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ZNGA: SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING THIS FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2017 Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 343.75%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-12-04 2:29PM EST 4.00 0.02 0.00 0.04 -0.19 -90.48% 400 164 71.88%
ZNGA171208C00004500 2017-11-24 12:56PM EST 4.50 0.02 0.00 0.34 0.00 - 10 10 303.13%
ZNGA171208C00005000 2017-11-24 12:56PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.41 0.00 - 100 100 415.63%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00003500 2017-12-06 12:13PM EST 3.50 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 1 1 59.38%
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-12-04 11:05AM EST 4.00 0.20 0.17 0.22 +0.15 +300.00% 25 188 0.00%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-12-04 2:45PM EST 4.50 0.73 0.65 0.71 +0.44 +151.72% 1 0 0.00%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 1,246.88%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 815.63%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 417.19%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 314.06%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-28 3:48PM EST 3.00 1.27 1.01 1.10 +1.27 +8% 11 925 280.47%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-12-06 11:56AM EST 3.50 0.27 0.24 0.27 -0.31 -53.45% 6 1,109 46.88%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-12-06 12:28PM EST 4.00 0.01 0.01 0.03 -0.19 -95.00% 25 4,661 45.31%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-12-01 9:30AM EST 4.50 0.02 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -33.33% 10 29,157 68.75%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-21 1:21PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.00 - 3 538 117.19%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 156.25%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 181.25%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-11-21 9:40AM EST 2.50 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 10 11 162.50%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 96.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-30 9:30AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 10 26,246 50.00%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-12-04 3:26PM EST 4.00 0.23 0.22 0.24 +0.16 +228.57% 2,283 37,197 0.00%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-12-04 2:30PM EST 4.50 0.70 0.65 1.84 +0.24 +52.17% 4 23 301.56%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-12-04 12:26PM EST 5.00 1.19 1.16 1.22 +0.11 +10.19% 30 10 0.00%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-12-06 11:56AM EST 5.50 1.75 1.74 1.80 +0.05 +2.94% 5 6 121.88%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: $1,4283,600.00, PLUS CSR2 REVENUE INCREASE NOW @ #5,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 12/06/2017
CSR2 NOW #5
U.S. IN TOP GROSSING, APPLE iPHONES GAMES
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/
OVER #331,600 NEW DAILY INSTALLS
NATURAL MOTION
$898,667.00 Revenue (Daily)
#45,510 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZYNGA
$529,696.00 Revenue (Daily)
#286,166 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
ZNGA: $1,287,900.00, PLUS CSR2 REVENUE INCREASE NOW @ #6,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 12/05/2017
CSR2 NOW #6
U.S. IN TOP GROSSING, APPLE iPHONES GAMES
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/
OVER #305,000 NEW DAILY INSTALLS
NATURAL MOTION
$753,372.00 Revenue (Daily)
#44,980 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZYNGA
$534,604.00 Revenue (Daily)
#261,092 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
ZNGA:( STILL RISING TODAY ) NOW OVER $1,007,713.00 DAILY REVENUE,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 12/04/2017
CSR2 NOW #7
U.S. IN TOP GROSSING, APPLE iPHONES GAMES
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/
OVER 255,000 NEW DAILY INSTALLS
ZYNGA
$537,950.00 Revenue (Daily)
#223,779 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
NATURAL MOTION
$469.763.00 Revenue (Daily)
#32,197 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZNGA: REACHES OVER $966,000.00 DAILY INCOME REVENUE,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 12/04/2017
OVER 250,000 NEW DAILY INSTALLS
ZYNGA
$532,502.00 Revenue (Daily)
#223,704 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
NATURAL MOTION
$433,003.00 Revenue (Daily)
#32,534 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZNGA: GAMBLING IN… U.S., SUPREME COURT COULD LEGALIZE, HEARING CASE TODAY 12 4 2017
ZNGA: GAMBLING U.S.EXPERTS BELIEVE…A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN
EXPERTS BELIEVE NEW JERSEY HAS A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN THE CASE, given that SCOTUS GRANTS APPEALS IN ONLY A FRACTION
OF CASES AND OFTEN OVERTURNS LOWER COURTS.
the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), A FEDERAL LAW THAT BANS SINGLE-GAME SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE OF NEVADA.
"MY SENSE IS THE LAW WILL CHANGE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES," NBA COMMISSIONER ADAM SILVER TOLD THE SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL EARLIER THIS YEAR. "
SUPREME COURT CASE COULD LEGALIZE SPORTS GAMBLING IN MUCH OF U.S.
NFL
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DECEMBER 2, 2017 9:36AM ESTDECEMBER 2, 2017 9:36AM ESTBASKETBALL, NHL, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, ENGLISH, HOCKEY, NFL, NBA, MLBFIFTEEN STATES HAVE PASSED OR PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD LEGALIZE SPORTS GAMBLING IF THE SUPREME COURT RULES IN NEW JERSEY'S FAVOR.
Sports book at Red Rock Casino(Getty Images)
Arthur Weinstein
PUBLISHED ON DEC. 2, 2017
After New Jersey passed a 2014 law allowing sports gambling at casinos and race tracks, the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and NCAA all promptly sued the state citing the damage that such a law could do to their sports.
That New Jersey law is the focus of a case that is scheduled to go before the Supreme Court Monday. Although judges will not render a decision until next year, if the court rules in the state's favor, it could open up legalized sports betting throughout the U.S.
At issue is a 1992 federal law, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which barred all states but Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana from offering sports gambling. Nevada is the only state to allow single-game wagering, while the other three offer much more limited options.
But the American Gaming Association told NorthJersey.com that, in addition to New Jersey, 14 other states have already proposed or already passed laws that would permit such gambling if the Supreme Court rules in New Jersey's favor.
No one knows for certain how much is wagered on sports each year in the U.S., from Vegas books to corner bar parlay card players to offshore sites, but consider this: In 2015, the American Gaming Association estimated that Americans would bet $93 billion that season just on NFL and college football games.
OTHER ESTIMATES SAY U.S. BETTORS ILLEGALLY WAGER UP TO $380 BILLION A YEAR.
Clearly, the illegal market dwarfs the numbers taken in by legal books; the AGA estimates $200 million was legally gambled on Super Bowl 51, VERSUS $4.5 BILLION IN ILLEGAL WAGERING.
Earlier this year, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league still opposes legalized sports gambling.
"I think (owners) still strongly oppose legalized sports gambling," Goodell said at the owners meetings in Phoenix. "The integrity of our game is No. 1. We will not compromise on that."
BUT OFFICIALS IN OTHER LEAGUES SEEM TO REALIZE THE DAY IS COMING WHEN, LIKE IT OR NOT, LEGAL SPORTS BETTING WILL BE A REALITY IN MUCH OF THE U.S.
"MY SENSE IS THE LAW WILL CHANGE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES," NBA COMMISSIONER ADAM SILVER TOLD THE SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL EARLIER THIS YEAR. "People want to bet throughout the game.
IT RESULTS IN ENORMOUS ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FANS."
Source:
www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/supreme-court-sports-betting-new-jersey-legalized-nfl-nba-ncaa/1ftvqq53nbdt61w04z2c01bgps
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR SPORTS BETTING CASE DEC. 4
NATION'S HIGHEST COURT COULD OVERTURN PASPA
BY BRIAN PEMPUS | PUBLISHED: OCT 09, 2017 | E-MAIL AUTHOR
One of the most pivotal legal battles in the gaming industry’s history will ratchet up a level when it’s heard before the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
That’s per a report from NorthJersey.com. The Supreme Court said this summer that it would take up the case before the end of the year. A ruling is expected sometime early next year.
Debating the meaning of the Constitution is a pretty popular activity in the political world these days, and that’s precisely what the high court will look at when determining whether the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, which bans traditional sports betting outside of Nevada, is in violation of states’ rights.
The issue was brought to this stage in the game by the state of New Jersey, which is home to the beleaguered gambling town Atlantic City, once the nation’s second largest gambling market. New Jersey tried to circumvent PASPA by passing its own sports betting legislation, but the leagues and the NCAA blocked its implementation. The Atlantic City casino industry for years has been ready for sports books if the legal hurdles are cleared.
But the Supreme Court likely won’t be making a ruling that affects just New Jersey. IF PASPA IS OVERTURNED, ANY STATE COULD AUTHORIZE SPORTS BETTING. THERE ARE CASINOS IN SOME 40 U.S. STATES, AND ALL WOULD AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTIVITY IF IT WERE LEGAL.
Why sports betting and why now? The activity has never been more popular in America, with the nationwide sports betting market now standing at some $150 billion, according to the American Gaming Association. That’s the amount wagered, mostly through illicit channels.
IN NEVADA, A RECORD $4.5 BILLION WAS BET LAST YEAR. The Silver State sports books retained nearly 5 percent of that amount in the form of winnings ($219 million). If the nationwide market stayed at $150 billion and the casino industry captured and retained five percent of it, then that would be an additional $7.5 billion in annual revenue.
The casino gambling market (commercial and tribal) is worth about $70 billion annually, so sports betting has the potential to grow the entire market by 10 percent. Another driving force underpinning the whole sports betting debate is that the U.S. casino gambling market has seen only modest growth since recovering from the Great Recession.
Others have estimated that the current sports betting market could be as high as $400 billion. But there are other benefits than revenue.
“A LEGAL SPORTS-BETTING INDUSTRY COULD GENERATE UP TO $26.6 BILLION IN TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT EVERY YEAR THOUGH GDP INCREASES, TAXES DOLLARS, AND OVER 150,000 WELL-PAYING AMERICAN JOBS,” THE AGA SAID IN A BRIEF FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT.
Additionally, the immense popularity of fantasy sports, a form of betting on sports, has caught the attention of the casino industry. eSports, and betting on them, are also being eyed by the industry.
WHATEVER THE CURRENT MARKET SIZE IS, IT’S CLEAR THAT AMERICANS VIEW THE ACTIVITY AS ACCEPTABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE POLLS SHOWING INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SPORTS BETTING, WITH THE LATEST—A SURVEY FROM UMASS LOWELL AND THE WASHINGTON POST—SHOWING THAT 55 PERCENT OF AMERICANS SUPPORT IT BEING LEGAL NATIONWIDE. A THIRD OF RESPONDENTS OPPOSED THE IDEA.
Source:
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/22109-supreme-court-to-hear-sports-betting-case-dec-4
THE NJ CASE AT A GLANCE
At issue is the state’s attempt to repeal its own laws in order to legalize sports betting within its borders. So far, the NCAA and the major North American pro sports leagues have turned back those efforts in federal court.
They have done so by utilizing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), A FEDERAL LAW THAT BANS SINGLE-GAME SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE OF NEVADA.
However, the state of New Jersey won the right to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The state is arguing that PASPA is unconstitutional, in that it forces states to keep laws on the books, even if they move to change them. (The state has a prohibition on sports betting in place; the law passed attempted to lift that ban.)
THE TIMELINE FOR SCOTUS AND IMPACTS
The December date sets up the court to make a decision sometime in 2018, likely in the first half of the year.
If New Jersey were to win — with SCOTUS ruling PASPA unconstitutional — it sets up a scenario where other states could legalize sports wagering. A variety of other scenarios are also possible, including a ruling more narrowly on NJ’s sports betting law or upholding the lower courts’ finding against the state.
EXPERTS BELIEVE NEW JERSEY HAS A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN THE CASE, given that SCOTUS GRANTS APPEALS IN ONLY A FRACTION OF CASES AND OFTEN OVERTURNS LOWER COURTS.
Source:
https://www.legalsportsreport.com/15921/nj-sports-betting-case-december/
ZNGA: SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING ( TOMORROW ) FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2017
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201C00004000 2017-11-17 3:30PM EST 4.00 0.06 0.04 0.06 +0.02 +50.00% 30 314 22.66%
ZNGA171201C00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 133 70 71.88%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201P00003500 2017-11-14 10:10AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.00 - 50 320 153.91%
ZNGA171201P00004000 2017-11-17 12:31PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.11 0.15 -0.01 -6.25% 50 83 50.00%
ZNGA171201P00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 1.09 1.03 1.19 0.00 - 2 50 132.81
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 0.00%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 4.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 - 30 0 24.61%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.00 0.22 0.18 0.22 0.00 - 55 55 57.42%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.50 0.29 0.53 0.89 0.00 - 10 0 110.94%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 540.63%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 352.34%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-13 1:31PM EST 3.00 0.86 0.91 0.98 0.00 - 11 925 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 3.50 0.45 0.43 0.51 -0.01 -2.17% 65 1,275 36.72%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-11-20 9:30AM EST 4.00 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.00 - 1 4,501 26.56%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-11-16 10:05AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 3,471 35.94%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-17 2:10PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -50.00% 30 508 56.25%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 82.81%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 100.00%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.50 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 1 1 114.06%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 71.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-16 3:25PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 - 1 725 44.53%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 4.00 0.17 0.15 0.19 -0.02 -10.53% 26 88 44.14%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-11-07 2:27PM EST 4.50 0.88 0.59 0.65 0.00 - 1 2 67.19%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.05 1.10 0.00 - 10 10 79.69%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-10-16 2:38PM EST 5.50 1.70 1.47 1.62 0.00 - 1 1 85.94%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: SETTING UP A MORE MEANINGFUL MOVE IN STOCK PRICE, WALL STREET ANALYSTS RECOMMEND BUY OR STRONGLY BUY Zynga Inc. is a Provider of social game services
INVESTORS ARE DEFINITELY PAYING ATTENTION
TO WHAT ANALYSTS OVER AT WALL STREET ARE CURRENTLY THINKING ABOUT THE SHARES OF ZYNGA INC.
WALL STREET ANALYSTS RECOMMEND EITHER BUY OR STRONGLY BUY FOR THE STOCK
SHARES OWNED BY INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS ARE 80.70%.
AN INCREASE IN VOLUME MEANS MORE MARKET AWARENESS FOR THE COMPANY,
POTENTIALLY SETTING UP A MORE MEANINGFUL MOVE IN STOCK PRICE.
EXAMINING FRESH SIGNALS: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. (CLF), ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA)
BY
KEVEN DEERING
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NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Looking at the price activity of the stock of Zynga Inc. (ZNGA), recently, we noticed that its shares were trading at regions closer to $4.17. When it comes to research, investors have several tools available to them to make it easy. Investors will study the current price of a stock and compare it with its 52-week high and low levels. Over the course of a year, the highest point for this stock was at $4.15 while the lowest price during that same timeframe was $2.40. Investors will be keenly interested in the stock and whether it can gather momentum during the coming weeks.
Analyzing the price activity of some previous stock, we were able to note that the shares have shifted by 62.26% since the year began. Narrowing our focus to the previous 1 month, the shares have been up by 11.80%. In the last 5 trading days, the stock had increased by 5.84% while in the past three months, the overall change in the stock is 24.39%.
The current stock price range of ZNGA is $4.03 and $4.18. This pivot point is used by investors to indicate the current trend. The pivot is considered to be the average of data like close, low, and high of the previous trading session. At the moment, the stock of Intel has a standard deviation of 0.11. The standard deviation is used to know how far the current data is away from the mean of a given set of data. In financial situations, the standard deviation is used for the annual rate of return in order aid in measuring the volatility of a certain investment. Studying the standard deviation helps investors to identify the stocks that are about to make a major move.
INVESTORS ARE DEFINITELY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT ANALYSTS OVER AT WALL STREET ARE CURRENTLY THINKING ABOUT THE SHARES OF ZYNGA INC. LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE CURRENT AGREEMENT ON BROKER RATING, IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE ABR STANDS AT 4.00 . This simple numeric scale reads 1 to 5, and it changes brokerage firm Moderate Sell recommendations into an average broker rating. When the number is low (usually 1-2), it implies that the recommendation is to Buy. A READING OF 6 RECOMMENDS THAT YOU HOLD and finally that of recommends that you Sell. AT THE MOMENT, 9 WALL STREET ANALYSTS RECOMMEND EITHER BUY OR STRONGLY BUY FOR THE STOCK.
Source:
financialqz.com/2017/11/28/examining-fresh-signals-cleveland-cliffs-inc-clf-zynga-inc-znga/
The Street Point
STOCKS TO TRACK ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) A MULTIMEDIA & GRAPHICS SOFTWARE COMPANY
NOVEMBER 28, 2017 - BY TSP STAFF
IN THE CURRENT SESSION, ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) HAS BECAME ATTENTION SEEKER FROM THE INQUISITOR WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A CHANGE OF 1.20% Whereas, in LAST 21 TRADING DAYS WAS 11.80% and moved UP IN LAST 63 TRADING DAYS OF 14.88%. Looking further out we can see that THE STOCK HAS MOVED 62.26% OVER THE YEAR TO DATE. Along with these its last twelve month performance is stands at 44.79% while moved 15.83% for the past six months according to Finviz reported data.
ANALYTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE
The SMA200 of the stock is at 22.83%,
SMA20 is 7.72%,
while SMA50 is 9.56%.
ZNGA’s relative volume is 2.00. Relative volume is a great indicator to keep a close eye on, but like most indicators it works best in conjunction with other indicators and on different time frames. HIGHER RELATIVE VOLUME YOU WILL HAVE MORE LIQUIDITY IN THE STOCK WHICH WILL TIGHTEN SPREADS AND ALLOW YOU TO TRADE WITH MORE SIZE WITHOUT A TON OF SLIPPAGE.
ZNGA’s overall volume in the last trading session was 7,142,528 shares.
Important Technical Indicators to keep in Focus:-
A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns (volatility) for ZNGA producing salvation in Investors mouth, it has week volatility of 2.80% and for the month booked as 3.18%. Regardless of which metric you utilize, a firm understanding of the concept of volatility and how it is measured is essential to successful investing. A stock that maintains a relatively stable price has low volatility. When investing in a volatile security, the risk of success is increased just as much as the risk of failure. Zynga Inc.’s beta is 0.74 whilst the stock has an average true range (ATR) of 0.12. Other technical indicators are worth considering in assessing the prospects for EQT. RSI for instance is currently at 69.89.
It is common practice for investors to use the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio or price multiple) to determine if a company’s stock price is over or undervalued. Companies with a high P/E ratio are typically growth stocks. However, their relatively high multiples do not necessarily mean their stocks are overpriced and not good buys for the long term. The PEG ratio shows us that, when compare to the beer company, the always-popular tech company doesn’t have the growth rate to justify its higher P/E, and its stock price appears overvalued. Zynga Inc.’s currently has a PEG ratio of 0 where as its P/E ratio is 0. The company P/S (price to Sales) ratio is 4.41, P/B (price to Book) ratio is 2.22, while its P/C (price to Cash) ratio stands at 4.68.
