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Were King's Q2 Results A Repeat Of Zynga?
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 7:12am | 571King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE: KING) is getting crushed like candy after reporting earnings this afternoon. The "Candy Crush Saga" producer reported a Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $0.49 versus the Street estimate of $0.43. The GAAP earnings figure was $0.38 per share. Sales arrived at $...
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Weekly Tech Highlights: Apple Music's Big Number, Tesla's Ups And Downs
Saturday, August 8, 2015 - 5:04pm | 713Earnings season may be slowing down, but there were still a number of tech companies reporting over the last week. However, the big winner of the week might have been Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which finally announced some official numbers for its music service. Apple Music Has 11 Million Trial...
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Activision Had A 'Huge, Huge Revenue Beat,' But Is A Correction Coming?
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 6:01pm | 503Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) beat earnings with a Q2 EPS of $0.13 (versus the Street estimate of $0.08) and sales of $1.04 billion. The firm raised its CY15 sales estimates from $4.425 billion to $4.6 billion, topping the Street's current estimate of $4.47 billion. Activision also...
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Groupon, Alibaba, Tesla & Others On Deck: Earnings Season Rolls On
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 5:58pm | 1142Many of the blue chips and household names have already reported their first-quarter results, but earnings season continues this week. Highlights on the earnings front will include Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN). Wall Street forecasts call for earnings growth...
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Facebook, eBay See Sharp Drops In Short Interest
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 8:17am | 944Between the March 31 and April 15 settlement dates, some of the largest swings in short interest among the leading social media companies based in the United States happed to eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA). Below we take a quick look at how these...
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Is Zynga A Penny Stock?
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 8:55am | 589Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) was once considered to be a powerful force in online game development, thanks in part to the "FarmVille" franchise. That changed when the company started losing players, which prompted Zynga to layoff several employees. Now the game studio, which once traded...
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Mark Pincus Only Adds More Questions For Zynga, Jefferies Says
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 10:37am | 181In a report published Wednesday, Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz commented on Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) naming its founder and Chairman Mark Pincus to replace Don Mattrick and assuming the CEO role, effective immediately. According to Pitz, the announcement is a negative as the change in management...
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Is Zynga Stock A Buy Under 'New' CEO?
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 8:57am | 258Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) founder Mark Pincus surprisingly took back the helm of his company Wednesday, forcing CEO Don Mattrick, a Microsoft Corporation veteran, to resign. The one-year experiment without Pincus at the helm did little to revive the company; instead, the stock is down nearly 31...
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Why Zynga Needs Fresh Blood, Not Former CEO Mark Pincus
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 4:55pm | 545Mark Pincus, founder and chairman of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA), has returned to his role as the company's CEO. This decision might surprise some investors, who wondered if former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) exec Don Mattrick could take the company to the next level. Cody Willard,...
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The Pros And Cons Of Nintendo's Smartphone Plans
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 11:13am | 870Investors reacted positively to the news that Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) will develop its own smartphone games. This announcement also means that big changes are coming to the company behind "Super Mario Bros.," "The Legend of Zelda" and "Pokemon."...
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Play-By-Play Recap Of Zynga's Q4 Earnings
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 5:20pm | 1144Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) reported earnings on Thursday afternoon. Read on for Benzinga's live blog of the company's Q4 conference call -- and don't forget to refresh for frequent updates! The call starts at 5:00pm ET, but updates are already rolling in via Benzinga Pro. 06:03:50pm...
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3 Social Media Stocks That Short Sellers Favored For Christmas
Monday, December 29, 2014 - 6:29pm | 971Among the leading Internet and social media companies based in the United States, Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) C shares, Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the most significant upswings in short interest between the November 28 and December 15 settlement dates....
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What Were October's Top Games & Apps For iOS, Android Devices?
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 11:37am | 302Each month, App Annie details the top-performing games and apps downloaded from Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store and Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google Play. October's results are in. Top Downloads By Company France-based and privately held Gameloft regained the top...
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Short Sellers Are Liking Facebook And Twitter
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 11:45am | 897Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) had the significant upswings in short interest in late October. Shares short in Angie's List, eBay, Google and Zynga also increased between the...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 3: Disney, QUALCOMM And More
Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 1:55pm | 1134October's jobs numbers are due at the end of the week, but before then there are plenty more earnings reports on the docket. Analysts are looking for year-on-year earnings growth from the likes of: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), American International Group Inc (NYSE: AIG...