News: Activision stock price falls back to 2006 levels

Activision stock drops to 2006 low
GoNintendo — Activision Blizzard may be in a bit of trouble. The numbers are in, and they show that Activision’s stock has dropped to the lowest point it’s seen since their 2006 low-point. Activision’s games aren’t selling poorly, but they don’t seem to be tracking as high as originally estimated. This is making the operating cost of running Activision a bit more stressful. On top of all that, the response to their holiday lineup has analysts a bit nervous for the future of the company. Link This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at 12:52 pm and is filed under ...

Activision-Blizzard stock falls
WoW.com — ... What's going on at Activision-Blizzard? Yesterday, their stock fell back down to the lowest its been since November of 2006. Even coming off of huge sales last year (they run the Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and obviously Blizzard's World of Warcraft franchises, all of which had banner years in 2008), the stock price fell 6.5% yesterday, compared to a high in the last year of $19.28. ...

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