Should You Go With High Insider Ownership?
Many value investors look for stocks with a high percent of insider ownership, under the theory that when management are shareholders, they will act in its own self interest, and create shareholder value in the long-term. This aligns the interests of shareholders with management, thus benefiting everyone. While this sounds great in theory, high insider ownership can actually lead to the opposite result, a management team that is unaccountable because they can keep their jobs under almost any circumstance. Currently Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)’s SHARES OWNED BY INSIDERS ARE 0.50%, whereas SHARES OWNED BY INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS ARE 80.70%.
Source:
http://www.thestreetpoint.com/2017/11/28/stocks-to-track-zynga-inc-nasdaqznga-a-multimedia-graphics-software-company/
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) MOVES HIGHER ON VOLUME SPIKE FOR NOVEMBER 28
EQUITIES STAFF FOLLOW | TUESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2017 17:18 (EST)
MARKET SUMMARY
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Last Price$ 4.28 Last TradeNov/28 - 16:00
Change$ 0.11 Change Percent2.64 %
Open$ 4.17 Prev Close$ 4.17
High$ 4.30 low$ 4.10
52 Week High$ 4.30 52 Week Low$ 2.40
Market Cap3,725,927,665 PE Ratio2.29
Volume24,487,746 ExchangeNGS
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ZNGA - Stock Valuation Report
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ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) TRADED ON UNUSUALLY HIGH VOLUME ON NOV. 28, AS THE STOCK GAINED 2.64% TO CLOSE AT $4.28. ON THE DAY, ZYNGA INC. SAW 23.56 MILLION SHARES TRADE HANDS ON 39,620 TRADES. Considering that the stock averages ONLY A DAILY VOLUME OF 10.14 MILLION SHARES A DAY over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.
Generally speaking, when a stock experiences a sudden spike in trading volume, it may be seen as a bullish signal for investors. AN INCREASE IN VOLUME MEANS MORE MARKET AWARENESS FOR THE COMPANY, POTENTIALLY SETTING UP A MORE MEANINGFUL MOVE IN STOCK PRICE. THE ADDED VOLUME ALSO PROVIDES A LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND STABILITY FOR PRICE ADVANCES.
The stock has traded between $4.18 and $2.40 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $3.85, and its 200-day SMA $3.42. Zynga Inc. has a P/B ratio of 2.29.
Zynga Inc is engaged in developing, marketing and operating social games as live services played on mobile platforms, such as iOS and Android, and social networking sites, such as Facebook.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Zynga Inc. has 1,681 employees and is currently under the leadership of CEO Frank Gibeau.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of Zynga Inc., check out Equities.com’s Stock Valuation Analysis report for ZNGA.
Source:
https://www.equities.com/news/zynga-inc-znga-moves-higher-on-volume-spike-for-november-28
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2017
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CALLS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201C00004000 2017-11-17 3:30PM EST 4.00 0.06 0.04 0.06 +0.02 +50.00% 30 314 22.66%
ZNGA171201C00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 133 70 71.88%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201P00003500 2017-11-14 10:10AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.00 - 50 320 153.91%
ZNGA171201P00004000 2017-11-17 12:31PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.11 0.15 -0.01 -6.25% 50 83 50.00%
ZNGA171201P00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 1.09 1.03 1.19 0.00 - 2 50 132.81
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 0.00%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 4.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 - 30 0 24.61%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.00 0.22 0.18 0.22 0.00 - 55 55 57.42%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.50 0.29 0.53 0.89 0.00 - 10 0 110.94%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 540.63%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 352.34%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-13 1:31PM EST 3.00 0.86 0.91 0.98 0.00 - 11 925 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 3.50 0.45 0.43 0.51 -0.01 -2.17% 65 1,275 36.72%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-11-20 9:30AM EST 4.00 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.00 - 1 4,501 26.56%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-11-16 10:05AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 3,471 35.94%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-17 2:10PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -50.00% 30 508 56.25%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 82.81%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 100.00%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.50 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 1 1 114.06%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 71.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-16 3:25PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 - 1 725 44.53%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 4.00 0.17 0.15 0.19 -0.02 -10.53% 26 88 44.14%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-11-07 2:27PM EST 4.50 0.88 0.59 0.65 0.00 - 1 2 67.19%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.05 1.10 0.00 - 10 10 79.69%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-10-16 2:38PM EST 5.50 1.70 1.47 1.62 0.00 - 1 1 85.94%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: STRONG-BUY UPGRADE, MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS ARE BUZZING CALLS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017 [/color]
ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH UPGRADED SHARES OF ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) FROM A HOLD RATING TO A STRONG-BUY RATING
SHARES OF ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) ARE MAKING A STRONG COMEBACK AS THEY HAVE JUMPED 73.75%
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK,
THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF $27.03.
ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH UPGRADES ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) TO STRONG-BUY
POSTED BY TOI WILLIAMS ON NOV 28TH, 2017
ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH UPGRADED SHARES OF ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) FROM A HOLD RATING TO A STRONG-BUY RATING IN A RESEARCH NOTE published on Saturday, November 11th. Zacks Investment Research currently has $4.50 price target on the stock…
Source:
https://www.truebluetribune.com/2017/11/28/zynga-inc-znga-upgraded-to-strong-buy-by-zacks-investment-research.html
STOCK IN FOCUS: INVESTORS TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)
NOVEMBER 27, 2017 NELSON RESEARCH STAFF
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS AFTER THE PRICE OF THE STOCK HIT $4…
Source:
https://nlrnews.com/stock-in-focus-investors-taking-a-second-look-at-zynga-inc-nasdaqznga/364245/
INVESTORS TRACKING ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)
NOVEMBER 25, 2017 NELSON RESEARCH STAFF
MAJOR MARKET PLAYERS ARE BUZZING OVER ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)…
Source:
https://nlrnews.com/investors-tracking-zynga-inc-nasdaqznga/359623/
ARE THESE GOOD STOCKS FOR VALUE INVESTORS? – ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA), KEYCORP (KEY)
BY
GRADY HOFFMAN
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NOVEMBER 28, 2017
SHARES OF ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) ARE MAKING A STRONG COMEBACK AS THEY HAVE JUMPED 73.75% SINCE BOTTOMING OUT ON FEB. 10, 2017. Thanks to A RISE OF ALMOST 5.84% IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS, the stock price is now up 62.26% so far on the year — still in strong territory. In this case, shares are up 0.48% , the 52-week high touched on Nov. 27, 2017, and are keeping their losses at 44.79% for the past 12 months.
Source:
usacommercedaily.com/2017/11/28/are-these-good-stocks-for-value-investors-zynga-inc-znga-keycorp-key/
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STOCKNEWSGAZETTE.COM /2017/11/09
Does Zynga (ZNGA) Present Much Upside ?
Gene Daniel
It’s worth it to have a look at Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) as there may be a chasm between the bulls and the bears as far as recent trading activity goes. Now trading with a market value of 3.28B, the company has a mix of catalysts and obstacles that spring from the nature of its operations. As the day-to-day narrative ebbs and flows for this company, it is more important than ever to step back and get a bird’s eye view of the fundamental reality under the surface of this story…
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE? AFTER ALL, THAT’S WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN THE END.
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) IS INTRIGUING WHEN BROKEN DOWN TO ITS CORE DATA.
The cost of selling goods last quarter was 64.17 million, yielding a gross basic income of 145.06 million. For shareholders, given the total diluted outstanding shares of 887.99 million, this means overall earnings per share of 0.01. Note, this compares with a consensus analyst forecast of 0.01 in earnings per share for its next fiscal quarterly report.
IS ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) VALUATION ATTRACTIVE
Looking ahead at valuations, according to the consensus, THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS FORECAST TO BRING ABOUT 0.04 IN TOTAL EARNINGS PER SHARE.
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 27.03.
However, one should always remember: the trends are more important than the forecasts. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN INTERESTING STORY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING IT AGAIN SOON ON ZYNGA INC..
Source:
https://stocknewsgazette.com/2017/11/09/does-zynga-inc-znga-present-much-upside/
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2017
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Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201C00004000 2017-11-17 3:30PM EST 4.00 0.06 0.04 0.06 +0.02 +50.00% 30 314 22.66%
ZNGA171201C00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 133 70 71.88%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201P00003500 2017-11-14 10:10AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.00 - 50 320 153.91%
ZNGA171201P00004000 2017-11-17 12:31PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.11 0.15 -0.01 -6.25% 50 83 50.00%
ZNGA171201P00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 1.09 1.03 1.19 0.00 - 2 50 132.81
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 0.00%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 4.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 - 30 0 24.61%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.00 0.22 0.18 0.22 0.00 - 55 55 57.42%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.50 0.29 0.53 0.89 0.00 - 10 0 110.94%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 540.63%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 352.34%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-13 1:31PM EST 3.00 0.86 0.91 0.98 0.00 - 11 925 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 3.50 0.45 0.43 0.51 -0.01 -2.17% 65 1,275 36.72%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-11-20 9:30AM EST 4.00 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.00 - 1 4,501 26.56%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-11-16 10:05AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 3,471 35.94%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-17 2:10PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -50.00% 30 508 56.25%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 82.81%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 100.00%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.50 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 1 1 114.06%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 71.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-16 3:25PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 - 1 725 44.53%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 4.00 0.17 0.15 0.19 -0.02 -10.53% 26 88 44.14%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-11-07 2:27PM EST 4.50 0.88 0.59 0.65 0.00 - 1 2 67.19%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.05 1.10 0.00 - 10 10 79.69%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-10-16 2:38PM EST 5.50 1.70 1.47 1.62 0.00 - 1 1 85.94%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
GSPI: SUGARCANE AS FUEL, WITHIN GSPI'S WHEELHOUSE
BIODIESEL YIELDS 93 PERCENT MORE ENERGY THAN IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT
AEROSPACE
JET FUEL FROM SUGARCANE?
IT’S NOT A FLIGHT OF FANCY
RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND THAT ENGINEERED SUGARCANE COULD YIELD MORE THAN 2,500 LITERS OF BIO-JET FUEL PER ACRE OF LAND
BY DEEPAK KUMAR, STEPHEN P. LONG, VIJAY SINGH,
THE CONVERSATION US ON NOVEMBER 23, 2017
Credit: Mark Harkin Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.
The aviation industry produces 2 percent of global human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. This share may seem relatively small—for perspective, electricity generation and home heating account for more than 40 percent – but AVIATION IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST-GROWING GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCES. DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL IS PROJECTED TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AIRLINES ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS, AND ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL OIL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS. These challenges have spurred strong interest in biomass-derived jet fuels. Bio-jet fuel can be produced from various plant materials, including oil crops, sugar crops, starchy plants and lignocellulosic biomass, through various chemical and biological routes. However, the technologies to convert oil to jet fuel are at a more advanced stage of development and yield higher energy efficiency than other sources.
We are engineering sugarcane, the most productive plant in the world, to produce oil that can be turned into bio-jet fuel. In a recent study, WE FOUND THAT USE OF THIS ENGINEERED SUGARCANE COULD YIELD MORE THAN 2,500 LITERS OF BIO-JET FUEL PER ACRE OF LAND. IN SIMPLE TERMS, THIS MEANS THAT A BOEING 747 COULD FLY FOR 10 HOURS ON BIO-JET FUEL PRODUCED ON JUST 54 ACRES OF LAND. Compared to two competing plant sources, soybeans and jatropha, lipidcane would produce about 15 and 13 times as much jet fuel per unit of land, respectively.
CREATING DUAL-PURPOSE SUGARCANE
BIO-JET FUELS DERIVED FROM OIL-RICH FEEDSTOCKS, SUCH AS CAMELINA AND ALGAE, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN PROOF OF CONCEPT FLIGHTS. ASTM INTERNATIONAL, A GLOBAL STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, HAS APPROVED A 50:50 BLEND OF PETROLEUM-BASED JET FUEL AND HYDROPROCESSED RENEWABLE JET FUEL FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY FLIGHTS.
HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORTS, CURRENT PRODUCTION VOLUMES OF BIO-JET FUEL ARE VERY SMALL. Making these products on a larger scale will require further technology improvements and abundant low-cost feedstocks (crops used to make the fuel).
Sugarcane is a well-known biofuel source: Brazil has been fermenting sugarcane juice to make alcohol-based fuel for decades. Ethanol from sugarcane yields 25 percent more energy than the amount used during the production process, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent compared to fossil fuels.
WE WONDERED WHETHER WE COULD INCREASE THE PLANT’S NATURAL OIL PRODUCTION AND USE THE OIL TO PRODUCE BIODIESEL, WHICH PROVIDES EVEN GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. BIODIESEL YIELDS 93 PERCENT MORE ENERGY THAN IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT and reduces emissions by 41 percent compared to fossil fuels. Ethanol and biodiesel can both be used in bio-jet fuel, but the technologies to convert plant-derived oil to jet fuel are at an advanced stage of development, yield high energy efficiency and are ready for large-scale deployment.
When we first proposed engineering sugarcane to produce more oil, some of our colleagues thought we were crazy. Sugarcane plants contain just 0.05 percent oil, which is far too little to convert to biodiesel. Many plant scientists theorized that increasing the amount of oil to 1 percent would be toxic to the plant, but our computer models predicted that we could increase oil production to 20 percent.
WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY, WE LAUNCHED A RESEARCH PROJECT CALLED PLANTS ENGINEERED TO REPLACE OIL IN SUGARCANE AND SORGHUM, OR PETROSS, IN 2012.
Since then, through genetic engineering we’ve increased production of oil and fatty acids to achieve 12 percent oil in the leaves of sugarcane.
Now we are working to achieve 20 percent oil—the theoretical limit, according to our computer models—and targeting this oil accumulation to the stem of the plant, where it is more accessible than in the leaves. Our preliminary research has shown that even as the engineered plants produce more oil, they continue to produce sugar. We call these engineered plants lipidcane.
Multiple products from lipidcane
Lipidcane offers many advantages for farmers and the environment. We calculate that growing lipidcane containing 20 percent oil would be five times more profitable per acre than soybeans, the main feedstock currently used to make biodiesel in the United States, and twice as profitable per acre as corn.
To be sustainable, bio-jet fuel must also be economical to process and have high production yields that minimize use of arable land. We estimate that compared to soybeans, lipidcane containing 5 percent oil could produce four times more jet fuel per acre of land. LIPIDCANE WITH 20 PERCENT OIL COULD PRODUCE MORE THAN 15 TIMES MORE JET FUEL PER ACRE.
AND LIPIDCANE OFFERS OTHER ENERGY BENEFITS. THE PLANT PARTS LEFT OVER AFTER JUICE EXTRACTION, KNOWN AS BAGASSE, CAN BE BURNED TO PRODUCE STEAM AND ELECTRICITY. ACCORDING TO OUR ANALYSIS, THIS WOULD GENERATE MORE THAN ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO POWER THE BIOREFINERY, SO SURPLUS POWER COULD BE SOLD BACK TO THE GRID, DISPLACING ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM FOSSIL FUELS—A PRACTICE ALREADY USED IN SOME PLANTS IN BRAZIL TO PRODUCE ETHANOL FROM SUGARCANE.
A POTENTIAL US BIOENERGY CROP
SUGARCANE THRIVES ON MARGINAL LAND THAT IS NOT SUITED TO MANY FOOD CROPS. CURRENTLY IT IS GROWN MAINLY IN BRAZIL, INDIA AND CHINA. We are also engineering lipidcane to be more cold-tolerant so that it can be raised more widely, particularly in the southeastern United States on underutilized land.
IF WE DEVOTED 23 MILLION ACRES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TO LIPIDCANE WITH 20 PERCENT OIL, WE ESTIMATE THAT THIS CROP COULD PRODUCE 65 PERCENT OF THE U.S. JET FUEL SUPPLY. Presently, in current dollars, that fuel WOULD COST AIRLINES US$5.31 PER GALLON, which is less than bio-jet fuel produced from algae or other oil crops such as soybeans, canola or palm oil.
Lipidcane could also be grown in Brazil and other tropical areas. As we recently reported in Nature Climate Change, significantly expanding sugarcane or lipidcane production in Brazil could reduce current global carbon dioxide emissions by up to 5.6 percent. This could be accomplished without impinging on areas that the Brazilian government has designated as environmentally sensitive, such as rainforest.
IN PURSUIT OF ‘ENERGYCANE’
Our lipidcane research also includes genetically engineering the plant to make it photosynthesize more efficiently, which translates into more growth. IN A 2016 ARTICLE IN SCIENCE, ONE OF US (STEPHEN LONG) AND COLLEAGUES AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS DEMONSTRATED THAT IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN LIPIDCANE INCREASED ITS GROWTH BY 20 PERCENT. Preliminary research and side-by-side field trials suggest that we have improved the photosynthetic efficiency of sugarcane by 20 percent, and by nearly 70 percent in cool conditions.
Now our team is beginning work to engineer a higher-yielding variety of sugarcane that we call “energycane” to achieve more oil production per acre. We have more ground to cover before it can be commercialized, but developing a viable plant with enough oil to economically produce biodiesel and bio-jet fuel is a major first step.
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Deepak Kumar
Deepak Kumar is a Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Stephen P. Long
Stephen P. Long is a Professor of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh is a Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Director of Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Conversation US
Source:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jet-fuel-from-sugarcane-it-rsquo-s-not-a-flight-of-fancy/
ZNGA: GROWING FASTER THAN INDUSTRY, SOLID RETURN TO GROWTH MODE
GREATLY IMPROVED RESULTS
ZYNGA BACK IN GROWTH MODE
ZYNGA GROWING FASTER THAN THE INDUSTRY GIANTS
INVESTORS CAN NOW VIEW ZYNGA AS A CASH FLOW MACHINE
ZYNGA IS STARTING TO PRODUCE STRONG FINANCIAL RESULTS.
ZYNGA (ZNGA) IS TRADING AT HIGHS NOT SEEN SINCE BACK IN 2014.
THE RECENT RALLY IN THE STOCK HASN'T PRICED IN THE RETURN TO GROWTH
THE STOCK WILL SEE MULTIPLE EXPANSION TO LEVELS SIMILAR TO INDUSTRY PEERS.
