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  • Apple's Short Interest Doubled: See What Happened to These Other Tech Stocks

    By Justin Giles - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BIDU, NFLX, YNDX, ZNGA

    Many people like to follow what the "big money" institutional and hedge funds are buying, selling and shorting. So I began looking over some companies that have had changes in these areas. These companies are Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).

    For any new investors out there, short interest is an indicator of what short sellers think about a particular more »

  • Activists May Be Trouble For Zynga and Groupon Shareholders

    By Jacob Wolinsky - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: GRPN, VCLK, ZNGA

    Shares of Facebook game developer Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) and daily deals website Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) have soared following reports of activist hedge fund Jana Partners revealing small stakes in the companies. The hedge fund, run by Barry Rosenstein, said in a 13F filing that it holds slightly above 3 percent of the outstanding shares in both companies. This news obviously had a positive impact on the stocks and lifted them more »

  • Activision Blizzard Hurt by Console Refresh

    By Alexander Cho - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: ATVI, SNE, ZNGA

    Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported a fairly strong quarter driven by the release of some blockbuster video gaming titles like StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, Diablo 3, and Call of Duty Black Ops 2. The company’s release schedule in the first quarter led to the strong surge in revenue and net income.

    Earnings highlights

    The company reported earnings per share of $0.40 for the first quarter beating more »

  • What The DYI Investor Can Learn From The NFL Draft

    By Nicholas Ward - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: KO, CL, IBM, JNJ, ONVO, VIG, WFM, ZNGA

    With this article, I have set out to give investors a real-life example of portfolio strategy and asset allocation in relation to the National Football League's rookie draft. Often times, it is important for individuals to be able to step back and calm themselves when making high-pressure decisions (and aren't all investing decisions high-pressure?) by grounding their train of thought into something more tangible from the world around more »

  • Tongue-Tied At Social Gaming

    By Ranu D - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CZR, EA, ZNGA

    Zynga's (NASDAQ: ZNGA) trouble underlines the difficulties with social gaming. The publisher behind games like FarmVille and Words with Friends recently reported that its number of monthly active users was down 13% year-over-year to 253 million in the first quarter of 2013. These figures are the lowest since the third quarter of 2012, which stood at 331 million. Daily active users also fell 20% year-over-year to 52 million. Seeing more »

  • Can This Stock Make a Comeback?

    By Tanya Kanodia - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: ATVI, EA, ZNGA

    Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is the developer of some of the most popular games that you see on Facebook, like Farmville and Mafia Wars. Revenues have been declining for the company, and investors are worried about the upward trend in costs and Zynga’s free-to-play business model. However, Zynga is poised to make a comeback. Watch out for this company- there have been some recent developments which are going to make more »

  • A New Hope for Star Wars 1313?

    By Jon Quast - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: ATVI, EA, DIS, ZNGA

    If you are a gamer, and specifically a Star Wars gamer, you are probably pretty excited that Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) have reached a deal that will allow EA to develop Star Wars video games.  

    But if you're an investor, what should your reaction be?

    What's Up?

    Just a little over a month ago Disney announced that they were shutting down LucasArts, the video more »

  • Facebook's Fading Fortunes

    By Daniel Cawrey - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: FB, GM, LNKD, ZNGA

    Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) stock price seems to have leveled off in the past few months, staying in the mid-$20 range. Investors seem uncertain about the company’s business prospects after the stock went into free fall last year, following the initial public offering. After bottoming out in the fall of last year, the price recovered, but has been in a holding pattern since February.

    The problem that Facebook more »

  • Avoiding Big Mistakes Is the Key to Success

    By Timothy Green - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: GRPN, KRFT, ZNGA

    What is the key to a lifetime of successful investing? People have all sorts of answers to that question, but I think that Warren Buffet's answer is the best:

    An investor needs to do very few things right as long as he or she avoids big mistakes.

    Speculating on a bunch of unproven companies can certainly lead to enormous gains if they make it big, but it can also more »

  • Is This High-Flyer Still Presenting Value in an Overvalued Space?

    By Brian Nichols - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: ANGI, YELP, Z, ZNGA

    On November 28, 2012 I wrote an article looking at several analyst upgrades, one being Angie’s List (NASDAQ: ANGI). In the piece, I commended Northland on its “Outperform” call, and its conclusion that the stock was trading at a 44% discount to its peers. Upon further research and realizing the value presented, I added ANGI to my Motley Fools CAPS picks, told you to add it, and then purchased more »

  • 2 Internet Companies to Buy, 1 to Sell

    By Zain Abbas - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: OPEN, SFLY, ZNGA

    E-commerce continues to show signs of accelerating growth as consumers shift more of their purchases online to take advantage of superior pricing, selection and convenience. While non-travel US e-commerce growth improved modestly, that measure fails to account for mobile, which grew over 50% for both Amazon and eBay in 1Q.

