Activision Blizzard Announces Agreement to Acquire King Digital Entertainment and Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

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Activision Blizzard (ATVI) PT Lifted to $40 at UBS on Solid Results and King Deal

November 4, 2015 8:10 AM EST

UBS analyst Eric Sheridan reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) to $40.00 (from $36.00) following solid results and the KING takeover.

commented, "While ATVI delivered another quarter of upside across revenues, EBITDA and EPS driven... More

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Becomes a Leader in Mobile Gaming with King Digital Entertainment (KING) Acquisition; MKM Partners Reiterates Buy

November 3, 2015 3:31 PM EST

MKM Partners reiterated a Buy rating and $38.00 price target on Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), following the company's announced acquisition of, mobile gaming company, King Digital Entertainment (NYSE: KING). With three new titles slated for release in 2016, including Kings's first midcore game,... More

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Surprises Macquarie With KING Acquisition; Macquarie Reiterates Outperform

November 3, 2015 1:46 PM EST

Macquarie reiterated an Outperform rating on Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), and raised the price target to $36.00 (from $28.00), following the announced acquisition of King Digital Entertainment (NYSE: KING) and 3Q earnings results. Overall, 3Q numbers and commentary were mostly... More

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Announces Acquisition of King Digital; Cowen Reiterates Outperform

November 3, 2015 7:02 AM EST

Cowen reiterated an Outperform rating and $35.00 price target on Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) following the company's announcement that they are buying King Digital. Cowen believes that this deal is an absolute steal for Activision and immediately vaults them to being one of the... More

Zynga (ZNGA), Others on Watch Amid Sector Deal

November 2, 2015 10:47 PM EST

Mobile game makers Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) and Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) will be on watch Tuesday amid news overnight that Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is acquiring King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING) for $18.00 in cash per share, for a total equity value of $5.9 billion.

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Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Tops Q3 EPS by 6c

November 2, 2015 10:44 PM EST

In addition to announcing plans to acquire King Digital, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported Q3 EPS of $0.21, $0.06 better than the analyst... More