RECENT GAINS IN ZYNGA AREN'T PRICING IN THE SOLID RETURN TO GROWTH MODE OF THE COMPANY
ZYNGA (ZNGA) IS TRADING AT HIGHS NOT SEEN SINCE BACK IN 2014.
ZYNGA: STILL NOT PRICED FOR GROWTH MODE
NOV.23.17
ABOUT: ZYNGA (ZNGA)
Stone Fox Capital
Long/short equity, growth at reasonable price, research analyst, Deep Value
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SUMMARY
ZYNGA IS STARTING TO PRODUCE STRONG FINANCIAL RESULTS.
THE RECENT RALLY IN THE STOCK HASN'T PRICED IN THE RETURN TO GROWTH for the game developer.
The stock trades below multiples of industry giants despite the potential for faster growth.
TO NO BIG SURPRISE HERE, ZYNGA (ZNGA) IS TRADING AT HIGHS NOT SEEN SINCE BACK IN 2014. These gains come on the back
of GREATLY IMPROVED RESULTS that my previous research highlighted would eventually push the stock higher.
Zynga now trades over $4 for an enterprise value of $3 billion. Is the stock still one worth owning considering the double from the early 2016 lows?
FRANCHISE GAME GROWTH
By all measures, Zynga delivered a Q3 that altered the financial view of the company. THE MOBILE GAME DEVELOPER PRODUCED THE BEST FINANCIAL TOP LINE MEASURES IN FOUR YEARS WHILE SHOWING FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE ON OPERATIONS.
As has long been pointed out, Zynga was actually a sizable game developer and should've been highly profitable with annual revenues approaching $800 million. For Q3, the company produced net income reaching $18 million and adjusted EBITDA climbing to $44.6 million or nearly 20% of revenues. These numbers are more in line with the expectations for the scale of the company.
The positive shift on the bottom line allows investors to start focusing on Zynga returning to growth mode.
The stock initially traded weak following Q3 results, but has rallied to new highs considering a BULLISH OUTLOOK FROM THE ONGOING MOBILE GROWTH.
Mobile bookings were only up 15% YoY to $186.5 million causing total bookings to only rise 9%. My thesis has long stated that the stock would trade higher if only viewed on the basis of this consistent growth in mobile without the headwinds from declining web revenues and bookings.
Source: Zynga Q3'17 presentation
The company guided to total Q4 bookings of $210 million. The number didn't initially sound impressive,[ BUT ZYNGA HAS A MULTI-YEAR HISTORY OF CONSERVATIVE GUIDANCE. Note that initial Q3 bookings guidance was a multi-year high of $205 million and the company delivered $213 million. A similar performance in Q4 will deliver bookings of $220+ million for a multi-year high.
Possibly even more importantly is the guidance of Q4 net income hitting $13 million and adjusted EBITDA of $35 million. INVESTORS CAN NOW VIEW ZYNGA AS A CASH FLOW MACHINE, if these are the lowball numbers for Q4 in a year where FREE CASH FLOW IS ALREADY AT $61 MILLION.
The company should be ON PACE FOR A SOLID 2018 with the addition of the card games from the $100 million cash purchase of Peak Games and the recent release of Words With Friends 2. Better yet, the investment thesis is highly de-risked due to most of the financial performance delivered from franchise games.
Some of the key franchise games saw the following growth in mobile:
• ZYNGA POKER - REVENUE UP 78%, BOOKINGS UP 81% YOY.
• WORDS WITH FRIENDS - REVENUE UP 9%, BOOKINGS UP 10% SEQUENTIALLY.
• CSR2 - REVENUE UP 8%, BOOKINGS UP 12% SEQUENTIALLY.
DEEP VALUE
While all of the financial metrics have seen substantial improvements and the strong shift to mobile has ZYNGA BACK IN GROWTH MODE, the stock hasn't really caught up with the improvements even up at $4. As highlighted in the past, the stock still trades below the P/S multiples of industry players like Electronic Arts (EA) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI).
ZNGA PS Ratio (Forward 1y) data by YCharts
Both of the INDUSTRY GIANTS HAVE MARKET VALUES IN EXCESS OF $30 BILLION WITHOUT THE SAME GROWTH POTENTIAL. Or at the least, analysts forecast ZYNGA GROWING FASTER THAN THE INDUSTRY GIANTS next year and the smaller revenue base increases the odds that a hit game contributes to significant upside in both revenues and the stock.
Takeaway
THE KEY INVESTOR TAKEAWAY is that the RECENT GAINS IN ZYNGA AREN'T PRICING IN THE SOLID RETURN TO GROWTH MODE OF THE COMPANY. As the mobile-game developer starts producing consistent cash flows, THE STOCK WILL SEE MULTIPLE EXPANSION TO LEVELS SIMILAR TO INDUSTRY PEERS.
Source:
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4127347-zynga-still-priced-growth-mode
( SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING TODAY ) NOVEMBER 24, 2017
CLOSE @ 1:00PM ET. ( NOVEMBER 24, 2017 )
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
CLOSED – THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY ( NOVEMBER 23, 2017 )
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SEE
RECAP BELOW:
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124C00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.49 0.11 0.44 0.00 - 4 4 25.00%
ZNGA171124C00004000 2017-11-17 3:58PM EST 4.00 0.02 0.02 0.04 -0.01 -33.33% 828 313 35.94%
ZNGA171124C00004500 2017-11-15 3:38PM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 70 74 75.00%
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124P00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.23 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 57 52 68.75%
ZNGA171124P00004000 2017-11-15 1:16PM EST 4.00 0.16 0.08 0.12 0.00 - 10 60 46.88%
ZNGA171124P00004500 2017-11-03 10:44PM EST 4.50 0.60 0.57 0.65 0.00 - 20 0 115.63%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
SEE BELOW
FUTURE EXPIRATIONS
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201C00004000 2017-11-17 3:30PM EST 4.00 0.06 0.04 0.06 +0.02 +50.00% 30 314 22.66%
ZNGA171201C00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 133 70 71.88%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201P00003500 2017-11-14 10:10AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.00 - 50 320 153.91%
ZNGA171201P00004000 2017-11-17 12:31PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.11 0.15 -0.01 -6.25% 50 83 50.00%
ZNGA171201P00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 1.09 1.03 1.19 0.00 - 2 50 132.81
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 0.00%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 4.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 - 30 0 24.61%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.00 0.22 0.18 0.22 0.00 - 55 55 57.42%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.50 0.29 0.53 0.89 0.00 - 10 0 110.94%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 540.63%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 352.34%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-13 1:31PM EST 3.00 0.86 0.91 0.98 0.00 - 11 925 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 3.50 0.45 0.43 0.51 -0.01 -2.17% 65 1,275 36.72%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-11-20 9:30AM EST 4.00 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.00 - 1 4,501 26.56%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-11-16 10:05AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 3,471 35.94%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-17 2:10PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -50.00% 30 508 56.25%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 82.81%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 100.00%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.50 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 1 1 114.06%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 71.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-16 3:25PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 - 1 725 44.53%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 4.00 0.17 0.15 0.19 -0.02 -10.53% 26 88 44.14%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-11-07 2:27PM EST 4.50 0.88 0.59 0.65 0.00 - 1 2 67.19%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.05 1.10 0.00 - 10 10 79.69%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-10-16 2:38PM EST 5.50 1.70 1.47 1.62 0.00 - 1 1 85.94%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: WILL PRESENT AT THE LONDON INVESTOR CONFERENCE
ZYNGA TO PRESENT AT THE NASDAQ INVESTOR CONFERENCE
11/22/2017 | 09:01am EST
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading provider of social game services, ANNOUNCED TODAY ITS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER GER GRIFFIN WILL PRESENT AT THE NASDAQ INVESTOR CONFERENCE IN LONDON ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017.
THE PRESENTATION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 9:45 A.M. GREENWICH MEAN TIME (1:45 A.M. PACIFIC TIME) and will be AVAILABLE THROUGH A LIVE AUDIO WEBCAST, WHICH WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ON ZYNGA’S INVESTOR RELATIONS WEBSITE at investor.zynga.com. A REPLAY WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON ZYNGA'S INVESTOR RELATIONS WEBSITE following the event.
Source:
www.4-traders.com/ZYNGA-INC-9625945/news/Zynga-to-Present-at-the-Nasdaq-Investor-Conference-25555620/
ZNGA: REACHES OVER 380,000 DAILY NEW INSTALLS,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 11/22/2017
ZYNGA
$506,683.00 Revenue (Daily)
#314,996 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
NATURAL MOTION
$189,725.00 Revenue (Daily)
#67,868 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZNGA: $27.03 STOCK PRICE, SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING NOVEMBER 24, 2017, NYSE CLOSE @ 1:00PM ET
THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS FORECAST TO BRING ABOUT 0.04 IN TOTAL
EARNINGS PER SHARE.
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT
CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 27.03.
( SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING ) NOVEMBER 24, 2017
CLOSE @ 1:00PM ET. ( NOVEMBER 24, 2017 )
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
CLOSED – THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY ( NOVEMBER 23, 2017 )
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SEE
RECAP BELOW:
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124C00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.49 0.11 0.44 0.00 - 4 4 25.00%
ZNGA171124C00004000 2017-11-17 3:58PM EST 4.00 0.02 0.02 0.04 -0.01 -33.33% 828 313 35.94%
ZNGA171124C00004500 2017-11-15 3:38PM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 70 74 75.00%
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124P00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.23 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 57 52 68.75%
ZNGA171124P00004000 2017-11-15 1:16PM EST 4.00 0.16 0.08 0.12 0.00 - 10 60 46.88%
ZNGA171124P00004500 2017-11-03 10:44PM EST 4.50 0.60 0.57 0.65 0.00 - 20 0 115.63%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
SEE BELOW
FUTURE EXPIRATIONS
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201C00004000 2017-11-17 3:30PM EST 4.00 0.06 0.04 0.06 +0.02 +50.00% 30 314 22.66%
ZNGA171201C00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 133 70 71.88%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201P00003500 2017-11-14 10:10AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.00 - 50 320 153.91%
ZNGA171201P00004000 2017-11-17 12:31PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.11 0.15 -0.01 -6.25% 50 83 50.00%
ZNGA171201P00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 1.09 1.03 1.19 0.00 - 2 50 132.81
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 0.00%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 4.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 - 30 0 24.61%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.00 0.22 0.18 0.22 0.00 - 55 55 57.42%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.50 0.29 0.53 0.89 0.00 - 10 0 110.94%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 540.63%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 352.34%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-13 1:31PM EST 3.00 0.86 0.91 0.98 0.00 - 11 925 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 3.50 0.45 0.43 0.51 -0.01 -2.17% 65 1,275 36.72%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-11-20 9:30AM EST 4.00 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.00 - 1 4,501 26.56%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-11-16 10:05AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 3,471 35.94%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-17 2:10PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -50.00% 30 508 56.25%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 82.81%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 100.00%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.50 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 1 1 114.06%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 71.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-16 3:25PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 - 1 725 44.53%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 4.00 0.17 0.15 0.19 -0.02 -10.53% 26 88 44.14%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-11-07 2:27PM EST 4.50 0.88 0.59 0.65 0.00 - 1 2 67.19%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.05 1.10 0.00 - 10 10 79.69%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-10-16 2:38PM EST 5.50 1.70 1.47 1.62 0.00 - 1 1 85.94%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: CSR2 AR, A SOURCE FOR DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURERS CUSTOMER CUSTOMIZATION(S)
OVER 80% SHARES OWNED BY INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS.
NOTE: LISTEN TO HIS COMMENTS BETWEEN 4:36 thru 5:02 MINUTES INTO VIDEO BELOW.
THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY NATURAL MOTION
SEE
YOUTUBE VIDEO:
TAKING DELIVERY OF MY FAVOURITE SUPERCARS, IN AR!
THE RATIO IS MORE POSITIVE, AS 114 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS OPENED
NEW AND INCREASED POSITIONS
INCREASED: 62
NEW POSITION: 52
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 27.03.
STOCKNEWSGAZETTE.COM /2017/11/09
Does Zynga (ZNGA) Present Much Upside ?
Gene Daniel
It’s worth it to have a look at Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) as there may be a chasm between the bulls and the bears as far as recent trading activity goes. Now trading with a market value of 3.28B, the company has a mix of catalysts and obstacles that spring from the nature of its operations. As the day-to-day narrative ebbs and flows for this company, it is more important than ever to step back and get a bird’s eye view of the fundamental reality under the surface of this story…
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE? AFTER ALL, THAT’S WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN THE END.
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) IS INTRIGUING WHEN BROKEN DOWN TO ITS CORE DATA.
The cost of selling goods last quarter was 64.17 million, yielding a gross basic income of 145.06 million. For shareholders, given the total diluted outstanding shares of 887.99 million, this means overall earnings per share of 0.01. Note, this compares with a consensus analyst forecast of 0.01 in earnings per share for its next fiscal quarterly report.
IS ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) VALUATION ATTRACTIVE
Looking ahead at valuations, according to the consensus, THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS FORECAST TO BRING ABOUT 0.04 IN TOTAL EARNINGS PER SHARE.
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 27.03.
However, one should always remember: the trends are more important than the forecasts. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN INTERESTING STORY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING IT AGAIN SOON ON ZYNGA INC..
Source:
https://stocknewsgazette.com/2017/11/09/does-zynga-inc-znga-present-much-upside/
ZNGA: CSR2 AR, A SOURCE FOR DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURERS CUSTOMER CUSTOMIZATION(S)
OVER 80% SHARES OWNED BY INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS.
NOTE: LISTEN TO HIS COMMENTS BETWEEN 4:36 thru 5:02 MINUTES INTO VIDEO BELOW.
SEE
YOUTUBE VIDEO:
TAKING DELIVERY OF MY FAVOURITE SUPERCARS, IN AR!
Subscribe to MrJWW: http://bit.ly/1Q2RWK4 I got invited to an exclusive look at CSR2’s new Augmented Reality tech - which lets you view your favourite cars in the real world through your iPhone or iPad! I’m genuinely blown away by how realistic the tech is and the level of detail on each car is crazy! If you want to try it for yourself just download CSR2 from the App Store, http://zynga.my/CSR2MrJWW Play the game for about 10 minutes and you’ll be able to use the AR function. Share your best car shots with me; I’m fascinated to see what you guys can do with this tech! Upload yours on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #CSR2Real and #CSR2MrJWW and be sure to tag me @MrJWW so I see them!
THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY NATURAL MOTION
Source:
$5.25 PRICE TARGET, BULLISH
Zynga Brings AR Functionality to Mobile Racer CSR2
THE NEW MODE IS FREE FOR CSR2 OWNERS ON IOS 11.
PETER GRAHAM LAST UPDATED NOV 20, 2017
ARKITAUGMENTED REALITYCSR2 ZYNGA
MOBILE VIDEOGAME DEVELOPER ZYNGA HAS REVEALED THAT ITS POPULAR RACING TITLE CSR RACING 2 (CSR2) HAS NOW BEEN UPGRADED WITH AN AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) MODE USING APPLE’S ARKIT AND UNITY, EXCLUSIVELY FOR IPHONE AND IPAD RUNNING IOS 11.
PLAYERS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO GET UP CLOSE TO THE CARS IN THEIR GARAGE, BEING ABLE TO VIEW THEIR FAVOURITE VEHICLES ALMOST AS IF THEY WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. ZYNGA DEVELOPED CSR2 TO BE AUTHENTIC, ENSURING EVERY VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY RECREATED, WITH PRECISE ATTENTION PAID TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE CUSTOMIZATION EXPERIENCE, FROM PAINT COLORS AND FINISHES TO INTERIOR LEATHER COLORS AND TRIMS.
Source:
https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/11/zynga-brings-ar-functionality-to-mobile-racer-csr2/
JEFFERIES MAINTAINS BULLISH VIEW ON ZYNGA (ZNGA) FOLLOWING MEETINGS
NOVEMBER 20, 2017 6:37 AM EST
JEFFERIES ANALYST TIMOTHY O'SHEA REITERATED A BUY RATING AND $5.25 PRICE TARGET ON ZYNGA (NASDAQ: ZNGA) after hosting management at ...
Source:
https://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Jefferies+Maintains+Bullish+View+on+Zynga+%28ZNGA%29+Following+Meetings/13525180.html
DELICIOUSLY STOCKS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW: ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) A MULTIMEDIA & GRAPHICS SOFTWARE COMPANY
NOVEMBER 20, 2017 - BY TSP STAFF
In The Current Session, Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has became attention seeker from the inquisitor when it experienced a change of 1.40% Whereas, in last 21 trading days was 0.51% and moved up in last 63 trading days of 9.44%. Looking further out WE CAN SEE THAT THE STOCK HAS MOVED 53.31% OVER THE YEAR TO DATE. Along with these its last twelve month performance is stands at 40.71% while moved 14.53% for the past six months according to Finviz reported data.
ANALYTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE
The SMA200 of the stock is at 17.61%, SMA20 is 4.00%, while SMA50 is 4.52%.
ZNGA’s relative volume is 0.85. Relative volume is a great indicator to keep a close eye on, but like most indicators it works best in conjunction with other indicators and on different time frames. Higher relative volume you will have more liquidity in the stock which will tighten spreads and allow you to trade with more size without a ton of slippage.
ZNGA’S OVERALL VOLUME IN THE LAST TRADING SESSION WAS 3,541,911 SHARES.
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL INDICATORS TO KEEP IN FOCUS:-
A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns (volatility) for ZNGA producing salvation in Investors mouth, it has week volatility of 2.06% and for the month booked as 3.24%. Regardless of which metric you utilize, a firm understanding of the concept of volatility and how it is measured is essential to successful investing. A stock that maintains a relatively stable price has low volatility. When investing in a volatile security, the risk of success is increased just as much as the risk of failure. Zynga Inc.’s beta is 0.74 whilst the stock has an average true range (ATR) of 0.12. Other technical indicators are worth considering in assessing the prospects for EQT. RSI for instance is currently at 59.93.
