Galvorin Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) EA’s shares have taken a knock of 3% after analyst Brean Murray Carret & Co cut his price on EA stock from to $22 from $28. The drop comes as concerns are being raised over the sales performance of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Analyst Todd Mitchell has written to clients citing converns over EA’s MMO release adding “Specifically, initial sales appear to be below expectations, and casual observation of early play is causing us to rethink our churn assumptions,” It is still early to pass any assumptions over the game’s performance, the game was released during a quiet holiday period and many gamers will have been waiting to read reviews and see how the launch went before commiting to to the game. We’ll have to wait until the first free month is over to see how many gamers stay in the game to really see how it is performing. Source: MarketWatch | Tagged As: Star Wars: The Old Republic Categories: Star Wars: The Old Republic Date 19 Jan. Edited January 20, 2012 by Galvorin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraBob_Fl Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You know they added a search button to the forums, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeopardydd Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't understand this. the game sold extremely well. set records, in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeopardydd Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 http://www.pcworld.com/article/247153/star_wars_the_old_republic_shatters_mmo_sales_records.html "Star Wars: The Old Republic Shatters MMO Sales Records" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkforcalde Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't understand this. the game sold extremely well. set records, in fact. The trolls found some no name broker spouting off vague formless assertions and decided it was a good jumping point for them to troll further. It has no merits or basis in facts. It is pure baseless speculation. Don't overthink it, there's really nothing to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulstitchMMO Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The trolls found some no name broker spouting off vague formless assertions and decided it was a good jumping point for them to troll further. It has no merits or basis in facts. It is pure baseless speculation. Don't overthink it, there's really nothing to it. Ok James Ohlen. Will the other children be bringing their Tin Foil hats today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monjiay Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't understand this. the game sold extremely well. set records, in fact. It's because it was extremely expensive to produce and they have to sell extremely well just to break even. You saw a lot of bragging about boxes sold when the game came out and then the bragging stopped cold. These forums are heavily moderated and don't give an accurate picture of the game's performance which is what investors are looking for. They look and see that there has not been one very heavy and certainly no full servers tonight at all and it spooks them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaulIsGod Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 That's what happens with share values are controlled by trading which is based on pure speculation. If something sells and the majority like it, the louder voice that doesn't tends to impact product and or business value. Like everything else in life - the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahana Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 EA’s shares have taken a knock of 3% after analyst Brean Murray Carret & Co cut his price on EA stock from to $22 from $28. The drop comes as concerns are being raised over the sales performance of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Analyst Todd Mitchell has written to clients citing converns over EA’s MMO release adding “Specifically, initial sales appear to be below expectations, and casual observation of early play is causing us to rethink our churn assumptions,” It is still early to pass any assumptions over the game’s performance, the game was released during a quiet holiday period and many gamers will have been waiting to read reviews and see how the launch went before commiting to to the game. We’ll have to wait until the first free month is over to see how many gamers stay in the game to really see how it is performing. Source: MarketWatch | Tagged As: Star Wars: The Old Republic Categories: Star Wars: The Old Republic Date 19 Jan. Gas prices rose to $4.00+ a gallon across many sections of the US based on the speculation of Wall Street analysts. Oh and btw if you trust the judgement of a wall street analyst after the fiasco they caused, you truly need some professional help. kthxbai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvorin Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 The trolls found some no name broker spouting off vague formless assertions and decided it was a good jumping point for them to troll further. It has no merits or basis in facts. It is pure baseless speculation. Don't overthink it, there's really nothing to it. Im sure this tiny broker made EA drop 3% today on a stockexchange that preformed green numbers today. Im not saying its a critical downfall but as i have been dealing in shares for some time now i do have a feeling about how numbers work. And that a - sign on a positive day meens that something is happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korusus Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I only see four numbers in your post, and one of those is the date. Not a very interesting story that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphical Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 EA’s shares have taken a knock of 3% after analyst Brean Murray Carret & Co cut his price on EA stock from to $22 from $28. The drop comes as concerns are being raised over the sales performance of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Analyst Todd Mitchell has written to clients citing converns over EA’s MMO release adding “Specifically, initial sales appear to be below expectations, and casual observation of early play is causing us to rethink our churn assumptions,” It is still early to pass any assumptions over the game’s performance, the game was released