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EA Stock Down 40% Since January

Posted on Thursday, June 21 @ 14:56:38 Eastern by


A report by GamesIndustry shows how Electronic Arts' valuation has sharply fallen since the start of the year, while Zynga and THQ also struggle to navigate through these hard financial waters.

The report goes onto compare EA's stock with NASDAQ as well as other developers like Activision Blizzard and Take Two, proposing that, by the numbers, Electronic Arts is in trouble against its own peers. It goes onto suggest the investor's lack of confidence in EA and of its leadership by John Riccitiello, citing their frustration with his plan which is "presently in year five of a three-year transformation project that's actually going to take seven years".

The poor performance of Star Wars: The Old Republic, which will likely turn free-to-play soon, is also at fault for their stock's decline.

The good news, however, is that the year is far from over. It still has plenty of sports titles waiting in the wings, like NHL 13, FIFA Soccer 13, NCAA Football 13, and of course Madden NFL 13. Both Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Need for Speed Most Wanted could help bolster their numbers in the last quarter while Dead Space 3 looms in February 2013. Besides, we need people to buy low and sell high, right?

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Related Games:   MADDEN NFL 13, Star Wars: The Old Republic
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  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2012 at 3:31 pm
    I find this funny, because EA, along with Activision Blizzard and Square Enix, were the only companies to gain income this year. Granted, EA had a 200% drop in income, but most companies in the gaming industry took a loss overall, including the big 3.

    So the stocks going down are not an indication of anything except panic by the investors, when Ricitello has been restructuring the entire company and all 9000 employees for the past four years...
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  • Ranim
    Ranim
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2012 at 6:23 pm
    I hope they crash and Vivendi sells off its shares in Activision-Blizzard. Burn everything, let the industry wail
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  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2012 at 11:16 pm
    Line graphs dont show enough info on the situation. Subscription based game losing players is a contributing factor but what about dlcs that didnt sell like they expected and poorly rehashed sequels? More importantly will they learn from their mistakes or just keep doing the same thing hoping something will catch on and be more profitable to make up for previous losses?
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