It is common practice for investors to use the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio or price multiple) to determine if a company’s stock price is over or undervalued. Companies with a high P/E ratio are typically growth stocks. However, their relatively high multiples do not necessarily mean their stocks are overpriced and not good buys for the long term. The PEG ratio shows us that, when compare to the beer company, the always-popular tech company doesn’t have the growth rate to justify its higher P/E, and its stock price appears overvalued. Zynga Inc.’s currently has a PEG ratio of 0 where as its P/E ratio is 0.00. The company P/S (price to Sales) ratio is 4.15, P/B (price to Book) ratio is 2.10, while its P/C (price to Cash) ratio stands at 4.40.
Should You Go With High Insider Ownership?
Many value investors look for stocks with a high percent of insider ownership, under the theory that when management are shareholders, they will act in its own self interest, and create shareholder value in the long-term. This aligns the interests of shareholders with management, thus benefiting everyone. While this sounds great in theory, high insider ownership can actually lead to the opposite result, a management team that is unaccountable because they can keep their jobs under almost any circumstance. Currently Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)’s shares owned by insiders are 0.50%, whereas SHARES OWNED BY INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS ARE 80.50%.
Source:
www.thestreetpoint.com/2017/11/20/deliciously-stocks-you-should-follow-zynga-inc-nasdaqznga-a-multimedia-graphics-software-company/
ZNGA: EXPIRING SHORT SELLERS,(THIS FRIDAY) ALSO OTHER EXP. CALLS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017 CALLS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124C00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.49 0.11 0.44 0.00 - 4 4 25.00%
ZNGA171124C00004000 2017-11-17 3:58PM EST 4.00 0.02 0.02 0.04 -0.01 -33.33% 828 313 35.94%
ZNGA171124C00004500 2017-11-15 3:38PM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 70 74 75.00%
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124P00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.23 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 57 52 68.75%
ZNGA171124P00004000 2017-11-15 1:16PM EST 4.00 0.16 0.08 0.12 0.00 - 10 60 46.88%
ZNGA171124P00004500 2017-11-03 10:44PM EST 4.50 0.60 0.57 0.65 0.00 - 20 0 115.63%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
SEE BELOW
FUTURE EXPIRATIONS
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201C00004000 2017-11-17 3:30PM EST 4.00 0.06 0.04 0.06 +0.02 +50.00% 30 314 22.66%
ZNGA171201C00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 133 70 71.88%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171201P00003500 2017-11-14 10:10AM EST 3.50 0.02 0.00 0.43 0.00 - 50 320 153.91%
ZNGA171201P00004000 2017-11-17 12:31PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.11 0.15 -0.01 -6.25% 50 83 50.00%
ZNGA171201P00005000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 5.00 1.09 1.03 1.19 0.00 - 2 50 132.81
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208C00003000 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.00 1.29 0.85 0.93 0.00 - 1 1 0.00%
ZNGA171208C00004000 2017-11-17 11:53PM EST 4.00 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.00 - 30 0 24.61%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171208P00004000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.00 0.22 0.18 0.22 0.00 - 55 55 57.42%
ZNGA171208P00004500 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 4.50 0.29 0.53 0.89 0.00 - 10 0 110.94%
CALLS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215C00001000 2017-09-15 10:45PM EST 1.00 2.81 2.88 3.55 0.00 - 5 5 540.63%
ZNGA171215C00001500 2017-06-16 10:58PM EST 1.50 2.07 2.39 2.93 0.00 - 1 0 352.34%
ZNGA171215C00002000 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.00 1.56 1.88 1.96 0.00 - 800 492 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00002500 2017-09-19 2:16PM EST 2.50 1.41 1.40 1.47 0.00 - 4 4 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003000 2017-11-13 1:31PM EST 3.00 0.86 0.91 0.98 0.00 - 11 925 0.00%
ZNGA171215C00003500 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 3.50 0.45 0.43 0.51 -0.01 -2.17% 65 1,275 36.72%
ZNGA171215C00004000 2017-11-20 9:30AM EST 4.00 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.00 - 1 4,501 26.56%
ZNGA171215C00004500 2017-11-16 10:05AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 3,471 35.94%
ZNGA171215C00005000 2017-11-17 2:10PM EST 5.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -50.00% 30 508 56.25%
ZNGA171215C00005500 2017-07-21 10:49PM EST 5.50 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.00 - 175 175 82.81%
ZNGA171215C00007000 2017-07-14 10:46PM EST 7.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 5 5 100.00%
PUTS FOR DECEMBER 15, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171215P00002500 2017-06-02 10:47PM EST 2.50 0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00 - 1 1 114.06%
ZNGA171215P00003000 2017-10-27 2:51PM EST 3.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 -0.02 -66.67% 5 130 71.88%
ZNGA171215P00003500 2017-11-16 3:25PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 - 1 725 44.53%
ZNGA171215P00004000 2017-11-17 3:44PM EST 4.00 0.17 0.15 0.19 -0.02 -10.53% 26 88 44.14%
ZNGA171215P00004500 2017-11-07 2:27PM EST 4.50 0.88 0.59 0.65 0.00 - 1 2 67.19%
ZNGA171215P00005000 2017-11-10 11:49PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.05 1.10 0.00 - 10 10 79.69%
ZNGA171215P00005500 2017-10-16 2:38PM EST 5.50 1.70 1.47 1.62 0.00 - 1 1 85.94%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
ZNGA: EXPIRING SHORT SELLERS,(THIS FRIDAY) SEE BELOW 11/24/2017
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124C00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.49 0.11 0.44 0.00 - 4 4 25.00%
ZNGA171124C00004000 2017-11-17 3:58PM EST 4.00 0.02 0.02 0.04 -0.01 -33.33% 828 313 35.94%
ZNGA171124C00004500 2017-11-15 3:38PM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 70 74 75.00%
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171124P00003500 2017-11-10 11:48PM EST 3.50 0.23 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 57 52 68.75%
ZNGA171124P00004000 2017-11-15 1:16PM EST 4.00 0.16 0.08 0.12 0.00 - 10 60 46.88%
ZNGA171124P00004500 2017-11-03 10:44PM EST 4.50 0.60 0.57 0.65 0.00 - 20 0 115.63%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: NEW AUGMENTED REALITY IS HERE NOW, CSR2 - PLACE YOUR CARS IN THE REAL WORLD!
YOUTUBE
SEE VIDEO LINK BEL0W:
ZYNGA IS MAKING THE FEATURE AVAILABLE FOR FREE
THE FACT THIS NEW MODE EVEN EXISTS AND IS COMPELLING IS A SERENDIPITOUS
OUTWORKING OF NATURALMOTION’S APPROACH TO MAKING GAMES.
“WE ALWAYS LOOK TO DO WITH THIS GAME IS TO PUSH TECHNICAL INNOVATION…
“PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN SHOW THEIR FRIENDS A PICTURE OF THEIR NEW FERRARI IN
THEIR OWN DRIVEWAYS.
WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING, YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS OF A CAR IN A REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENT
YOU CAN SEE INSIDE CARS WITH THE AUGMENTED REALITY FEATURE OF CSR 2.
YOU CAN MIX THE REAL WORLD AND THE SYNTHETIC WORLD IN THE GAME, AND THAT WILL BE ENDURING AND PART OF THE CORE LOOP. ZYNGA IS VERY BULLISH ON IT.”
VENTUREBEAT.COM
Zynga lets you show off your CSR 2 race cars with augmented reality
Dean Takahashi@deantak November 17, 2017 6:00 AM
CSR RACING 2 HAS BEEN POPULAR AS A MOBILE GAME BECAUSE IT OFFERS CAR RACING FANS THE FANTASY OF COLLECTING AND OWNING THEIR OWN CARS. AND NOW GAME PUBLISHER ZYNGA IS ANNOUNCING AN AUGMENTED REALITY FEATURE THAT ALLOWS PLAYERS TO BRING THOSE CARS TO LIFE IN THE REAL WORLD.
Using Apple’s ARKit platform, Zynga’s developers created an AR mode where you can look at your mobile phone display and see your game car as it would look in the real world. You can even take a photo of you standing next to the car and share it with your friend (as shown in the picture above). It works on the iPhone and iPad versions of the game, using the iOS 11 operating system.
Zynga’s designers at the Natural Motion studio in the United Kingdom create models of cars that were highly detailed, with details that you can’t even see when you are playing the game.
YOU CAN GO INTO YOUR SIX-CAR GARAGE IN THE GAME AND INSPECT THE CARS, WHICH ARE RENDERED IN 3D WITH DOORS THAT OPEN, HOODS THAT POP UP, AND INTERIORS THAT ARE HIGHLY REALISTIC. But you can’t see them in much detail.
NOW, WITH THE AR FEATURE, YOU CAN PLACE THE CAR IN A REAL-WORLD SCENE, AS VIEWED BY YOUR SMARTPHONE CAMERA. YOU CAN PLACE IT IN THE SCENE AND SIZE IT UNTIL IT LOOKS RIGHT.
And then you can take a picture of it. You can also zoom in on parts of the car, open the doors, and look inside to see the detail like the stitching on the seat of a McLaren 720S.
“WE ALWAYS LOOK TO DO WITH THIS GAME IS TO PUSH TECHNICAL INNOVATION and do things that other people aren’t doing,” said Thomas Hooper, lead designer at Natural Motion. “We’re leveraging ARKit to bring car collection to people in a new way.”
ZYNGA IS MAKING THE FEATURE AVAILABLE FOR FREE so that fans can stay even more engaged with the game, said Frank Gibeau, CEO of Zynga, in an interview with GamesBeat.
“We didn’t realize that the details were this rich,” Gibeau said. “PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN SHOW THEIR FRIENDS A PICTURE OF THEIR NEW FERRARI IN THEIR OWN DRIVEWAYS. It moved from a gimmick to something that really enhanced the CSR Racing 2 gameplay experience.”
Above: YOU CAN SEE INSIDE CARS WITH THE AUGMENTED REALITY FEATURE OF CSR 2.
Image Credit: Zynga
Since debuting in June 2016, CSR Racing 2 has dominated the racing game charts and won praise as an authentic drag racing experience on mobile. Zynga’s developers work closely with car manufacturers to get accurate versions of the vehicles in the game, from paint colors and finishes to interior leather colors and trims. With AR, the idea is to take the authenticity one step further.
Hooper showed me a Ferarri F40 car (which has an 18-month waiting list in the real world) using the AR mode. He scanned the surface of the ground first with the smartphone, as it takes a while for the camera to figure out exactly where the floor is. It then figures out how to place the car on the floor. The feature was built with Unity’s AR platform and Apple’s ARKit.
He “exploded” the car by pulling all of the parts out and I was able to inspect each part of the car from all points of view. You can turn the phone or you can tap the screen to move the point of view.
Above: There’s my McLaren 720S.
Image Credit: Zynga
“We can step in and get the details of what is in the car, like the stitching on the seats,” Hooper said. “You can get a sense of what it is like to sit in the seat of one of these cars.”
WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING, YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS OF A CAR IN A REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENT and then share it on social media channels. As for making money from the feature, Gibeau said, “Not every feature needs to monetize. Some features just show that it’s a quality game. It’s a valuable thing that makes people feel good.”
As for augmented reality, Gibeau said, “I’m a big believer in AR technology. It’s early days. There will be ways to build AR games. For some products, YOU CAN MIX THE REAL WORLD AND THE SYNTHETIC WORLD IN THE GAME, AND THAT WILL BE ENDURING AND PART OF THE CORE LOOP. ZYNGA IS VERY BULLISH ON IT.”
Above: Thomas Hooper of Zynga shows off AR in CSR Racing 2.
Image Credit: Dean Takahashi
A small team worked on the AR technology, and they interacted closely with Apple.
Hooper said it would be nice one day to enable AR racing in the game, where you can race game cars down the real streets of San Francisco. But that would take too much processing power at the moment to blend the real world and a car in a racing game.
Source:
https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/17/zynga-lets-you-show-off-your-csr-2-race-cars-with-augmented-reality/
YOUTUBE
SEE VIDEO LINK BELOW:
POCKETGAMER.BIZ
HOW NEW AR MODE COULD EXTEND CSR RACING 2 FROM GAME INTO PETROLHEAD STATUS SYMBOL APP
Companies
• NaturalMotion Games
• Zynga
November 17th, 2017 - 02:00pm
By Jon Jordan, Contributing Editor
Is CSR Racing 2 THE #1 TOP GROSSING MOBILE GAME IN THE RACING CATEGORY or does it have higher ambitions?
Well, if the introduction of a new AR garage mode (currently available for iOS devices supporting Apple’s ARKit) is anything to go by, ZYNGA’S SIGHTS ARE SET ON IT BEING MORE THAN JUST A F2P DRAG RACER, ALBEIT A F2P DRAG RACER THAT’S GENERATED $90 MILLION SINCE LAUNCH.
That’s why, when the development team at NaturalMotion’s London studio talks about the new mode, which is available in the current update, THEY EXPLAIN HOW IT EMPHASISES AND EXTENDS THE GAME’S UNDERLYING CAR COLLECTION MECHANIC BY BLURRING THE VIRTUAL AND THE REAL WORLDS.
A SUPERCAR IN FRONT OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON
And as they conjure up both full-size and toy-scale versions of the in-game Ferraris and Bugattis, opening up the door and bonnets, and peering at the incredibly detailed engines and interiors, they joke about how quickly such photos will be used to buff people’s Tinder profiles, ironically or otherwise.
Futureproof factor
ON ANOTHER LEVEL, THE FACT THIS NEW MODE EVEN EXISTS AND IS COMPELLING IS A SERENDIPITOUS OUTWORKING OF NATURALMOTION’S APPROACH TO MAKING GAMES.
BECAUSE EACH OF THE GAME’S 80-ODD VEHICLES WAS ORIGINALLY MODELLED, INSIDE AND OUT, IN SUCH DETAIL, DISPLAYING THEM IN AR MODE REQUIRED NO ADDITIONAL ART WORK.
If it had, the cost of creating the mode would have been prohibitive, which is why you're unlikely to see it in other mobile racing games.
The AR mode offers real-size and toy-scale visual options
This isn’t to say getting AR to work was easy.
NATURALMOTION WON’T SAY HOW LONG DEVELOPMENT TOOK, BUT IS HAPPY TO REVEAL IT SENT ENGINEERS TO CUPERTINO to work directly with Apple’s ARKit team to ensure the experience was as optimised and visually solid as it could be.
Still, once created and available (and over time for Android devices via support for Google’s ARCore), the value of the mode to CSR Racing 2’s long term success as a mobile drag racer and beyond will be down to how and how many of its players start sharing photos and videos of their virtual cars in real-world situations.
SO REAL I MIGHT ACTUALLY OWN ONE
Source:
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/comment-and-opinion/67012/csr-racing-2-ar-mode/
ZNGA: EXPIRING SHORT SELLERS, ( TODAY ) NOVEMBER 17, 2017,
REMINDER:
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING TODAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171117C00003000 2017-11-08 10:08AM EST 3.00 0.99 0.85 0.95 0.00 - 6 65 187.50%
ZNGA171117C00003500 2017-11-13 3:38PM EST 3.50 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 20 795 0.00%
ZNGA171117C00004000 2017-11-13 10:32AM EST 4.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 324 6,311 12.50%
ZNGA171117C00004500 2017-11-10 10:50AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.01 -0.01 -50.00% 205 59 81.25%
PUTS FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171117P00003000 2017-11-07 12:29PM EST 3.00 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 110 143.75%
ZNGA171117P00003500 2017-11-09 9:33AM EST 3.50 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 - 1 23,218 59.38%
ZNGA171117P00004000 2017-11-13 1:17PM EST 4.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 3 2,280 0.00%
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
ZNGA: TV COMMERCIALS,'WORDS WITH GRAMPS!' (GRAMPS WINS & SYMBOLICALLY DROPS THE MIC,)
WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 TV COMMERCIAL, 'WORDS WITH GRAMPS!' SONG BY FRANZ LISZT
• Life & Entertainment
• Mobile Games & Video Games
• Zynga
Ad ID: 1631430 30s 2017 ( Active )
Products: Zynga Words With Friends 2
Songs: Liebestraum - Love Dream - Franz Liszt ( Shop)
ABOUT WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 TV COMMERCIAL, 'WORDS WITH GRAMPS!' SONG BY FRANZ LISZT
As a pensive old man in a retirement home gloomily stares off into space, he repeatedly whispers the word "pudding." Turns out, he successfully beats his granddaughter again to another round of Words With Friends 2. To treat himself after a tough round, Gramps reclines himself in his chair as he victoriously yells out "YES!"
Advertiser
Zynga
Advertiser Profiles
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Products
Zynga Words With Friends 2
Songs - Add
Liebestraum - Love Dream - Franz Liszt (iTunes ?)
Mood
Funny
Available At
App Store, Google Play
Actors - Add
None have been identified for this spot
Source:
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wrLX/words-with-friends-2-words-with-gramps-song-by-franz-liszt
WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 TV COMMERCIAL, 'THE POWER OF WORDS!' SONG BY ODESZA
• Life & Entertainment
• Mobile Games & Video Games
• Zynga
Ad ID: 1630769 30s 2017 ( Active )
Products: Zynga Words With Friends 2
Songs: Across the Room - ODESZA Featuring Leon Bridges ( Shop)
ABOUT WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 TV COMMERCIAL, 'THE POWER OF WORDS!' SONG BY ODESZA
Zynga reveals how words can be powerful, allowing one to move from one emotion to the next and back again. Simple words like "accepted," "pregnant" and even "hi" are brought to life, showing that in the end, words bring us together. "Words With Friends 2," the sequel to "Words With Friends," is available to download for free.
Advertiser
Zynga
Advertiser Profiles
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Products
Zynga Words With Friends 2
Tagline
“Use Your Words”
Songs - Add
Across the Room - ODESZA Featuring Leon Bridges (iTunes ?)
Mood
Emotional
Available At
App Store, Google Play
Actors - Add
None have been identified for this spot
Screenshots
Source:
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wj3q/words-with-friends-2-the-power-of-words-song-by-odesza
ZNGA: SEE NEW TV COMMERCIALS NOW BEING SHOWN-NATIONWIDE NOVEMBER 2017,(WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2)
YOU HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS
THE LAST 20 MONTHS HAVE BEEN AWESOME.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW
AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ON INTERNAL PROFIT METRICS, WE ARE UP OVER 600% BY THE END OF 2017 ON THAT FRONT.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO START TO INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT YEAR. AND IN FACT, IT STARTED LAST WEEK WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SEQUELS TO WORDS WITH FRIENDS.
