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EA, Take-Two Ride Activision's Earnings To Gains
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 2:10pm | 338Shares of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) were up more than 12 percent on Wednesday after the company beat earnings and revenue estimates. The company posted earnings of $0.13 per share on revenue of $759 million, ahead of guidance that called for earnings of $0.07 per share...
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Analysts Agree: Activision Has Clear Upside
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:29am | 476Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is scheduled to report its second-quarter results after Tuesday's market close. The Estimize community (based on 30 estimates) is expecting the company to earn $0.11 per share on revenue of $675.84 million. The Wall Street's consensus estimate is...
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Brean Lifts Targets On Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts And Take-Two
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 11:58am | 871In separate reports published Tuesday, Brean Capital analyst Todd Mitchell discussed why he is incrementally bullish on Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) Electronic Arts: ‘Cleanest' Path...
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June Video Game Sales Are Out; What Do They Show?
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 8:17am | 397In a report published Friday, Brean analyst Todd Mitchell analyzed June's NPD retail video game industry sales, which showed an 18 percent increase in video game industry sales during June to $69 million. Mitchell commented that the sales growth came from a 20 percent jump in software sales...
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Brean And Wedbush Both Think EA's Guidance Is Conservative: Here's Why
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 9:39am | 318In a couple of reports published Thursday, analysts at Brean Capital and Wedbush shared their impressions, highlights and observations from the third day of the 2015 E3 Expo. Both firms look into Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and qualify the management’s guidance as conservative,...
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'Star Wars Battlefront Is Fun As Hell,' Wall Street Analyst Says
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 11:17am | 390Improvements in video game designs will provide "another strong year" for the $15 billion sector, an analyst said Monday, although industry sales were unchanged last year. Brean Capital's Todd Mitchell reiterated Buy ratings on three big names in the group, offering praise for new...
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Time Warner Cable-Comcast Marriage Failed; What's Next?
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 12:19pm | 506Investors are appear to be opening up to the reality that a merger of Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) won't materialize after a long waiting period. The question now remains: What's next? Wunderlich: A Merger Would Have Only Provided ‘Modest' Upside Matthew...
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Top Gaming Analyst Previews Electronic Arts, Take-Two & Activision Before Earnings
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 12:13pm | 660Leading gaming publishers, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) are set to report quarterly results. Here is what one of Wall Street's top gaming analysts, Todd Mitchell of Brean Capital, is...
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The Resurrection Of Guitar Hero: Here's What It Means For Investors
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 2:44pm | 287Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) on Tuesday announced a multi-platform launch of a new "Guitar Hero" game, one of its strongest franchises from 2007 to 2010 before falling off sharply and being suspending in 2011. In a report published Wednesday, Brean Capital analyst Todd Mitchell said...
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Brean Capital Sees Long-Term Upside Potential For COMSCORE
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 10:13am | 229In a report published Thursday, Brean Capital analyst Todd Mitchell reiterated a Buy rating and $63.00 price target on COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR). In the report, Brean Capital noted, "While we see near-term headwinds, we think there is the potential for long-term upside. Shares of SCOR have...
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Brean Capital Sees A 'Slow Slog Upward' For TiVo
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 9:40pm | 301Brean Capital commented on TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) Wednesday following its earnings release and maintained a Buy rating with a $14 price target. Analyst Todd Mitchell felt that TiVo would "grind higher" in fiscal 2016, however, its "cost basis continues to remain stubbornly high...
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2 Very Different Takes On DISH Network's Q4
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 11:08am | 432DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) reported Q4 results on Monday. Revenue came in at $3.68 billion, below expectations of $3.7 billion. Earnings per share were $0.88, far above expectations of $0.43. Two Wall Street analysts had very different takes on the company following the earnings...
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Ahead Of Earnings, Brean Capital Sees Success For Comcast
Monday, February 23, 2015 - 10:55am | 197Brean Capital on Monday previewed Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) ahead of its fourth quarter earnings results expected to be released on Tuesday. Brean Capital rates Comcast as a Buy with a $65.00 price target. Analyst Todd Mitchell wrote, "Cable segment results should outstrip its...
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Brean Capital Reiterates Buy, Lowers Price Target On ARRIS Group As 4Q14 Marks An Inflection Point
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 8:46am | 209In a report published Thursday, Brean Capital analyst Todd Mitchell reiterated a Buy rating on ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), but lowered the price target from $36.00 to $34.00. In the report, Brean Capital noted, "Arris put up solid 4Q14 results to cap off a strong 2014, but management pointed...
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ARRIS Group Emerges From Motorola Acquisition Stronger Than Expected, 2015 Outlook Positive
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 9:15am | 234In a report published Tuesday, Brean Capital analyst Todd Mitchell reiterated a Buy rating and $36.00 price target on ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS). In the report, Brean Capital noted, "Shares of ARRS underperformed in 2H14 after cautionary remarks from management about the potential for M&A...