Hastings Entertainment Inc. (HAST)

[MissionIR]

Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (HAST) to Host Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on May 30th

Leading multimedia superstore retailer, Hastings Entertainment announced today that its 24th annual Madge Marmaduke Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Ross Rogers Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas. 212 golfers, all of whom have donated to the scholarship fund, are expected to compete.

All proceeds from the golf tournament benefit the scholarship fund, which provides tuition assistance to hardworking employees and their family members whose academic performance points to continued success. Candidates are evaluated not only based on academic records and test scores, but also extracurricular activities, volunteer work, work history, ability to communicate, recommendations, and financial need. Since its commencement in 1990, the Madge Marmaduke Scholarship Fund has awarded 175 four-year scholarships totaling over $1,000,000.

Hastings Entertainment currently operates 134 stores and three concept stores: Sun Adventure Sports in both Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, and TRADESMART in Littleton, Colorado. Hastings offers new and used books, videos, video games, and CDs, as well as trends and consumer electronics merchandise. The company also runs www.goHastings.com, an e-commerce website that makes offers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys.

[phunnibone]

John may be selling some here and there, but somebody else has to be buying some.

[phunnibone]

[phunnibone]

Still, it looks like the accum line wants to trend up.

[phunnibone]

Thanks for the correction.

[SynthTrader]

I believe a golden cross is when a shorter term moving average crosses above a long-term moving average. So, the 50-MA crossing above the 200-MA would be a "golden cross. But the 50-MA crossing below the 200-MA is not.

Though a longer-term moving average carries more weight as a support (the 200), the shorter-term moving average shows the more recent trend. Technically, the 50 moving below the 200 would be considered a "death cross" if I understand correctly. See this link:

http://www.trade-ideas.com/Glossary/Death_Cross.html

and for Golden Cross:

http://www.trade-ideas.com/Glossary/Golden_Cross.html

[phunnibone]

[phunnibone]

MA(200) had passed the MA(50) and the accum line has a light upward trend.

It's not a lot but it is something. If I had paid attention, I would've seen a golden cross.

I'll post the chart when I get a chance.

[Lazy Money]

Aye, if HAST can't post some good numbers for 4Q this year then 2013 is going to be a bad year for this stock. Could well see it slip back below $1 per share in 2013.

Sad part is that they could do so much with these stores, they simply have no visionaries left in the company. Just a bunch of mindless Cog's in the wheel.

I've always hoped for a reversal in this company because I love the stores. I can spend hours in them.

Oh well. Such is Business. Only the smart and stong survive and obviously AMAZON.COM took all the smarts and strongs out of these industries.

[phunnibone]

Boy that chart didn't stay up long!

[phunnibone]

I've liked this up tick, lately re the accum line:

[phunnibone]

[SynthTrader]

Yep, John has been selling little blocks steadily for quite a while now. Acting a bit like a CEO that has retirement on the mind. He takes a few thousand dollars every week or two...never enough to crash the price.

[phunnibone]

07/23/2012 (13:50 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
07/17/2012 (16:11 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
07/12/2012 (18:00 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
07/05/2012 (11:01 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/29/2012 (10:30 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/25/2012 (15:46 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/22/2012 (09:57 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/21/2012 (09:16 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/20/2012 (14:34 ET) HAST: Filed New Form SC 13G/A, Beneficial Ownership Disclosure - Edgar
06/20/2012 (11:31 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/20/2012 (10:58 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/20/2012 (10:06 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar
06/20/2012 (09:44 ET) HAST: New Form 4 Filed, Change in Beneficial Ownership - Edgar

[phunnibone]

Accum line continues to rise

[phunnibone]

Always these short term profit takers.

[phunnibone]

[phunnibone]

Golden cross coming. Maybe a bit of a pop? Besides, it looks like there's been a gradual up-trend with the Accum line.

[johnsou]

Hastings. Something my portfolio hates.

[phunnibone]

Accum up a bit and MA trending up

[Penny Roger$]

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[phunnibone]

Let me just say that I prefer novels. I like the Gem Lake Rd store because the book manager is a genius.

[fliphop]

if you don't have access to the financial statements and upper management decision making you are free to talk all you want. when did you start working there? was 2011 a busy year? lots of customers? i understand if you don't prefer to say, but you did threaten my life, so you do owe me.

[phunnibone]

LOL, I wish I knew. I was just teasing though. I can't really talk since I work for the company, even if I'm not one of the big shots.

I love the store, though.

[fliphop]

would i still be allowed to live if you told me how high she goes?