THE COMPANY HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL, GREAT BRANDS, LOT OF REALLY TALENTED TEAMS, SOME FANTASTIC CAPABILITIES BUT IT WAS JUST NOT COMING OUT.
ZYNGA'S (ZNGA) CEO FRANK GIBEAU PRESENTS AT UBS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (TRANSCRIPT)
NOV.15.17 | ABOUT: ZYNGA (ZNGA)
ZYNGA INC (NASDAQ:ZNGA)
UBS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 14, 2017, 6:00 PM ET
EXECUTIVES
FRANK GIBEAU - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR
ANALYSTS
DAVID STRAUSS - UBS SECURITIES
David Strauss
(ABRUPT START)
But let's jump right into it. For the next conversation, it's my pleasure to introduce FRANK GIBEAU, THE CEO OF ZYNGA. Frank, I want to start by maybe actually taking a step back.
FRANK GIBEAU
Okay.
DAVID STRAUSS
You have been in the role now for a while. YOU HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS that I think investors have started to appreciate and understand, but walk us through the last year-plus, year-and-a-half. What were the big priorities? What did you set out to accomplish? And where are we sitting right now in terms of the business?
FRANK GIBEAU
Yes. Thank you for the opportunity, Dave, to talk to this group. THE LAST 20 MONTHS HAVE BEEN AWESOME. We have made a lot of progress and it's been a lot of hard work but we really like the momentum that we have in the company right now. When I joined Zynga 20 months ago, what was really apparent to me initially was, we had to unlock the value through better execution. THE COMPANY HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL, GREAT BRANDS, LOT OF REALLY TALENTED TEAMS, SOME FANTASTIC CAPABILITIES BUT IT WAS JUST NOT COMING OUT.
We weren't able to actually bring products to market. We weren't able to grow. There was a lot of disarray in terms of the culture. And so first step was really to start to bring in a management team to really start to sharpen the operating model, focus on fewer things, do them better and really concentrate the talent on our biggest ideas. And that has really what has consumed us over the last 20 months, was really start to build a strong base of good fundamentals, predictable performance. And what was really important in that was, frankly, rebuilding our credibility and our reputation as well.
We were a company that had an interesting past. And from my perspective, WHAT WE HAD TO DO WAS REALLY REBUILD CREDIBILITY WITH NOT ONLY THE STREET BUT ALSO WITH OUR OWN TEAMS. And so from my perspective, it was about putting together a plan that people could believe in, that they could see and that we could start to unfold. And that really was about committing to live operations. We had a lot of great brands like Words With Friends, Poker and the CSR products. We had to fall back in love with the brands that got us there. And there was a big focus on new, new, new, new and we had spread the talent really thin across all these new games.
And so, there was a lot of reprioritization, refocus, restructuring that went underway there in those first few months. But what I am really pleased with is how the team has rallied. We have been able to grow the business. And when we took over, it was about $700 million business in bookings, flat to down over the previous years. And we grown to 20% since then where we have guided to the end of this year to be around $840 million in bookings. We have grown our audience in mobile. It had bottomed out around 15 million daily active users. We are happy to report we are up around 19 million daily active users is continuing to grow and we very excited about where we can take that.
Really one of the key things that I called out on the team [indiscernible] there was, we had good bookings but frankly the profitability wasn't there. And from my perspective, it was an indication that managements wasn't doing the right things with the resources in generating returns that it had to. AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ON INTERNAL PROFIT METRICS, WE ARE UP OVER 600% BY THE END OF 2017 ON THAT FRONT. Operating cash flow was something that wasn't really talked about too much. It was minus $44 million in 2015. We flipped it to plus $16 million in 2016 and we are going to exit, through the first three quarter of this year we are at $68 million with our holiday quarter front of us. So again, it's not rocket science. It was getting back to the fundamentals of good game development, focusing on live operations and just running on an organization with a sharp operating model.
DAVID STRAUSS
Just maybe one follow-up before we get into live services more broadly. But in terms of realigning the resources inside the company, is the work done? And now it's down to execution? Or are we still sort of fine-tuning, having the right resources against the right opportunities internally?
FRANK GIBEAU
I think most of the work is done, but it is a continuous process. We are going to constantly should really be focused on getting the most out of what we have got. And my perspective, we still have a ways to go to prove ourselves. We have set a goal for 20% EBITDA off bookings next year and we remain committed to that. And that's going to require us continue to keep a very sharp focus on how we manage expenses, generate the yield and manage R&D as well as our marketing and sales.
I think I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW is that we are starting to transition out of fix-the-company mode into grow-the-company mode. And we talked a little bit on our last earnings call about some different ideas we have for how we are going to do that. And it all starts with live operations. That's the life blood. I am sure we will get more into that in a minute but it starts with live operations. We think we have more growth to go there. We have seen some really nice results in Poker and some other franchises. But I think we are just getting started there.
But WE ARE ALSO GOING TO START TO INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT YEAR. AND IN FACT, IT STARTED LAST WEEK WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SEQUELS TO WORDS WITH FRIENDS. We are starting to put new games back into the marketplace. And we think that as you layer those on top of the strong operating base we are starting to build and the predictable recurring live operations that we have, we think that that can be a powerful part of our growth story.
And then also mobile is such a fantastic platform. YOU SEE THINGS LIKE AUGMENTED REALITY, CHAT AS A GAMING PLATFORM, 5G SORT OF OUT ON THE HORIZON. BUT MOBILE IS GOING TO CONSTANTLY INNOVATE AND CREATE NEW WAYS TO ENTERTAIN PEOPLE THROUGH GAMES. And we are starting to invest in some of those new ideas that we are pretty excited about, certainly in chat.
And then finally, WITH POSITIVE OPERATING CASH FLOW AS WELL AS A PRETTY STRONG BALANCE SHEET, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HOW DYNAMIC THE MOBILE BUSINESS IS. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GREAT TEAMS AND FRANCHISES. We recently brought on a company called Peak that brought in a card business. So we are going to look and be opportunistic with that. But at the same time, we are spending most of our time on the organic growth part.
DAVID STRAUSS
So sticking with your organic growth, it's fairly consistent, the message from the company that it's really this continuation of developing live services against your big brands, the big bets you already have that are in the marketplace. Maybe give us just a sense of how far along you are internally and user facing in terms of turning some of the key products into live services at this point?
FRANK GIBEAU
I think it starts by looking at the mobile business and understanding that you HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTERTAIN PEOPLE FOR VERY LONG PERIODS OF TIME IF YOU ARE ABLE TO BUILD A FRANCHISE AND KEEP THAT FRESH. If you look at Zynga Poker, for example, it hit its tenth year this year. Words With Friends hit its eighth year this year. And CSR is on its sixth. And in each one of those cases, they are seeing fantastic years. Right now, I think we are up 80% in bookings on Poker this year. AND IT'S BECAUSE WE TREAT IT LIKE IT'S A NEW PRODUCT EVERY DAY.
We put our talent and our teams on the idea that through what we call bold beats, these are new features, new ways to play, we can reengage players that have lapsed. We can get players that are currently playing, play more and we can attract new players. MOBILE IS SUCH A VAST MARKET. It's very difficult to reach market saturation on a game. You can always find new audiences in new markets to bring people in. AND IF YOU PUT THE RIGHT FEATURES INTO A GAME, LIKE IN THE CASE OF POKER WE PUT LEAGUES, WE PUT IN TOURNAMENTS, WE JUST INTRODUCED JACKPOTS, WE ARE ABLE TO ACTIVATE EACH ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMER SEGMENTS IN NEW WAYS…
Source:
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4124992-zyngas-znga-ceo-frank-gibeau-presents-ubs-global-technology-conference-transcript
ZNGA: NEW SEE NOVEMBER 2017, WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 TV COMMERCIALS BEING SHOWN NATIONWIDE
SEE AND VIEW: ZYNGA NATIONWIDE TV COMMERCIALS, VIDEO LINK BELOW:
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCTp9EW4tyE
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8ycSiVhCU
ZNGA: EXPIRING SHORT SELLERS,(THIS FRIDAY) SEE BELOW 11/17/2017
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171117C00003000 2017-11-08 10:08AM EST 3.00 0.99 0.85 0.95 0.00 - 6 65 187.50%
ZNGA171117C00003500 2017-11-13 3:38PM EST 3.50 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 20 795 0.00%
ZNGA171117C00004000 2017-11-13 10:32AM EST 4.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 324 6,311 12.50%
ZNGA171117C00004500 2017-11-10 10:50AM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.01 -0.01 -50.00% 205 59 81.25%
PUTS FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171117P00003000 2017-11-07 12:29PM EST 3.00 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.00 - 100 110 143.75%
ZNGA171117P00003500 2017-11-09 9:33AM EST 3.50 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 - 1 23,218 59.38%
ZNGA171117P00004000 2017-11-13 1:17PM EST 4.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 3 2,280 0.00%
ZNGA: “STRONG-BUY” UPGRADED BY ZACKS INVESTMENT, PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY
OVER 358,000 DAILY NEW INSTALLS 11/13/2017
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) UPGRADED TO “STRONG-BUY” BY ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH
POSTED BY
TOI WILLIAMS ON NOV 12TH, 2017
ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH UPGRADED SHARES OF ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) FROM A HOLD RATING TO
A STRONG-BUY RATING IN A RESEARCH NOTE PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY.
Source:
https://www.truebluetribune.com/2017/11/12/zynga-inc-znga-upgraded-to-strong-buy-by-zacks-investment-research.html
358,000 PLUS, DAILY NEW INSTALLS, (U.S.) APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 11/13/2017
NOTE:
Numbers do not include other Apple devices in the United States
Numbers do not include Android devices in or out of the United States.
NATURAL MOTION
#41,665 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZYNGA
#316,707 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
ZNGA: 'BEST EVER' 2017 AN EVEN BETTER 2018
WORDS WITH FRIENDS DOMINATES
THE PROCESSES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR 2018 TO BE BETTER THAN 2017
TURKEY IS ZYNGA POKER’S THIRD LARGEST MARKET IN TERMS OF PLAYER NUMBERS.
ZYNGA’S NEW APPETITE TO MAKE THE MOST OF ITS RELATIVELY LARGE (AND RISING) CASH RESERVES,
2017 HAS DISPLAYED THE UNDERLYING ROBUSTNESS OF ZYNGA’S BUSINESS.
ON NOVEMBER 8, 2017
ZYNGA BROKE ABOVE RESISTANCE, AND THE BREAKOUT HIGHLIGHTED ON THE STOCK CHARTS IS SUGGESTING THAT THE MOVE TOWARDS HIGHER STOCK PRICES IS NOW IN DEVELOPMENT.
FY/2017 WILL BE ZYNGA’S MOST (AND TECHNICALLY ONLY) PROFITABLE YEAR SINCE IT FLOATED IN 2011.
IT HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY STRUNG TOGETHER TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NET INCOME AS A PUBLIC COMPANY
INVESTING FOR FUTURE GROWTH
THE TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FOR ZYNGA IN 2017 WERE ITS ACQUISITIONS.
ZYNGA CEO: HOW THE COMPANY IS STAYING ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL
DEAN TAKAHASHI@DEANTAK NOVEMBER 11, 2017 8:02 AM
Above: Zynga has added new Ferrari models to CSR2 in honor of the car maker's 70th anniversary.
Image Credit: Zynga
VR Landscape
ZYNGA HIT ITS PEAK IN STOCK PRICE AND REVENUES A WHILE AGO. BUT THE SAN FRANCISCO COMPANY IS STILL A FORCE IN MOBILE AND SOCIAL GAMING. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FRANK GIBEAU, A FORMER ELECTRONIC ARTS EXECUTIVE, ZYNGA HAS BEGUN TO TURN THE CORNER…
Source:
https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/11/zynga-ceo-how-the-company-is-staying-on-the-comeback-trail/
HOW ZYNGA'S 'BEST EVER' 2017 WILL RESULT IN AN EVEN BETTER 2018
NOV.10.17 | ABOUT: ZYNGA (ZNGA)
JONATHAN JORDAN
SOFTWARE, RESEARCH ANALYST, LONG/SHORT EQUITY
Summary
2017’s guidance of GAAP revenue of $843 million would be the company’s best since 2013.
2017 will be Zynga’s first ever profitable year as a floated company.
Combined with its Harpan acquisition, THE $100M PEAK GAMES’ DEAL FURTHER LIFTS 2018 SENTIMENT
ZYNGA HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED A SOLID FOUNDATION THANKS TO OPERATIONAL FOCUS, CONTROLLED COSTS, AND STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM.
Unless something untoward happens during the next six weeks, 2017 WILL BE ZYNGA’S (ZNGA) BEST YEAR SINCE FY/2013.
THAT’S BOTH IN TERMS OF ANNUAL GAAP REVENUE, WHICH INCLUDES DEFERRED REVENUE, AND THE MORE TRANSPARENT METRIC, BOOKINGS. Not that revenue or bookings really counts when it comes to Zynga.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, FY/2017 WILL BE ZYNGA’S MOST (AND TECHNICALLY ONLY) PROFITABLE YEAR SINCE IT FLOATED IN 2011.
YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. ZYNGA IS PROFITABLE AGAIN, AND BY Q4 WILL HAVE BEEN SO ACROSS THREE CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS. TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT, IT HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY STRUNG TOGETHER TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NET INCOME AS A PUBLIC COMPANY.
And all this is without a major new product launch in 2017 and, at best, flat year-on-year ADVERTISING REVENUE, WHICH IN 2016 CONSISTED OF 26 PERCENT OF OVERALL SALES. IN 2017, IT WILL BE CLOSER TO 20 PERCENT.
Yet because this Q4 performance is expected, and however rational or perfect (or not) we consider the market, none of this should really move the dial.
Equally, the little we know about the company’s plans for 2018 are, at worst, irrelevant in terms of Zynga’s medium-term performance. Instead, your view on Zynga’s future should be based around the deeper trends, which became apparent during 2017.
INVESTING FOR FUTURE GROWTH
THE TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FOR ZYNGA IN 2017 WERE ITS ACQUISITIONS.
In March 2017, Zynga spent $42.5 million acquiring the ad-funded Solitaire mobile game from small time developer Harpan LLC. Given the already-mentioned weakness of the mobile advertising market in 2017, this has been a deal that’s yet to pay off, ALTHOUGH IT HAS ADDED SEVERAL MILLION DAILY ACTIVE PLAYERS TO ZYNGA’S TOTAL.
In such circumstances, the $100 million cash Zynga is spending to acquire the card and board game portfolio of Turkish developer Peak Games could seem like another, more speculative bet.
Zynga has said the deal will be immediately accretive, although given it’s not expected to close until late 2017, no uplift is included in Q4 guidance.
What’s more interesting about these deals, though, is they demonstrate joined-up thinking when it comes to Zynga actively seeking out acquisitions that will improve its ALREADY STRONG MARKET POSITION IN CERTAIN SECTORS. Indeed, it claims these deals make it the largest global publisher of casual mobile card games, which opens up all manner of synergies in terms of cross-promotional marketing and developing new markets.
For example, the strength of Peak’s games such as its Okey board game in the Turkish and Middle East markets gives Zynga insight into a new, fast-growing market, and one that is surprisingly open to western experiences. FOR EXAMPLE, TURKEY IS ZYNGA POKER’S THIRD LARGEST MARKET IN TERMS OF PLAYER NUMBERS.
The deals also demonstrate ZYNGA’S NEW APPETITE TO MAKE THE MOST OF ITS RELATIVELY LARGE (AND RISING) CASH RESERVES, currently $772 million pre the Peak deal closing. CEO Frank Gibeau notes the company will continue to ‘explore M&A opportunities that accelerate our genre leadership, drive audience growth, and enhance value for shareholders’.
“What we’re looking for are talent teams with franchises,” he explained in the Q3 analysts call.
In addition, post-Harpan but pre-Peak, Zynga’s CFO Gre Griffin stated the company’s deal philosophy was to be accretive from day one and paying back the principal within three years.
On that basis, c.$700 million provides plenty of potential accretive activity, which in the now mature western mobile game market is much more straightforward to evaluate. There will be no repeats of speculative deals like 2014’s $527 million NaturalMotion over-reach, let alone 2013’s $180 million OMGPOP disaster.
Not selling hockey sticks
Hopefully, Zynga’s 2018 won’t be just about buying users and growth, however.
Although no major games launched in 2017, the company released some smaller, experimental titles, especially what could be described as satellite games around existing hits. Words With Friends saw the majority of this activity, with the release of Boogle With Friends, Crosswords With Friends and GIFs Against Friends.
November 2017 also saw the release of Words With Friends 2, a sequel to the eight-year-old game that, as well as a new graphical style, brings in more competitive gameplay options, which in turn enable in-app purchases to become a more viable part of monetization. Previously, the game was ad-funded and it proved impossible to get IAPs into what was a much-loved legacy game.
In this context, 2018 should see the work that’s been carried out on the Words With Friends franchise start to result in much higher revenues, at least on a per player basis. The issue here will be how quickly existing players migrate to the new game.
Obviously, Zynga can encourage them in both active and passive ways, but clearly doesn’t want to force players who are committed to their current gameplay experience to move. As part of this process, the company will end up operating three games in the series - Words With Friends, New Words With Friends and Words With Friends 2.
When it comes to other launches, ALL WE KNOW IS THAT ZYNGA HAS NEW GAMES IN DEVELOPMENT AT NATURALMOTION’S LONDON AND BRIGHTON OFFICES, IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND IN ITS NEW HELSINKI STUDIO. THE Q3 FINANCIAL REPORT STATES THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO LAUNCH NEW TITLES IN SOME OR ALL OF ITS ACTION STRATEGY, CASUAL AND INVEST EXPRESS (THE VILLE GAMES) in the second half of 2018.
However, given 2017’s Mafia Wars reboot was canned in testing, it’s not sensible to expect any of these games to launch strongly, let alone be the next CSR Racing 2 and generate $100 million of annual bookings.
Or as Gibeau put it in the analysts call, “We have a saying around here, we don't sell hockey sticks.”
In this context, the shadow of Dawn of Titans - a much anticipated game but ultimately a commercially disappointing one - looms large.
STEADY RISE
Downplaying the potential of new launches may seem like negative spin, but it’s one that can be made in the hope it’s overly pessimistic, because, really, it doesn’t matter. 2017 HAS DISPLAYED THE UNDERLYING ROBUSTNESS OF ZYNGA’S BUSINESS.