during a quiet holiday period and many gamers will have been waiting to read reviews and see how the launch went before commiting to to the game. We’ll have to wait until the first free month is over to see how many gamers stay in the game to really see how it is performing. Source: MarketWatch | Tagged As: Star Wars: The Old Republic Categories: Star Wars: The Old Republic Date 19 Jan. http://www.zerohedge.com Get your learn on and come back in a year. You'll realize why this means squat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionRampant Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The game SOLD well however it will not hold on to the subscriptions. EA will take every penny they can get from this game now and abandon it as soon as it looks like breaking even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnolith Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The trolls found some no name broker spouting off vague formless assertions and decided it was a good jumping point for them to troll further. It has no merits or basis in facts. It is pure baseless speculation. Don't overthink it, there's really nothing to it. First...if this person is a no name broker, can you name a broker that is not a no name broker? Second, if anybody that disagrees with you is a troll then I suspect your tenure on discussion forums is not going to be very long... Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtrick Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) I'm not sure "one analyst was pessimistic" is really much of a story. I mean, on average, the analysts come out a bit on the positive side, and once you realize that instead of reporting the same one opinion over and over, there's really not a story there at all. Edited January 20, 2012 by imtrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oflow Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 http://www.swtorarena.com/statistics/ So do these numbers. TOR has lost roughly 2% of its population per week in the first month after launch. At this rate they'll be down to 30% in 6 months and thats not counting taking a hit from GW2, Tera, MoP. I've never seen an MMO losing subs actually regain them. TOR will basically be a niche game for SW fans with 200k subs by summer. Probably wont die but it definitely wont live up to the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otanna Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yawn OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeopardydd Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The game SOLD well however it will not hold on to the subscriptions. EA will take every penny they can get from this game now and abandon it as soon as it looks like breaking even. which, of course, you are basing on nothing but your own speculation. i can do it too: this game that sold well will do well and be around for a long time. see how easy it is to just type something in a comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viera Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 EA’s shares have taken a knock of 3% after analyst Brean Murray Carret & Co cut his price on EA stock from to $22 from $28. The drop comes as concerns are being raised over the sales performance of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Analyst Todd Mitchell has written to clients citing converns over EA’s MMO release adding “Specifically, initial sales appear to be below expectations, and casual observation of early play is causing us to rethink our churn assumptions,” It is still early to pass any assumptions over the game’s performance, the game was released during a quiet holiday period and many gamers will have been waiting to read reviews and see how the launch went before commiting to to the game. We’ll have to wait until the first free month is over to see how many gamers stay in the game to really see how it is performing. Source: MarketWatch | Tagged As: Star Wars: The Old Republic Categories: Star Wars: The Old Republic Date 19 Jan. DID YOU KNOW EA Stock, fun thing to look at. December 19th, Price 19.845 December 21st, Price 20.82 Go go SWTOR? The stock did nothing but go up in price after December 19th til the 21st, though it dropped back down after the 21st. It went way up at December 27th, to 21.21 Jan 3rd the price was 21.425 On Jan 9th, the EA Stock dropped to 19somethingsomething after http://www.advicetrade.com/nightlyreport/Sluggish-Trading-Before-and-After-the-Employment-Data-20120107730.html was posted On Jan 18th, this also resulted in a drop in the price. Analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) decreased their earnings per share (EPS) estimates on shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. They currently have a “neutral” rating and a $22.00 price target on the company’s shares. Separately, analysts at Macquarie initiated coverage on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note to investors on Wednesday, December 21st. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Analysts at Brean Murray Carret & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note to investors on Friday, December 2nd. Also, analysts at Brean Murray cut their price target on shares of Electronic Arts from $29.00 to $28.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, December 2nd. to 17.75 Which it proceeded to rise on the 19th to 18.25 after EA Posted Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) will release its financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2012 after the close of market on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. In conjunction with this release, Electronic Arts will host a conference call to review its financial results for the third quarter, discuss its outlook for the future and may disclose other material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. Listeners may access the conference call live via a dial-in number or audio webcast. As well as the Mass Effect 3 Demo And the market price fell back down to 16.95, and is slowly climbing back up it seems. Doom and gloom? Hardly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qishari Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hello all, We do have a thread for the discussion of this topic. Please continue your discussion in the ongoing thread: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=202821 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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