    In this rising e-commerce trend, Internet companies are clearly the beneficiaries. However, many believe that small-cap companies might not benefit more »

  • Will Big Bets Save This Gaming Stock?

    By Reuben Brewer - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: FB, PYGMF, ZNGA

    Gambling is increasingly being used as a source of tax revenue by the states. Now Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is trying the same Hail Mary pass. Will it work and who else might win this game?

    Gambling money

    People, for whatever reason, like to gamble. For years in this country that meant a trip to a small collection of areas in which it is legal to play such real-money games. However more »

  • The Social Gaming Fad Is Over

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: EA, FB, ZNGA

    Shares of social gaming giant Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), the company behind hit Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) titles like Farmville, slumped over 10% in the after-hours session the other day. Although the company’s earnings exceeded expectations, the number of active players on Zynga games dropped dramatically, and the company’s guidance for the future was weak.

    This comes just about a week after Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) said it would shut more »

  • Why Placing Your Chips on Wynn Resorts Is Your Best Bet

    By Yaniv Hirsch - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: LVS, MGM, WYNN, ZNGA

    Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) owns and operates luxury hotels and destination casino resorts in Las Vegas and Macau, China. The resorts feature guest rooms and suites, restaurants, golf courses, and on-site luxury automotive dealerships. As gambling stocks started to come back this year, Wynn resorts might be your best bet--literally.

    The gaming industry has lost ground in recent years due to the global crisis. Lately, we have seen some gaming more »

  • Zynga Ditches Facebook and Gets in Bed with Google

    By Alexander Cho - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: FB, GOOG, ZNGA

    Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had some trouble as of late: its total audience metrics came in low. The total monthly active user statistic came in at a staggering decline from 298 million down to 253 million. The decline in booking was rather sudden, as social gaming lost a lot of its appeal.

    Zynga earning highlights

    Demand for video gaming can be fairly seasonal, but that does not change the over-arching theme more »

  • Can Google Do to Amazon what Facebook did to Zynga?

    By Jordan Wathen - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, FB, GOOG, ZNGA

    As Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) plummeted from its lofty IPO valuation, investors called for a deal. Zynga was the perfect match for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), as some claimed that the synergies could result in fat profits for both companies.

    That deal never came, as much as investors speculated on the outcome. The reason was as simple as it comes: Facebook had no reason to buy Zynga--it already owned the company. The more »

  • When Limelight Fever Strikes the C-Suite

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: FB, MSO, ZNGA

    "A company's strategy is a human construction." Read that line again. One of the most overlooked aspects of stock analysis and most difficult to parse is a company's leadership, especially the CEO. The quoted line above came from a 2006 academic study on CEOs and excessive narcissism. The Summly brief would be that CEOs (and powerful top management) who are excessively narcissistic damage their companies through risk appetite more »

  • Zynga's Most Important Metric

    By Brandy Betz - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: FB, ZNGA

    Beleaguered social gaming giant Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) will report earnings this Wednesday. The company’s filings offer an alphabet soup of metrics that include DAU, MAU, and ABPU. But here’s the low-down on Zynga’s most important metric -- and how it also impacts Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) 

    A quick guide to ABPU

    ABPU stands for average bookings per daily user.

    Bookings are Zynga’s accounting category for in-game purchases. Zynga more »

  • Should You Place Your Bet on Zynga?

    By Terry Chrisomalis - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: FB, GLUU, ZNGA

    When Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) first came out, it came out with many strong game titles, including Farmville, Cityville, Mafia Wars, and Words with Friends. The company priced its initial public offering at $10 per share -- at that time, the biggest tech IPO offering since Groupon. Zynga included 100 million shares at $10 per share, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. Zynga had a great pop on its IPO, but over more »

  • Never Underestimate Facebook

    By Alexander Cho - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, FB, ZNGA

    Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) dominates social networking with an overwhelming amount of market share. According to DreamGrow, Facebook leads market share of website visits with 82.54% of visits. YouTube is in second place with 21.33%, and Twitter follows that at 1.85% (the market share figure only includes the top 10 social networking sites).

    Twitter has been having increasingly difficulty monetizing its online social media service. Its latest attempt more »

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