NASDAQ:ATVI - Activision Blizzard Stock Price, Price Target & More

Activision Blizzard trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ATVI."

Activision Blizzard declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 3.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.05. The company earned $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. Activision Blizzard had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 17.91%. The company's revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.56 EPS. View Activision Blizzard's Earnings History.

Activision Blizzard is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Activision Blizzard.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Activision Blizzard's stock. Their predictions range from $62.00 to $90.00. On average, they anticipate Activision Blizzard's share price to reach $75.36 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Activision Blizzard.

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Media stories about ATVI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Activision Blizzard earned a coverage optimism score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.49 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Activision Blizzard's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.69%), Northern Trust Corp (1.23%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.89%), Carmignac Gestion (0.87%), OppenheimerFunds Inc. (0.55%) and Neuberger Berman Group LLC (0.54%). Company insiders that own Activision Blizzard stock include Brian G Kelly, Christopher B Walther, Dennis M Durkin, Michael Morhaime, Peter J Nolan, Riccardo Zacconi, Robert A Kotick, Robert J Corti, Robert J Morgado, Stephen G Wereb and Thomas Tippl. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Activision Blizzard.

ATVI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Boston Partners, Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Park West Asset Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc. and Swiss National Bank. Company insiders that have sold Activision Blizzard company stock in the last year include Brian G Kelly, Dennis M Durkin, Riccardo Zacconi, Robert J Corti and Stephen G Wereb. View Insider Buying and Selling for Activision Blizzard.

ATVI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including OppenheimerFunds Inc., CI Global Investments Inc., Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, FIL Ltd, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Eaton Vance Management, Inverness Counsel LLC NY and Summit Trail Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Activision Blizzard.

Shares of ATVI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ATVI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.98.

Activision Blizzard has a market capitalization of $57.89 billion and generates $7.02 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $273 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.05 on an earnings per share basis. Activision Blizzard employs 9,800 workers across the globe.

Activision Blizzard's mailing address is 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA, 90405. The company can be reached via phone at 310-255-2000 or via email at [email protected]