Activision Blizzard Inc: (NASD: ATVI)

$14.59

-0.14 (-0.95%)

Volume 9,396,789

Jun 18 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		14.54 - 14.82
	
		52wk Low - High
		10.45 - 16.11
	
		Previous Close
		14.73
	
		Avg. Volume
		7,871,092
	
		Industry
		TOYS/GAME/HOBBY
	
		Market Cap
		16.46 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.19 - 1.29
	
		Beta
		0.55
	
		P/E (F1)
		19.21
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.77
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            19.21
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.44
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.77
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.04
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.04
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-08-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            1.20
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            13.34%
                        
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            Company Description
        
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. is a worldwide pure-play online and console game publisher with leading market positions across all categories of the rapidly growing interactive entertainment software industry.   Activision Blizzard's portfolio includes best-selling video games such as Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk, as well as Spider-Man, X-Men, Shrek, James Bond and TRANSFORMERS, leading franchises such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro and Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft, Diablo, and Warcraft franchises including the global number one subscription-based massively multi-player online role-playing game, World of Warcraft.   Activision Blizzard maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Romania, Australia, Chile, India, Japan, China, the region of Taiwan and South Korea.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.04	0.00	0.77	0.90
Number of Estimates	3	3	3	3
Low Estimate	0.03	-0.01	0.76	0.83
High Estimate	0.04	0.03	0.77	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.18	0.12	1.10	0.77
EPS Growth	-79.63%	-97.22%	-30.30%	17.83%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
ACTIVISION BLZD	ATVI	14.73
ELECTR ARTS INC	EA	22.43
HASBRO INC	HAS	44.31
LEAPFROG ENTRPS	LF	9.66
NINTENDO LTD	NTDOY	13.56
GLU MOBILE INC	GLUU	2.39
MATTEL INC	MAT	44.46
TAKE-TWO INTER	TTWO	15.59
JAKKS PACIFIC	JAKK	9.75

Sector:Consumer Discretionary>> Industry:TOYS/GAME/HOBBY

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Zacks Commentary

Massive Decline in May Video Game Sales

Jun 18, 2013

Activision's Diablo III on Consoles Soon

Jun 07, 2013

EA's Plants vs. Zombies 2 on Jul 18

Jun 05, 2013

EA Launches Fuse

May 29, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: McGraw-Hill Financial, Take-Two Interactive, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft and Sony

May 28, 2013

Video Game Sales Plunge in April

May 24, 2013

EA's New Game on Facebook

May 24, 2013

EA Sets Battlefield 4 Release Date

May 23, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	1.20
Sales	4,856
Net Income	1,221
Price/Earnings	12.27
Price/Book	1.42
Price/Cash Flow	10.37
Price/Sales	3.29

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News

Activision Publishing, Inc. Increases Global Licensing Footprint - Businesswire

Jun 18, 2013

Activision and Treyarch Reveal That Call of Duty(R): Black Ops II Vengeance Can Be Yours on July 2 - Businesswire

Jun 18, 2013

EWH, UGE: Big ETF Outflows - Marketnewsvideo.Com

Jun 18, 2013

Make Way For The New Toys On the Block! - TheMotleyFool

Jun 18, 2013

Shanda Games Ranks the Lowest in Terms of Price to Book Ratio in the Home Entertainment Software Industry (GAME, COOL, ATVI) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 18, 2013

Zynga: What Investors Should Do Next - TheMotleyFool

Jun 18, 2013

Activision (ATVI) Showing Resistance Near $14.84 With 1.34% Dividend Yield - Freshbrewedmedia

Jun 17, 2013

Electronic Arts in Good Shape After Adjusting Its Strategy - TheMotleyFool

Jun 17, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.25
ABR (Last Week)	1.25
# of recs in ABR	20
Average Target Price	16.72
Industry Rank by ABR	67 out of 265
Rank in Industry	5 out of 9

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Day Low - High	14.54 - 14.82
52wk Low - High	10.45 - 16.11
Previous Close	14.73
Avg. Volume	7,871,092
Industry	TOYS/GAME/HOBBY
Market Cap	16.46 B
Div - Yield	0.19 - 1.29
Beta	0.55
P/E (F1)	19.21
Current Year Est.	0.77
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

P/E (F1)	19.21
PEG Ratio	1.44
Current Year Est.	0.77
Current Quarter Estimate	0.04
Most Accurate Estimate	0.04
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	08-08-2013
EPS Last Year	1.20
Expected Earnings Growth	13.34%

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Activision Blizzard Inc: (NASD: ATVI)

$14.59

-0.14 (-0.95%)

Volume 9,396,789

Jun 18 04:00 PM ET

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Sector:Consumer Discretionary>> Industry:TOYS/GAME/HOBBY

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