Shanda Games Limited

• Is This Cheap Stock Finally Going to Fly?

  By Harsh Chauhan - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: GA, GLUU, GAME

  Given the booming nature of the Chinese online gaming industry, it won’t be wrong to expect the third biggest player in the arena to be doing well -- growing its revenue, increasing earnings, upstaging analyst expectations -- basically doing all that stuff which would indicate that the company is making the most of the opportunity in front of it.

  However, Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME) has done its best to disappoint on more »

• Can This Small Cap Stock Engineer a Turnaround?

  By Harsh Chauhan - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: ATVI, GA, GAME

  Not all small cap companies are destined for greatness and the same holds true for Chinese online gaming company Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME), at least for now. While the industry in which Shanda plies its trade is growing, its revenue and stock price have been shrinking at an alarming rate. The stock has depreciated around 30% in the last 52 weeks, and there aren’t any signs of relief yet more »

• Is Changyou Right for You?

  By Leo Sun - January 28, 2013 | Tickers: CYOU, GA, NTES, PWRD, GAME |

  Over the past decade, many analysts have touted the strength of Chinese Internet stocks, one of the fastest growing sectors in the world’s second largest economy. However, I think a lot of investors are overlooking an important market in China - online gaming. This market is a young one with plenty of growth potential, growing 35.1% year-on-year in 2012.

  Thus I present my undervalued growth stock of the day more »

• This Gaming Company Might be Down, but it’s Not Out

  By Harsh Chauhan - November 28, 2012 | Tickers: ATVI, GA, GAME

  It isn’t good news when a company’s top line is shrinking while the industry it operates in is growing. Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME), the third largest online gaming company in China, is witnessing a similar decline. In its recently-reported third-quarter, Shanda’s revenue declined 20% from last year to $170.4 million.

  I was of the opinion that Shanda might make for a good long-term investment, but now more »

• Billionaire Icahn Moving Back To Take-Two

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 8, 2012 | Tickers: ATVI, CYOU, EA, GAME, TTWO

  At the beginning of 2011, Carl Icahn owned nearly 10 million shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO), a PC and video game company that publishes games such as Grand Theft Auto and BioShock. By the end of the year he had cut his stake to 7.3 million shares. However, during the second quarter of this year, Icahn slightly increased the size of his position. A purchase recently disclosed more »

• This Online Gaming Stock Looks Good for the Long Run

  By Harsh Chauhan - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: ATVI, GA, GLUU, NTES, GAME

  The online gaming companies in China have had a difficult time this earnings season. A few of them, such as NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) and Perfect World, were hammered into the ground after their results and outlook failed to satisfy the Street. But some, like Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME) and Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA), have managed to buck the trend and have saved their investors from the agony of a stock more »

• Perfect World Might be Down, but it’s Surely Not Out

  By Harsh Chauhan - August 31, 2012 | Tickers: ATVI, NTES, PWRD, GAME

  Even the most promising of players might hit a rough patch. But that doesn’t mean that their flair has diminished. The same can be said about Chinese online game developer Perfect World (NASDAQ: PWRD). After an exhilarating report at the beginning of 2012, Perfect World has failed to replicate the same charm so far.

  The company has failed to satisfy the Street and brought despair to investors after its more »

• Don’t Worry; Activision Blizzard is still a Good Deal

  By Harsh Chauhan - July 5, 2012 | Tickers: ATVI, GA, NTES, GAME

  How does one feel when going through mixed emotions? Simple. Like an Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) investor.

  On one hand, the investor is fretting over the fact that the company’s majority stakeholder, Vivendi, which owns 61% of the gaming giant, is rumored to sell off its Activision stake in the open market if it doesn’t get a buyer. Vivendi is sea deep in trouble. Its stock price is more »

• Chinese Companies with No Debt

  By Mary Posey - June 22, 2012 | Tickers: NPD, DANG, EDU, GAME, MOBI

  There has been a lot of talk lately about the slowing of China’s economy.  Most of this talk comes from China’s lessened manufacturing output.  However, China has more to offer than just manufacturing.  The following five companies all target different sectors of the Chinese market and they all hold zero debt, making them a great investment value.

  Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME) is China’s leading online game more »

• This Online Gaming Stock Looks Like a Winner

  By Harsh Chauhan - June 14, 2012 | Tickers: GA, PWRD, GAME

  I have covered a couple of Chinese gaming stocks this earnings season and both of them looked enticing. While Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) had brushed aside guesstimates in its most recent quarter, Perfect World (NASDAQ: PWRD) continued on its roller coaster ride.

  Giant’s revenue jumped even though the company didn’t release any new game in the quarter, something that can be interpreted as quite fantastic as it shows more »

• Playing Chinese Internet Gaming Companies

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 9, 2012 | Tickers: CYOU, RENN, GAME, SOHU

  Seemingly every Chinese internet company wants a piece of the lucrative online gaming market, which is characterized by the popularity of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) and adventure classic gaming (ACG) games. Tencent (HKG: 0700) occupies the top five positions in the Credit Suisse Game League Table with Cross Fire at the top, but given that it trades on the Hong Kong exchange, we elect to analyze four online more »

• Predictions for 2012

  By Nikhil Shamapant - December 27, 2011 | Tickers: AFL, AAPL, ATPAQ.PK, GLW, MHS.DL, NBS, GAME

  Before the New Year begins, I figure I should make a few predictions for 2012, just for fun. This blog is copied from my CAPS blog post, but modified a little bit.

  Here I go:

  1. ATP Oil and Gas (NASDAQOTH: ATPAQ.PK) will FINALLY get its footing. There will be a gigantic short squeeze and the stock will fly. I'm actually in the process of synthesizing 30 articles of more »

• Shanda Games, A Worthy Investment

  By Nikhil Shamapant - December 6, 2011 | Tickers: GA, GAME, SNDA

  Being a gamer myself, I feel that the video game industry is one that I can truly understand. I have played many MMORPGs and other online games and even now take part in the compelling hold that they have on their players.

  This being the case, I believe I have found an excellent investment in one of China’s leading online game companies: Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME). Shanda Games is China’s largest online gaming company in terms of the size of its game portfolio and the size of its game pipeline. Shanda has a proven track record for providing hit games, having produced the games Mir II and Woool in 2001 and 2003, and more recently putting Final Fantasy XVI and Dragon’s Nest on the markets.