joined by hot new video gaming platforms. Rumors have circulated around the devices,…
Stocks are at all-time highs again, and investors have to be wondering which stocks and sectors they should be holding, buying and selling. 24/7 Wall St. looks each morning for top research…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Year to date, the UBS Internet Index has outperformed the broader market by 25%. The reasons for this outperformance have varied, ranging from growing addressable markets, improved monetization and/or stability, consistent…
courtesy GameStop Corp.The $8.2 billion deal that Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) made to repurchase its stock from France’s Vivendi S.A. was reinstated Thursday afternoon by the Delaware Supreme Court just in time…
Paul Ausick courtesy GameStop Corp.It is very well known that the video game sector is about to get an entire refresh cycle. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is launching a new PlayStation and Microsoft Corp.…