FOCUSING ON LIVE OPERATIONS, AND WHAT GIBEAU LIKES TO LABEL ‘BOLD BEATS’, ZYNGA HAS DEMONSTRATED IT CAN CONTINUE TO BETTER MONETIZE ITS EXISTING 19 MILLION DAILY ACTIVE AND 72 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE MOBILE PLAYERS. For example, in Q3, Zynga Poker’s mobile bookings were up 81 percent year on year.
So, even if - like in 2017 - little new of note is launched in 2018, the combination of its acquisitions, together with the foundation provided by Zynga’s ability to keep current players engaged in existing games, means the company should remain solidly profitable.
Throw in the MANAGEMENT’S ABILITY TO KEEP DRILLING DOWN ON COSTS - DOWN 7 PERCENT year on year for the first nine months of 2017 - the addition of $168 million over nine years from leasing out part of its San Francisco office space to Airbnb (Private:AIRB) - and the company’s restated medium-term ambition to achieve a more than 20 percent EBITDA margin - currently running at 15 percent - and you’d be hard pressed to point to any major risks.
But, of course, they are always present.
Q3’s strong GAAP financials masked a flattening of consecutive quarterly bookings growth, while revenues and net income were lifted by a one-off boost of a couple of million dollars from the closing of NaturalMotion’s legacy technology licensing business.
Market sentiment also pushed Zynga stock down in after hours trading due to concern about weak Q4 guidance, although it’s since recovered.
Yet, as can often be the case, such a short-term focus is to misread the broader trajectory. Now ZYNGA IS SOLIDLY PROFITABLE AND MAKING SENSIBLE, ACCRETIVE DEALS, THE PROCESSES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR 2018 TO BE BETTER THAN 2017.
Disclosure: I am/we are long ZNGA.
I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Source:
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4123195-zyngas-best-ever-2017-will-result-even-better-2018
THIS WILL DICTATE WHEN ZYNGA STOCK IS READY TO STAGE A MOVE
CREDITS: ISTOCK.COM/MONSITJ
ZNGA STOCK: THE BIGGER PICTURE IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING ZYNGA INC (NASDAQ:ZNGA) STOCK BECAUSE A PARTICULARLY POWERFUL TECHNICAL PRICE PATTERN HAD BEEN DEVELOPING ON THE ZNGA STOCK CHART, and the resolution to this pattern was expected to yield impressive results.
THE PATTERN I WAS ORIGINALLY WATCHING WAS RESOLVED ON SEPTEMBER 15 AND AS A RESULT, I published a report titled “Zynga Stock Breaks Out, and These Are the Implications.” In that report, I outlined the developments suggesting that a move to the upside was expected. Instead of surging to the upside like I had assumed it would, another pattern began to develop, and it also has similar repercussions to the pattern that came before it.
BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD, IT IS WORTHWHILE TO POINT OUT THAT USING PRICE PATTERNS AS THE BASIS OF CREATING A VIEW ON AN INVESTMENT IS A METHOD KNOWN AS TECHNICAL ANALYSIS. I have been using this method of analysis to generate trading strategies for almost two decades. Although this method is not perfect, when it is applied correctly, the results are pertinent and cannot be dismissed.
I HAVE APPLIED MY KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND HAVE ANNOTATED THE FOLLOWING ZYNGA STOCK CHART IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONFLUENCE OF PATTERNS THAT HAVE BEEN PAINTED THE ZNGA STOCK CHART.
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com
There are two distinct patterns highlighted on the Zynga stock chart.
The first pattern is a symmetrical triangle and it is characterized by a sequence of lower highs and higher lows. This pattern is easily identified by connecting the sequence of higher lows and lower highs, which creates two converging trend lines, giving this pattern its shape.
SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLE PATTERNS STORE ENERGY AS THEY DEVELOP. THIS RESULTS IN A PATTERN THAT ACTS LIKE A COILED SPRING, where the energy stored within it is finally released when the stock price either breaks above resistance or below support.
In SEPTEMBER, ZYNGA STOCK EXITED THE SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLE BY BREAKING ABOVE RESISTANCE, which signaled that a move towards higher ZNGA stock prices was in development. Unfortunately, that is not exactly what transpired because another pattern began to develop.
The second pattern highlighted on the ZNGA stock chart is a descending channel characterized by a sequence of lower highs and lower lows. This pattern is easily identified using the same method applied to the symmetrical triangle. This created two parallel downward-sloping trend lines, giving this pattern its shape.
This pattern is not as powerful as the symmetrical triangle, but THE REPERCUSSIONS REMAIN THE SAME when the stock price finally breaks above resistance or below support.
[ON NOVEMBER 8, ZYNGA BROKE ABOVE RESISTANCE, AND THE BREAKOUT HIGHLIGHTED ON THE STOCK CHARTS IS SUGGESTING THAT THE MOVE TOWARDS HIGHER STOCK PRICES IS NOW IN DEVELOPMENT.
The notion of higher prices is compelling but when I take a longer-term view, these two patterns paint a distinctly different picture.
The following Zynga stock chart illustrates the distinctly different picture I am referring to.
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com
THIS STOCK CHART ILLUSTRATED THAT BOTH THESE TECHNICAL PRICE PATTERNS ARE IN FACT JUST ONE LARGE PATTERN DEFINING A CONSOLIDATION WAVE.
A CONSOLIDATION WAVE IS PART OF A TWO-WAVE STRUCTURE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AND SUSTAINING A TREND.
The consolidation wave that has formed is an ascending channel, which is a rare occurrence, because the majority of the time, these patterns refrain from advancing as they work off any overbought conditions created by the impulse wave that preceded them.
WORKING OFF AN OVERBOUGHT CONDITION CREATES THE NECESSARY ENVIRONMENT SO A NEW IMPULSE WAVE CAN DEVELOP. An impulse wave defines the stage in a trend when the stock price makes a substantial move towards higher stock prices.
IN ORDER TO SUGGEST THAT HIGHER ZYNGA STOCK PRICES ARE IN DEVELOPMENT, THE STOCK PRICE MUST BREAK ABOVE RESISTANCE OUTLINED BY THE CONSOLIDATION WAVE. THIS FEAT WILL SUGGEST THAT AN IMPULSE WAVE IS IN DEVELOPMENT, AND THEREFORE THE MOVE TOWARDS HIGHER PRICES THAT HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED WILL FINALLY TAKE PLACE.
ANALYST TAKE:
I HAD BEEN ANTICIPATING A MOVE TOWARDS HIGHER PRICES for a few months and have been frustrated by the lack of progress. I am currently watching the ascending channel in development on the Zynga stock chart. When ZNGA stock exits this channel in an upward direction, I will finally believe that a sustained move towards higher prices is in development.
Source:
https://www.profitconfidential.com/stock/zynga-stock/technical-analysis-znga-stock-moments-away-staging-move/
ZNGA: $27.03, (EXPIRING SHORT SELLERS TODAY)
ZNGA: $27.03, INSTITUTIONAL SHARES INCREASE, (EXPIRING SHORT SELLERS TODAY) NOVEMBER 10, 2017
THE RATIO IS MORE POSITIVE, AS 114 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS OPENED NEW AND
INCREASED POSITIONS
INCREASED: 62
NEW POSITION: 52
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 27.03.
However, one should always remember: the trends are more important than the forecasts. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN INTERESTING STORY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING IT AGAIN SOON ON ZYNGA INC..
STOCKNEWSGAZETTE.COM /2017/11/09
Does Zynga (ZNGA) Present Much Upside ?
Gene Daniel
It’s worth it to have a look at Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) as there may be a chasm between the bulls and the bears as far as recent trading activity goes. Now trading with a market value of 3.28B, the company has a mix of catalysts and obstacles that spring from the nature of its operations. As the day-to-day narrative ebbs and flows for this company, it is more important than ever to step back and get a bird’s eye view of the fundamental reality under the surface of this story.
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) Fundamentals That Matter
It’s generally a good idea to start with the most fundamental piece of the picture: the balance sheet. The balance sheet health of any company plays a key role in its ability to meet its obligations and maintain the faith of its investment base. For ZNGA, the company currently has 750.16 million of cash on the books. The trend over time is important to note. In this case, the company’s debt has been growing. The company also has 1.86 billion in total assets, balanced by 280.49 million in total liabilities, which should give you a sense of the viability of the company under any number of imagined business contexts.
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) saw 35.97 million in free cash flow last quarter, representing a quarterly net change in cash of 18.54 million. Perhaps most importantly where cash movements are concerned, the company saw about 37.83 million in net operating cash flow.
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) REVENUE GROWTH POTENTIAL
As far as key trends that demonstrate something of the future investment potential of this stock, we need to take a closer look at the top line, first and foremost. Last quarter, the company saw 209.23 million in total revenues. That represents a quarterly year/year change in revenues of 0.15 in sequential terms, the ZNGA saw sales decline by 0.08.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE? AFTER ALL, THAT’S WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN THE END. ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) IS INTRIGUING WHEN BROKEN DOWN TO ITS CORE DATA.
The cost of selling goods last quarter was 64.17 million, yielding a gross basic income of 145.06 million. For shareholders, given the total diluted outstanding shares of 887.99 million, this means overall earnings per share of 0.01. Note, this compares with a consensus analyst forecast of 0.01 in earnings per share for its next fiscal quarterly report.
IS ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) VALUATION ATTRACTIVE
Looking ahead at valuations, according to the consensus, THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS FORECAST TO BRING ABOUT 0.04 IN TOTAL EARNINGS PER SHARE.
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 27.03.
However, one should always remember: the trends are more important than the forecasts. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN INTERESTING STORY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING IT AGAIN SOON ON ZYNGA INC..
Source:
https://stocknewsgazette.com/2017/11/09/does-zynga-inc-znga-present-much-upside/
ZYNGA INC (NASDAQ:ZNGA) SHIFTING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS SENTIMENT
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 - BY MICHAEL COLLIER
SENTIMENT FOR ZYNGA INC (NASDAQ:ZNGA)
ZYNGA INC (NASDAQ:ZNGA) INSTITUTIONAL SENTIMENT INCREASED TO 1.65 IN Q2 2017. ITS UP 0.26, from 1.39 in 2017Q1.
The RATIO IS MORE POSITIVE, AS 114 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS OPENED NEW AND INCREASED POSITIONS,
while 69 reduced and sold positions in Zynga Inc.
THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN OUR PARTNER’S DATABASE NOW POSSESS: 556.87 MILLION SHARES, UP FROM 552.46 MILLION SHARES in 2017Q1.
Also, the number of INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS HOLDING ZYNGA INC IN THEIR TOP 10 POSITIONS INCREASED FROM 3 TO 5 FOR AN INCREASE OF 2.
INCREASED: 62
NEW POSITION: 52
Sold All: 20
Reduced: 49
Zynga Inc. is a provider of social game services…
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Source:
https://bzweekly.com/zynga-inc-nasdaqznga-shifting-institutional-investors-sentiment/
SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING TODAY NOVEMBER 10, 2017
( SEE BELOW )
CALLS FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171110C00003000 2017-11-09 7:32PM EST 3.00 0.93 0.75 0.95 0.00 - 249 150 440.63%
ZNGA171110C00003500 2017-11-09 2:35PM EST 3.50 0.40 0.18 0.44 0.00 - 10 10,990 218.75%
ZNGA171110C00004000 2017-11-09 3:53PM EST 4.00 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.00 - 276 7,606 75.00%
ZNGA171110C00004500 2017-11-09 7:32PM EST 4.50 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.00 - 5 1 193.75%
PUTS FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Contract Name Last Trade Date Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility
ZNGA171110P00003000 2017-10-06 10:45PM EST 3.00 0.02 0.00 0.31 -0.02 - 8 8 668.75%
ZNGA171110P00003500 2017-11-08 3:46PM EST 3.50 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 - 13 25,384 125.00%
ZNGA171110P00004000 2017-11-09 12:32PM EST 4.00 0.15 0.08 0.14 +0.08 +114.29% 10 614 50.00%
ZNGA171110P00005000 2017-11-09 7:32PM EST 5.00 1.08 1.04 1.52 0.00 - 50 50 618.75%
ZNGA: AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE LAUNCHES THIS MONTH
LATER THIS MONTH, WE’LL BE LAUNCHING A BOLD BEAT IN CSR2 THAT LEVERAGES APPLE’S ARKIT TO BRING PLAYER’S IN-GAME CAR COLLECTIONS TO LIFE BY BLENDING VIRTUAL CARS WITH REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTS.
.” WITH RESPECT TO AR, WE’RE EXCITED BY HOW IT’S CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF GAMERS AROUND THE WORLD. APPLE’S ARKIT AND GOOGLE’S ARCORE WILL ALLOW THE TEAMS AT ZYNGA TO CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN OUR Q4 GUIDANCE AS WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS THROUGH OUR TURNAROUND. ON A YEAR-OVER-YEAR BASIS, WE ANTICIPATE USER PAY AND ADVERTISING BOTH TO GROW
READYING AN EVENT SYSTEM – CRUISE SHIPS – WHICH WILL LAUNCH LATER THIS MONTH.
Zynga (ZNGA)
FORM 8-K | Current report
Nov. 7, 2017 4:32 PM
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About: Zynga (ZNGA)View as PDF
Q3: 11-05-17 Earnings Summary
• Press Release
• Transcript
• Slides
• News
EPS of $0.02
Revenue of $224.6M (+ 23.1% Y/Y) beats by $12.62M...
BEST TOPLINE PERFORMANCE IN OVER 4 YEARS Zynga Q3 2017 Earnings Highlights Mobile Revenue = $194.4M Q3 2017 +33% Y/Y Mobile Bookings = $186.5M Q3 2017 +15% Y/Y Mobile Momentum $162M $167M $176M $182M $187M $146M $155M $162M $180M $194M4M Q3'16 Q4'16 Q1'17 Q2'17 Q3'17 BEST TOPLINE PERFORMANCE IN OVER 4 YEARS MOBILE “In Q3, we posted our best topline performance in over 4 years driven primarily by our forever franchises. We also delivered significant growth in profitability & operating cash flow year-over-year & we continue to progress toward our near-term margin goals.” – Frank Gibeau, CEO of Zynga 19M Mobile DAUs 91% of Total DAUs +19% Y/Y NET INCOME $18.1M +$59.8M Y/Y OPERATING CASH FLOW $35.1M +$14.1M Y/Y Mobile Revenue Mobile Bookings
ZYNGA – Q3 2017 QUARTERLY EARNINGS LETTER
November 7, 2017
Dear Shareholders,
We look forward to discussing our Q3 results during today’s earnings call at 2:30 p.m. PT. Below, you’ll find our quarterly letter which details our performance over the last quarter, progress in our turnaround, as well as our outlook for Q4 and key areas of focus for the remainder of 2017 and beyond. Please note that we manage our business based on topline measures including revenue, which is comprised of deferred revenue and bookings. Revenue and deferred revenue are both directly affected by bookings results, and management utilizes bookings as a primary topline measure to help inform their decisions.
HIGHLIGHTS
We continue to make strong progress in our turnaround, and in Q3, we delivered another quarter of growth across revenue and bookings, as well as a marked year-over-year improvement in profitability.
Highlights include:
• We delivered our best revenue and bookings performance in over four years.
• This strong performance was driven primarily by our forever franchises, in particular Zynga Poker, Words With Friends and CSR2 .
• Mobile revenue in the quarter was up 33% year-over-year and mobile bookings were up 15% year-over-year. In Q3, mobile represented 87% of our total revenue and bookings.
• Mobile audience for the quarter was 19 million average daily active users (DAUs), up 19% year-over-year.
• GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were 62% of revenue – down from 91% of revenue in Q3 2016 – and non-GAAP operating expenses were 57% of bookings – down from 64% of bookings a year ago.
• We delivered significant growth in profitability in the quarter – achieving net income of $18.1 million – as we continue to progress towards our near-term margin goals.
• We generated operating cash flow of $35.1 million in the quarter, up $14.1 million year-over-year.
• This week, we’ll launch Words With Friends 2 to global audiences. The new game builds on the 8-year history of this popular forever franchise with new features inspired by our players as well as a more modern look and feel.
• Today, we’re announcing that we’ve entered into an agreement to acquire the mobile card game studio of Peak Games which – upon closing – will give Zynga the largest casual card game portfolio in the world when combined with Zynga Poker and Solitaire .
In Q3, revenue was $224.6 million, above our guidance by $14.6 million and up 23% year-over-year. We achieved net income of $18.1 million, better than our guidance by $11.1 million and an improvement of $59.8 million year-over-year. Our teams delivered $213.5 million in bookings, beating our guidance by $8.5 million and up 9% year-over-year. This represents our best revenue and bookings performance in over four years. Our stronger than expected performance in the quarter was driven by our live services portfolio , particularly our forever franchises including Zynga Poker , CSR2 and Words With Friends . We had a net release of deferred revenue of $11.1 million versus our guidance of a net release of deferred revenue of $5.0 million. Our Adjusted EBITDA was $44.6 million, above our guidance by $14.6 million, and an increase of $41.0 million year-over-year. We delivered operating cash flow of $35.1 million, up $14.1 million year-over-year.
WE’RE SEEING STRONG TRENDS ON THE MOBILE FRONT, ACHIEVING RECORD MOBILE REVENUE AND BOOKINGS, WITH REVENUE UP 33% YEAR-OVER-YEAR AND BOOKINGS UP 15% YEAR-OVER-YEAR. MOBILE REVENUE NOW REPRESENTS 87% OF TOTAL REVENUE, UP FROM 80% A YEAR AGO, and mobile bookings represents 87% of our total bookings, up from 83% a year ago. Mobile online game – or user pay – revenue was up 44% year-over-year, and mobile user pay bookings were up 20% year-over-year – representing the strongest quarterly mobile user pay in Zynga’s history. Mobile audience for the quarter was 19 million average DAUs, up 19% year-over-year.
Our quarterly performance was anchored by the continued strength of our live services, particularly our forever franchises including Zynga Poker , CSR2 and Words With Friends . In Q3, Zynga Poker delivered its highest quarterly mobile performance in franchise history, with mobile revenue up 78% year-over-year and mobile bookings up 81% year-over-year. The game’s performance was driven by the team’s continued focus on innovating on two of Zynga Poker’s most popular features, Challenges and Leagues.