[phunnibone]

I would tell you, but then I'd have to kill you... ;)

[fliphop]

what is going on with $HAST? what is the driver behind recent surge in price? earnings release on 3/19/2012? what are y'alls expectations? TYIA.

[sterlingkuning]

http://seekingalpha.com/article/421581-3-relatively-cheap-high-short-interest-stocks-that-could-squeeze-short-sellers

A company called Hastings Entertainment (HAST) which sells everything from books to DVD's, for example, is trading below net current asset value and for just 17% of tangible book value.

[sterlingkuning]

Seems like an attempt to take the price down this AM, but no one wants to sell ... moving up imo...HAST

[sf_finance]

I wholeheartedly agree

[sterlingkuning]

CHART for HAST

[phunnibone]

I forgot, I already am a follower.

[phunnibone]

I'll make it four followers, though I'm, pretty much tapped out.

[phunnibone]

Who knows who put that sign, there?

[phunnibone]

I buy books. I love paperbacks, and I'll keep buying them. Once I have a big box of books, I'll give them to the soldiers. They love them, too.

[sterlingkuning]

Thanks for your thoughts on HAST...I see value at these levels and will hold my position. Not much interest here at the moment. But that can change I have seen it many times before.

[Lazy Money]

This board has 3 followers. And all 3 of us just posted.

Seeking Alpha seems to think Hastings is worth $5.25 - $5.83 per share.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/338751-hastings-worth-more-than-it-s-selling-for?source=yahoo

I managed stores for Hastings for 4 years back at the turn of the century and still think this company has potential, unfortunately it is currently lacking any vision. They have done nothing "Original" and seem content to just show up late to the game and pick up the table scraps. Why are they not challenging Netflix with online service? BlockBuster is coming back and Hastings still sits on it's hands hoping that buying books for $.50 and reselling them for $13.00 will keep them afloat. No one buys books like that any more.

Hastings needs to get some visionaries and start trail blazing instead of just tagging along. Until then it will just simply "Stay Afloat" and investors will not jump on board when there are so many good buy's available these days.

Just my thought, it's a company worth more but with the current leadership it will never get there.

[sterlingkuning]

Not all in, but have a position in HAST

[bigmike-nm]

Hastings has hit its bottom! Lets get this room buzzing and double our $$$ before this summer!!! Im about to go all in here, who is with me???

[jsimm427]

this issue has been cleared up by Hastings.

[jsimm427]

This pic was taken at a hastings in Arkansas. This insults my family and many others.
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r572/csjs12/photo55.jpg

[sterlingkuning]

HAST up 29%
http://idc.api.edgar-online.com/efx_dll/edgarpro.dll?FetchFilingConvPDF1?SessionID=76hsF35p3EItCfS&ID=8307009

[phunnibone]

Sun Adventure Sports is a very nice store -- I've been there. I'm hoping they'll expand.

[phunnibone]

Looking forward to the next quarterly report.

[phunnibone]

http://www.zimbio.com/Shang+Tsung/articles/WZXhXDnXaHD/Mortal+Kombat+2011+Rebirth+Movie+Web+Series

Remember that awesome Mortal Kombat Rebirth trailer that surfaced online all those months ago? Well we have some great news for you now, as we have a release date for when the first episode of the project will go live, and you won’t have to wait long.

For those of you who still don’t know, the Rebirth trailer didn’t result in a fully fledged movie, but instead it was converted into a web-series which will air online for free. We can tell you, that the first episode will go live on April 12th, which is a full week before the Mortal Kombat game releases on April 19th, as reported from VG247.

You’ll be able to watch the first episode via Machinima at 4pm PST on April 12th on their channel, according to Hadoken. However, if you tune in four hours earlier, you can watch some exclusive gameplay footage from Mortal Kombat, gameplay which is being played by the director and actors from the web series! – You probably won’t want to miss that since it is likely to contain gameplay which you haven’t seen before – like new characters, stages, fatalities and so on.

Will you be tuning in to watch the Mortal Kombat web series next week?

[jtaylor40]

What do you do for them?

[phunnibone]

I work for the company but cannot talk for Hastings without permission. I'll see what I can do.

[jtaylor40]

How exactly is Hastings growing?

[phunnibone]

Hastings Entertainment to Announce Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 on March 21, 2011 AMARILLO, Texas, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAST), a leading multimedia entertainment retailer, will announce financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2010 via a press release issued before the market opens on Monday, March 21, 2011.

[phunnibone]

Go Hastings!