CSR2 HAD ANOTHER GREAT QUARTER WITH A COMPELLING SERIES OF BOLD BEATS AND EXCLUSIVE EVENTS FOR PLAYERS. CSR2 GREW SEQUENTIALLY IN Q3, with mobile revenue up 8% and mobile bookings up 12%. The performance was driven primarily by our latest Fast & Furious event in partnership with Universal Brand Development, which featured the Dodge Demon from the The Fate of the Furious film. The team also marked Ferrari’s 70 th anniversary in CSR2 with six supercars developed exclusively by Ferrari for the occasion.
Words With Friends , which celebrated its 8th anniversary in Q3, delivered strong performance with mobile revenue up 9% and mobile bookings up 10% sequentially. This past quarter, we introduced a new bold beat in the game with the launch of the Words With Friends Social Dictionary, which added 50,000 new words to this popular mobile word game. Inspired by players and the latest pop culture phrases, the new dictionary introduced a timely way to play this iconic favorite. Since launch, the new words in our Social Dictionary have been played more than 33 million times.
WE’VE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN GROWING THE COMPANY AND HAVE SEEN A MARKED YEAR-OVER-YEAR IMPROVEMENT IN OUR PROFITABILITY AND OPERATING CASH FLOW. YEAR-TO-DATE, WE’VE GROWN OUR REVENUE AND BOOKINGS BY 14% DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY OUR LIVE SERVICES. IN THAT SAME PERIOD, OUR GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES HAVE DECLINED BY 8%, OR $38.3 MILLION, and our non-GAAP operating expenses have dropped by 1%, or $5.0 million; reflecting our focus on sharpening our operating model. This contributed to a year-to-date net income of $13.7 million, an improvement of $86.5 million year-over-year and cash flow from operations of $68.2 million, up $35.9 million or 111% compared to a year ago. We remain on track to deliver our improved margin goals by the end of 2018.
As we look forward to 2018 and beyond, we expect to grow Zynga in four ways.
FIRST, we’ll continue to focus on growing our mobile live services through our innovative bold beat strategy. Zynga utilizes a unique combination of art and science to develop new content and features designed to increase long-term engagement and expand our audiences. WE BELIEVE THIS COMMITMENT TO GROWTH IN LIVE SERVICES WILL PROVIDE A MORE PREDICTABLE AND RECURRING REVENUE STREAM FOR ZYNGA OVER THE LONG-TERM. IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, THE VAST MAJORITY OF REVENUE AND BOOKINGS COMES FROM OUR LIVE SERVICES.
SECOND, we plan to build on our strong foundation of live services through new game introductions with the goal of creating new forever franchises. Our approach to development will combine strong game teams with new intellectual properties, reinvigorated Zynga brands or new strategic licenses designed to appeal to the global mobile audience. WE’RE TAKING A RIGOROUS APPROACH TO HOW WE’RE DEVELOPING NEW GAMES WITH EXTENSIVE CONSUMER AND SOFT LAUNCH TESTING TO ENSURE THAT WE’RE ENGINEERING HITS.
We’re excited to announce that this week, we’re launching Words With Friends 2 to global audiences. This is a new game that builds on the 8-year history of this popular franchise by adding some of the most requested features by our players. We’ve also enhanced the look and feel of this forever franchise that has become a daily part of millions of people’s lives around the world. We anticipate Words With Friends 2 will steadily ramp in the months following its launch and our team is planning an ambitious bold beat strategy to keep the game fresh and fun for players for years to come.
IN ADDITION, WE’RE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING NEW GAMES IN ACTION STRATEGY, CASUAL AND INVEST EXPRESS, AND EXPECT TO LAUNCH NEW TITLES IN SOME OR ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES in the second half of 2018.
THIRD, we’re investing in NEW EMERGING GAMING PLATFORMS ON MOBILE LIKE CHAT AND AUGMENTED REALITY (AR). We believe chat platforms like Facebook Instant Games and Apple’s iMessage have the potential to reshape the accessibility and social nature of mobile gaming and are ideal for our social mission of “connecting the world through games.” WITH RESPECT TO AR, WE’RE EXCITED BY HOW IT’S CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF GAMERS AROUND THE WORLD. APPLE’S ARKIT AND GOOGLE’S ARCORE WILL ALLOW THE TEAMS AT ZYNGA TO CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES. LATER THIS MONTH, WE’LL BE LAUNCHING A BOLD BEAT IN CSR2 THAT LEVERAGES APPLE’S ARKIT TO BRING PLAYER’S IN-GAME CAR COLLECTIONS TO LIFE BY BLENDING VIRTUAL CARS WITH REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTS.
FOURTH, we intend to use the strength of our balance sheet and positive cash flow from operations to explore M&A opportunities that accelerate our genre leadership, drive audience growth and enhance value for shareholders. Our goal is to bring talented teams and proven franchises into Zynga that align with our strategic direction.
TODAY, WE’RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE’VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE THE MOBILE CARD GAME STUDIO OF PEAK GAMES TO STRENGTHEN OUR CASUAL CARD GAME PORTFOLIO. THIS STUDIO WILL ADD SUCCESSFUL GAMES SUCH AS SPADES PLUS AND GIN RUMMY PLUS – THE LARGEST SPADE AND RUMMY MOBILE GAMES IN THE WORLD – AS WELL AS POPULAR LOCAL TURKISH TITLES 101 OKEY PLUS AND OKEY PLUS TO OUR PORTFOLIO. We’re excited to welcome this talented, Istanbul-based development team to the Zynga family. COMBINED WITH THE RECENT GROWTH OF ZYNGA POKER AND OUR SOLITAIRE TITLES, AT CLOSING, THE ADDITION OF PEAK GAMES’ MOBILE CARD GAMES WILL GIVE ZYNGA THE WORLD’S LARGEST PORTFOLIO OF CASUAL CARD GAMES. THESE GAMES HAVE BROAD, EVERGREEN APPEAL TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND THEY BUILD ON OUR STRATEGY TO CONTINUE GROWING OUR CARD PORTFOLIO OVER THE LONG-TERM. These additions will enhance our card-based audience – adding millions of DAU – and will be accretive to our near-term margin goals. THE TOTAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PEAK GAMES’ MOBILE CARD STUDIO IS $100 MILLION IN CASH, AND THE TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN LATE Q4 2017 subject to customary closing conditions.
AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE YEAR, WE’RE HAPPY WITH OUR TURNAROUND PROGRESS BUT WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR GROWTH POTENTIAL AND OUR ABILITY TO CREATE SHAREHOLDER VALUE. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING MARGINS MORE IN-LINE WITH OUR PEERS OVER THE LONG-TERM…
FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
...THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN OUR Q4 GUIDANCE AS WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS THROUGH OUR TURNAROUND. ON A YEAR-OVER-YEAR BASIS, WE ANTICIPATE USER PAY AND ADVERTISING BOTH TO GROW, driven by our mobile live services. The sequential growth of advertising will be more than offset by declines in our web and older mobile games. In addition, Q3 also benefited from some one-time revenue and bookings related to the close out of our NaturalMotion third-party technology licensing business. We expect gross margins in Q4 to be in-line with our performance in Q3, and we expect our operating expenses to be down year-over-year in absolute and percentage terms. Our pending acquisition of the mobile card game studio of Peak Games is not included in our Q4 guidance.
OUR PRODUCTS
SOCIAL CASINO
Zynga Poker – In Q3, we continued to deliver a strong performance from our 10-year forever franchise, Zynga Poker . The team achieved its highest quarterly mobile performance in franchise history, with mobile revenue up 78% year-over-year and mobile bookings up 81% year-over-year. This performance was due to the team’s continued focus on innovating on two of Zynga Poker’s most popular in-game features, Challenges and Leagues. The team is currently ramping its latest bold beat, Jackpots, which is designed to deliver players an experience that brings to life the thrill of an unexpected big win.
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Social Slots – Within Slots, the team’s focus on increasing engagement and player monetization through innovative bold beats continues to be a top priority. While mobile revenue for our Social Slots franchise was down 2 % and mobile bookings were flat sequentially, we saw an increase in monetization in our Social Slots portfolio. In Q3, w e added an exclusive Hit It Rich! Slots Max Voltage lobby featuring beloved slots brands and content from Ainsworth Gaming Technology, a leader in real-world slots. In Wizard of Oz Slots , WE LAUNCHED THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD SOCIAL BOLD BEAT, WHICH HELPED DELIVER MONETIZATION IMPROVEMENTS ON A SEQUENTIAL BASIS. Looking ahead, the team continues to develop a steady roadmap of bold beats across our Social Slots portfolio, in addition to creating a more connected VIP network across our products to better reward and retain our players over time.
CASUAL
Words With Friends – Words With Friends delivered a strong performance in Q3 with mobile revenue up 9% and mobile bookings up 10% sequentially. This past quarter, we introduced a new bold beat in the game with the launch of the Words With Friends Social Dictionary, which added 50,000 new words into this popular mobile word game. Inspired by players and the latest pop culture phrases, Social Dictionary introduced a timely new way to play this iconic favorite.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE’VE ALSO BEEN TESTING A NEW WORDS WITH FRIENDS EXPERIENCE FOR FANS OF THIS FOREVER FRANCHISE AND THIS WEEK, WE’LL BE LAUNCHING A ROBUST SEQUEL, WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 , TO GLOBAL AUDIENCES. The new game builds on the 8-year history of this popular franchise by adding the most in-demand features requested by our global players. We’ve also enhanced the look and feel of this forever franchise that has become a daily part of millions of people’s lives around the world. We anticipate that Words With Friends 2 will steadily ramp in the months following its launch and our team is planning an ambitious bold beat strategy to keep the game fresh and fun for players for years to come.
ACTION STRATEGY
CSR2 – CSR2 had another strong quarter, anchored by a series of bold beats and exclusive events for players. CSR2 grew sequentially in Q3, with mobile revenue up 8% and mobile bookings up 12%. THE PERFORMANCE WAS DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE LATEST FAST & FURIOUS EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSAL BRAND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH FEATURED THE DODGE DEMON FROM THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS FILM. IN Q3, THE TEAM ALSO MARKED FERRARI’S 70 TH ANNIVERSARY IN CSR2 WITH SIX SUPERCARS DEVELOPED EXCLUSIVELY BY FERRARI FOR THE CELEBRATION.
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, THE TEAM IS CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON DELIVERING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR PLAYERS, INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL FAST & FURIOUS EVENT THAT WILL FEATURE A NEW SIBERIA-THEMED RACETRACK BASED ON THE FILM and the introduction of relay races. We’re also continuing to explore innovative and ENGAGING WAYS TO ENTERTAIN CONSUMERS ON EMERGING GAMING PLATFORMS, SUCH AS AR. LEVERAGING APPLE’S ARKIT, WE’RE EXCITED TO DELIVER CSR2 FANS A BRAND-NEW WAY TO BRING THEIR DREAM CAR COLLECTION OFF THE MOBILE SCREEN AND VIRTUALLY INTO THEIR OWN DRIVEWAY. CSR2 ’S AR MODE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON IOS LATER THIS MONTH.
DAWN OF TITANS – IN Q3, THE TEAM FOCUSED ON DEEPENING THE GAME’S ELDER PLAY FEATURES, WHILE ALSO WORKING TO SIMPLIFY THE FIRST-TIME USER EXPERIENCE FOR NEW PLAYERS. IN Q4, WE PLAN TO INTRODUCE A NEW BOLD BEAT – THE THRONE WAR, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALLIANCE VS. ALLIANCE – which creates stronger social interactions between players by amplifying their desire to collaborate and win as a team. We’re also adding to the strategic depth and breadth of the Titans in the game, to increase the unique value each Titan presents to players.
INVEST EXPRESS
FarmVille: Tropic Escape – In Q3, we began the transition of FarmVille: Tropic Escape to our Zynga India studio. The team is executing against a seasonal event roadmap for the remainder of the year, including a recently launched Halloween bold beat. THE TEAM IS ALSO READYING AN EVENT SYSTEM – CRUISE SHIPS – WHICH WILL LAUNCH LATER THIS MONTH. CRUISE SHIPS DELIVERS A NEW QUEST-BASED EXPERIENCE THAT ENABLES PLAYERS TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH FARMVILLE: TROPIC ESCAPE GAME CHARACTERS, AS WELL AS OTHER PLAYERS IN THE GAME.
CLOSING
In summary, we’re proud of our strong performance in Q3 and we’re pleased with our turnaround progress. As we look forward to 2018 and beyond, we expect to grow the company in four ways.
FIRST, we’ll continue to focus on growing our mobile live services as a top priority, leveraging our competitive advantage of innovation through bold beats within our forever franchises.
SECOND, we plan to further enhance our company’s growth potential with new game introductions including this week’s worldwide launch of Words With Friends 2 . In addition, we’re actively developing new games in Action Strategy, Casual and Invest Express and expect to launch new titles in some or all of these categories in the second half of 2018.
THIRD, WE’RE CONTINUING TO EXPERIMENT WITH EMERGING NEW GAMING PLATFORMS LIKE CHAT AND AR WHERE WE SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE PLAYERS WITH IMMERSIVE, SOCIAL EXPERIENCES. FOURTH, to accelerate these efforts, we expect to use the strength of our balance sheet and positive cash flow from operations to explore M&A opportunities that accelerate our genre leadership, drive audience growth and enhance shareholder value. Overall, we remain on track to deliver our improved margin goals by the end of 2018. Over the long-term, we’re focused on achieving margins in-line with our peers.
Sincerely,
Frank Gibeau Ger Griffin
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
...Statement from Zynga’s Chief Executive Officer Frank Gibeau
“We had a strong Q3, delivering our best revenue and bookings performance in over four years. This past quarter, revenue was $224.6 million, above our guidance by $14.6 million and up 23% year-over-year. Bookings were $213.5 million, above our guidance by $8.5 million, and up 9% year-over-year. Our mobile user pay hit an all-time high for both revenue and bookings, up 44% and 20% year-over-year, respectively. Mobile now represents 87% of our total revenue and bookings,” said Frank Gibeau, CEO of Zynga. “We delivered significant growth in profitability in the quarter achieving net income of $18.1 million. This represents the first time since we went public that Zynga has delivered two consecutive quarters of net income. Our year-to-date cash flow from operations has more than doubled to $68.2 million, up from $32.3 million a year ago. We remain on track to deliver our improved margin goals by the end of 2018 and, over the long-term, we’re focused on achieving margins in-line with our peers.” ...
Source:
https://seekingalpha.com/filing/3756244
ZNGA: SENDING THE [ $4.09 ] STOCK SCREAMING-FOR-THE-TOP, ROCKETING
EXCITEMENT AMONG INVESTORS, SENDING THE STOCK SCREAMING FOR THE TOP.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, ZYNGA IS HAVING AN OVERWHELMINGLY STRONG DAY IN THE MARKET TODAY
AT THE MOMENT (10:35AM),
ZNGA IS TRADING AT $4.05 PER SHARE AFTER A GAIN OF
$0.38 PER SHARE OR 10.35%
THUS FAR TODAY.
HOME BREAKING NEWS ZYNGA (ZNGA) STOCK: ROCKETING ON GLOBAL LAUNCH OF WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2
ZYNGA (ZNGA) STOCK: ROCKETING ON GLOBAL LAUNCH OF WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2
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• INVESTING
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NOV 8, 2017
ZYNGA INC (NASDAQ: ZNGA) IS HAVING AN OVERWHELMINGLY STRONG START TO THE TRADING SESSION THIS MORNING, AND FOR GOOD REASON. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED THE GLOBAL LAUNCH OF WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2. OF COURSE, THIS LED TO EXCITEMENT AMONG INVESTORS, SENDING THE STOCK SCREAMING FOR THE TOP. Today, we'll talk about the launch of the new game, what we're seeing from the stock as a result, and what we'll be watching for with regard to ZNGA ahead.
ZNGA LAUNCHES WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, ZYNGA IS HAVING AN OVERWHELMINGLY STRONG DAY IN THE MARKET TODAY after the company announced that it has launched a next-generation take on the world's most popular mobile word game, Words With Friends. The new game is Words With Friends 2, which includes innovative and engaging new features. Of course, these new features were inspired by data accumulated through 8 years of Words With Friends game play. Today, the new game became available at the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android devices.
THERE'S NO DENYING THE FACT THAT WORDS WITH FRIENDS WAS A SMASH IT. In fact, since its launch in 2009, the game has been installed more than 250 million times and is one of the App Store's Top 10 free games of all time. It is estimated that there are 57 million active Words With Friends matches being played around the world at any given moment. The new version, Words With Friends 2 matches the classic game play of the original Words With Friends with top features requested from players within the community.
It also FEATURES AN AI BOT-POWERED SOLO CHALLENGE, TEAM VERSUS TEAM LIGHTLY ROUND AND ENHANCED SOCIAL DICTIONARY. IN A STATEMENT, BERNARD KIM, PRESIDENT OF PUBLISHING AT ZNGA, HAD THE FOLLOWING TO OFFER:
“As one of Zynga's most popular and iconic forever franchises, Words With Friends continues to connect millions of people around the world every day through a shared love of social wordplay... Words With Friends 2 honors the rich, pop-culture legacy and beloved social gameplay of Words With Friends, while introducing innovative features in the largest refresh in the game's eight-year history. We're proud to bring our loyal fans a brand-new experience that's inspired by all the ways they want to play. WHETHER IT'S TEAMING UP IN OUR FIRST-EVER SYNCHRONOUS MULTIPLAYER MODE WITH LIGHTNING ROUND OR IMPROVING THEIR VOCABULARY PROWESS ON SOLO CHALLENGE, WORDS WITH FRIENDS 2 GIVES PLAYERS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MASTER THEIR FAVORITE WORD GAME THAN EVER BEFORE.”
WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM ZNGA
As is normally the case, ANY TIME WE SEE POSITIVE NEWS RELEASED WITH REGARD TO A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE GAINS IN THE VALUE OF THE STOCK. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH ZYNGA. Of course, OUR PARTNERS AT TRADE IDEAS WERE THE FIRST TO ALERT US TO THE GAINS. AT THE MOMENT (10:35), ZNGA IS TRADING AT $4.05 PER SHARE AFTER A GAIN OF $0.38 PER SHARE OR 10.35% THUS FAR TODAY.
WHAT WE'LL BE WATCHING FOR AHEAD
MOVING FORWARD, THE CNA FINANCE TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON ZNGA. In particular, we're interested in following the launch of Words With Friends 2 and EXCITED TO SEE THE REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH THE PRODUCT. Nonetheless, WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE STORY CLOSELY AND BRING THE NEWS TO YOU AS IT BREAKS!
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Source:
https://cnafinance.com/zynga-znga-stock-rocketing-on-global-launch-of-words-with-friends-2/17069
ZNGA: BEST PERFORMANCE IN OVER 4 YEARS
“WE DELIVERED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN PROFITABILITY IN THE QUARTER ACHIEVING NET INCOME OF $18.1 MILLION.
THIS REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE WENT PUBLIC THAT ZYNGA HAS DELIVERED TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NET INCOME.
ZYNGA ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2017 FINANCIAL RESULTS
NOVEMBER 07, 2017 16:05 ET
SOURCE: ZYNGA INC.
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ZYNGA Q3 2017 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHT
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA) has released its third quarter 2017 financial results by posting management’s Q3 2017 Quarterly Earnings Letter on its website. Please visit investor.zynga.com/results.cfm to view the letter.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/40fe71bc-1911-45e5-998f-fc1df7513475
Zynga management will also host a Q&A session at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss Zynga’s third quarter 2017 performance. Questions may be asked on the call, and Zynga will respond to as many questions as possible.
The live Q&A session can be accessed at http://investor.zynga.com – a replay of which will be available through the website after the call – or via the below conference dial-in number:
• Toll-Free Dial-In Number: (800) 537-0745
• International Dial-In Number: (253) 237-1142
• Conference ID: 99825510
STATEMENT FROM ZYNGA’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FRANK GIBEAU
“WE HAD A STRONG Q3, DELIVERING OUR BEST REVENUE AND BOOKINGS PERFORMANCE IN OVER FOUR YEARS. THIS PAST QUARTER, REVENUE WAS $224.6 MILLION, ABOVE OUR GUIDANCE BY $14.6 MILLION and UP 23% YEAR-OVER-YEAR. Bookings WERE $213.5 MILLION, ABOVE OUR GUIDANCE BY $8.5 MILLION, AND UP 9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
Our mobile user pay hit an all-time high for both revenue and bookings, up 44% and 20% year-over-year, respectively. Mobile now represents 87% of our total revenue and bookings,” said Frank Gibeau, CEO of Zynga. “WE DELIVERED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN PROFITABILITY IN THE QUARTER ACHIEVING NET INCOME OF $18.1 MILLION. THIS REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE WENT PUBLIC THAT ZYNGA HAS DELIVERED TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NET INCOME. OUR YEAR-TO-DATE CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED TO $68.2 MILLION, UP FROM $32.3 MILLION A YEAR AGO. We remain on track to deliver our improved margin goals by the end of 2018 and, over the long-term, we’re focused on achieving margins in-line with our peers.”
Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/11/07/1176797/0/en/Zynga-Announces-Third-Quarter-2017-Financial-Results.html
ZNGA: WEDBUSH SET $5.00 INSTITUTION SHARES SHARES % LAST
UP TO 50 OF THE LARGEST HOLDERS IN THE COMPANY
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) PT SET AT $5.00 BY WEDBUSH
POSTED BY SEBASTIAN WEBER ON NOV 6TH, 2017 //
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A $5.00 PRICE OBJECTIVE BY INVESTMENT ANALYSTS AT WEDBUSH IN A RESEARCH NOTE ISSUED TO INVESTORS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Wedbush’s price objective would suggest a potential UPSIDE OF 29.53% FROM THE COMPANY’S PREVIOUS CLOSE...
Source:
https://ledgergazette.com/2017/11/06/wedbush-analysts-give-zynga-inc-znga-a-5-00-price-target.html
COMMODITIES: ZYNGA INC CLASS A, INST HOLDERS, 3Q 2017 (ZNGA)
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
BY WIRE NEWS
The following table shows the largest shareholders in ZYNGA INC CL A (ZNGA) for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, LISTED BY HOLDING SIZE. THE LIST REPRESENTS UP TO 50 OF THE LARGEST HOLDERS IN THE COMPANY.
Note: Unless otherwise mentioned the reporting date is 09/30/2017
HELD CHANGED HELD REPORT
THE VANGUARD GROUP INC. 60,340,703 210,995 7.769 06/30
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 52,395,197 (1,357,394) 6.746 06/30
EMINENCE CAPITAL LP 48,336,423 (9,663,643) 6.223 06/30
BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS 29,625,772 (34,835) 3.814 06/30
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 23,009,600 5,759,000 2.963 06/30
CONTOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 21,872,697 (1,644,816) 2.816 06/30
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES INC. 16,351,770 16,167,786 2.105 06/30
STELLIAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 16,095,000 (1,857,500) 2.072 06/30
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LP 13,677,888 3,450,534 1.761 06/30
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 13,188,402 1,697,862 1.698 09/30
D. E. SHAW & CO. LP 11,783,043 5,076,198 1.517 06/30
CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 11,682,518 (6,335,000) 1.504 06/30
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATI 11,519,500 11,519,500 1.483 06/30
IVORY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LL 10,726,095 (928,408) 1.381 06/30
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. 9,506,376 (6,554) 1.224 06/30
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MA 9,266,153 140,368 1.193 09/30
OMEGA ADVISORS INC. 9,192,643 2,125,543 1.184 06/30
SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT INC. 9,010,054 (23,734) 1.160 06/30
DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT INVE 8,900,232 3,775,304 1.146 06/30
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 8,691,309 (1,503,528) 1.119 06/30
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS LP 7,822,224 (436,203) 1.007 06/30
RIVER & MERCANTILE ASSET MANAG 7,707,049 4,301,645 0.992 09/30
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT 7,695,252 2,103,452 0.991 06/30
MARSHALL WACE NORTH AMERICA LP 7,304,569 6,616,326 0.940 06/30
OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INC. 7,148,498 652,856 0.920 06/30
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6,766,923 130,003 0.871 06/30
MIURA GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6,500,000 6,500,000 0.837 06/30
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT 6,193,866 (602,162) 0.797 06/30
FIRST QUADRANT LP 6,002,422 3,731,357 0.773 09/30
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 5,728,126 (1,953,447) 0.738 06/30
TIGER EYE CAPITAL LLC 5,580,800 5,580,800 0.719 06/30
NORTHERN TRUST INVESTMENTS IN 4,667,868 349,093 0.601 06/30
FOLGER HILL ASSET MANAGEMENT L 4,000,000 3,349,645 0.515 06/30
BLACK & WHITE CAPITAL LP 4,000,000 (1,600,000) 0.515 06/30
MAPLELANE CAPITAL LLC 3,650,000 1,572,486 0.470 06/30
QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGE 3,558,100 2,686,000 0.458 06/30
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3,545,740 1,393,866 0.457 09/30
TEACHERS ADVISORS LLC 3,425,105 2,635,584 0.441 06/30
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 3,404,736 3,310,568 0.438 06/30
BARCLAYS BANK PLC (PRIVATE BAN 3,353,839 3,353,839 0.432 06/30
SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET M 3,200,000 3,200,000 0.412 06/30
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT 3,038,300 (1,425,000) 0.391 09/30
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. 2,915,740 2,305,808 0.375 06/30
ARTISAN PARTNERS LP 2,843,643 2,843,643 0.366 06/30
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEME 2,751,850 2,751,850 0.354 06/30
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANA 2,698,821 31,210 0.347 06/30
TIAA-CREF INVESTMENT MANAGEMEN 2,673,775 239,267 0.344 06/30
RUSSELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 2,650,764 (1,725,939) 0.341 06/30
UBS O'CONNOR LLC 2,405,242 2,405,242 0.310 06/30
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH 2,313,054 2,313,054 0.298 06/30
Source:
http://commodities-report.com/commodities-zynga-inc-class-a-inst-holders-3q-2017-znga.html
ZNGA: A PRECURSOR TO AN EARNINGS BEAT, ANALYSTS VERY RECENTLY BUMPED UP ESTIMATES
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) IS SET TO REPORT THIRD-QUARTER 2017 RESULTS ON (THIS TUESDAY) NOVEMBER 7, 2017.
ZNGA: A PRECURSOR TO AN EARNINGS BEAT, ANALYSTS VERY RECENTLY BUMPED UP ESTIMATES, GOOD THINGS ARE AHEAD
SUBSTANTIALLY OUTPERFORMING THE INDUSTRY
A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF BEATING EARNINGS ESTIMATES.
OUR PROVEN MODEL SHOWS THAT ZYNGA IS LIKELY TO BEAT ESTIMATES
ANALYSTS HAVE VERY RECENTLY BUMPED UP THEIR ESTIMATES FOR ZNGA
CLEARLY, RECENT EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISIONS SUGGEST THAT GOOD THINGS ARE AHEAD FOR ZYNGA
A PRETTY GOOD INDICATOR OF SOME FAVORABLE TRENDS UNDERNEATH the surface for ZNGA in this report.
ZYNGA IS SEEING FAVORABLE EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION ACTIVITY AS OF LATE, WHICH IS GENERALLY A PRECURSOR TO AN EARNINGS BEAT.
GIVEN THAT ZNGA HAS A ZACKS RANK #3 (HOLD) AND AN ESP IN POSITIVE TERRITORY, INVESTORS MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THIS STOCK AHEAD OF EARNINGS.
OUR RECENT 10-YEAR BACKTEST SHOWS THAT STOCKS THAT HAVE A POSITIVE EARNINGS ESP AND A ZACKS RANK #3 (HOLD) OR BETTER SHOW A POSITIVE SURPRISE NEARLY 70% OF THE TIME,
WHY EARNINGS SEASON COULD BE GREAT FOR ZYNGA (ZNGA)
NOVEMBER 03, 2017, 08:58:00 AM EDT BY ZACKS EQUITY RESEARCH, ZACKS.COM
Investors are always looking for STOCKS THAT ARE POISED TO BEAT AT EARNINGS SEASON AND ZYNGA INC. ZNGA may be one such company. The firm has EARNINGS COMING UP PRETTY SOON, AND EVENTS ARE SHAPING UP QUITE NICELY FOR THEIR REPORT.
THAT IS BECAUSE ZYNGA IS SEEING FAVORABLE EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION ACTIVITY AS OF LATE, WHICH IS GENERALLY A PRECURSOR TO AN EARNINGS BEAT. After all, ANALYSTS RAISING ESTIMATES RIGHT BEFORE EARNINGS - with the most up-to-date information possible - is A PRETTY GOOD INDICATOR OF SOME FAVORABLE TRENDS UNDERNEATH the surface for ZNGA in this report.
ANALYSTS HAVE VERY RECENTLY BUMPED UP THEIR ESTIMATES FOR ZNGA, GIVING THE STOCK A ZACKS EARNINGS ESP OF +33.33% HEADING INTO EARNINGS SEASON.
ZYNGA INC. PRICE AND EPS SURPRISE
ZYNGA INC. PRICE AND EPS SURPRISE | ZYNGA INC. QUOTE
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
A positive reading for the Zacks Earnings ESP has proven to be very powerful in producing both positive surprises, and outperforming the market. OUR RECENT 10-YEAR BACKTEST SHOWS THAT STOCKS THAT HAVE A POSITIVE EARNINGS ESP AND A ZACKS RANK #3 (HOLD) OR BETTER SHOW A POSITIVE SURPRISE NEARLY 70% OF THE TIME, AND HAVE RETURNED OVER 28% ON AVERAGE IN ANNUAL RETURNS (see more Top Earnings ESP stocks here ).
GIVEN THAT ZNGA HAS A ZACKS RANK #3 (HOLD) AND AN ESP IN POSITIVE TERRITORY, INVESTORS MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THIS STOCK AHEAD OF EARNINGS. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here .
CLEARLY, RECENT EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISIONS SUGGEST THAT GOOD THINGS ARE AHEAD FOR ZYNGA, and that a beat might be in the cards for the upcoming report…
Source:
www.nasdaq.com/article/why-earnings-season-could-be-great-for-zynga-znga-cm871083
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) MOVES HIGHER ON VOLUME SPIKE FOR NOVEMBER 03
EQUITIES STAFF | FRIDAY, 03 NOVEMBER 2017 17:18 (EST)
Market Summary
Zynga Inc. is a Provider of social game services
Last Price $ 3.92 Last Trade Nov/03 - 16:00
Change $ 0.04 Change Percent 1.03 %
Open $ 3.88 Prev Close $ 3.88
High $ 3.97 low $ 3.86
52 Week High $ 4.02 52 Week Low $ 2.40
Market Cap 3,392,606,258 PE Ratio 2.15
Volume 12,539,441 Exchange NGS
ZNGA - Market Data & News
ZNGA - Stock Valuation Report
TRADE
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) TRADED ON UNUSUALLY HIGH VOLUME ON NOV. 03, AS THE STOCK GAINED 1.03% TO CLOSE AT $3.92. ON THE DAY, ZYNGA INC. SAW 12.54 MILLION SHARES TRADE HANDS ON 25,731 TRADES. Considering that the stock AVERAGES only A DAILY VOLUME OF 8.03 MILLION shares a day over the last month, THIS REPRESENTS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BUMP IN VOLUME OVER THE NORM.
Generally speaking, when a stock experiences a sudden spike in trading volume, it may be seen as a bullish signal for investors. An increase in volume means more market awareness for the company, potentially setting up a more meaningful move in stock price. The added volume also provides a level of support and stability for price advances.
The stock has traded between $4.02 and $2.40 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $3.78, and its 200-day SMA $3.32. Zynga Inc. has a P/B ratio of 2.15.
Zynga Inc is engaged in developing, marketing and operating social games as live services played on mobile platforms, such as iOS and Android, and social networking sites, such as Facebook.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Zynga Inc. has 1,681 employees and is currently under the leadership of CEO Frank Gibeau.
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Source:
https://www.equities.com/news/zynga-inc-znga-moves-higher-on-volume-spike-for-november-03
ZYNGA (ZNGA) TO REPORT Q3 EARNINGS: IS A BEAT IN STORE?
ZACKS EQUITY RESEARCH NOVEMBER 03, 2017
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA - FREE REPORT) IS SET TO REPORT THIRD-QUARTER 2017 RESULTS ON NOV 7.
In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. In the trailing four quarters, the company missed estimates thrice, resulting in an average negative earnings surprise of 200%.
Revenues in the second quarter increased 15% year over year to $209.2 million and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $207 million.
FOR THIRD-QUARTER 2017, THE COMPANY EXPECTS REVENUES TO BE APPROXIMATELY $210 MILLION.
NOTABLY, SHARES OF ZYNGA HAVE GAINED 51% YEAR TO DATE, SUBSTANTIALLY OUTPERFORMING THE INDUSTRY’S 23.8% RALLY.
Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
[color=green]FACTORS AT PLAY[/color]
Zynga is one of the leading game developers and has been seeing strength in the mobile game market. THE SURGE IN MOBILE AUDIENCE IS A KEY GROWTH DRIVER FOR THE COMPANY.
WE EXPECT ZYNGA’S INCREASING PAYER CONVERSION RATE DRIVEN BY GAMES LIKE CSR2 AND ZYNGA POKER TO DRIVE ITS TOP LINE. MOREOVER, THE COMPANY’S ACQUISITION OF SOLITAIRE GAMES IN THE FIRST QUARTER IS ANTICIPATED TO BOOST RESULTS IN THE SOON-TO-BE REPORTED QUARTER.
Zynga’s focus to improve live services is also anticipated to drive growth. Moreover, THE COMPANY’S COST-CUTTING INITIATIVES ARE HELPING IT TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.
However, management, on the last conference call, going by historical data, noted that player activity and advertising may decline in the third quarter.
Also, a sluggish web business, along with intensifying competition from the likes of Glu Mobile (GLUU - Free Report) , Electronic Arts (EA - Free Report) and Nintendo (NTDOY - Free Report) , remains a concern.
Zynga Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
Zynga Inc. Price and EPS Surprise | Zynga Inc. Quote
WHY A LIKELY POSITIVE SURPRISE?
OUR PROVEN MODEL SHOWS THAT ZYNGA IS LIKELY TO BEAT ESTIMATES due to the favorable combination of a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and Earnings ESP of +33.33%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Note that stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 [color=green]HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CHANCE OF BEATING EARNINGS ESTIMATES.[/color] You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Source:
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/281735/zynga-znga-to-report-q3-earnings-is-a-beat-in-store
BETTING ON ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) ?
BY LAUREN CORFIELD -
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) closed its last session at $3.88. The stock traded within a range of $3.80 and $3.89. The company operates in the Technology sector with a market capitalization of 3.32 Million. Trading volume for Zynga, Inc. was 6.6 Million in its previous trading session. Currently, Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has an average volume of 9.21 Million.
Company Profile
Zynga Inc. is the world’s largest social game developer with users playing their games which include CityVille, FarmVille, FrontierVille, Words With Friends, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Cafe World, and Treasure Isle. Zynga Inc. GAMES ARE AVAILABLE ON A NUMBER OF GLOBAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, YAHOO, THE IPAD, THE IPHONE AND ANDROID DEVICES.
THEY OPERATE THEIR GAMES AS LIVE SERVICES, BY WHICH THEY MEAN THAT THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND UPDATE GAMES AFTER LAUNCH AND GATHER DAILY, METRICS-BASED PLAYER FEEDBACK THAT ENABLE THEM TO CONTINUALLY ENHANCE THEIR GAMES BY ADDING NEW CONTENT AND FEATURES. All of their games are free to play, and they generate revenue through the in-game sale of virtual goods and advertising.
ANALYST VIEWS
ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) RECEIVED A BUY RATING FROM 3 ANALYSTS. 0 analysts gave its stock an Outperform rating. 1 analysts say it’s a Hold while 0 ANALYSTS PROVIDED THEIR EXPERT OPINION AS SELL.
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) touched its 1-Year High price of $4.02 on 09/20/17 and its 1-Year Low price of $2.40 on 02/10/17.
EPS & Financials
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) reported its EPS in the last quarter as $0.02/Share lagging the analyst estimate of $0.02/Share by a difference of $0. This showed a surprise of 0% in the last quarter earnings.
For the current quarter, 11 analysts are projecting a mean EPS of $0.02/share. According to their observations and findings, the stock could provide a high EPS of $0.03/share and a low EPS of $0.02/share.
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EARN AVERAGE REVENUE OF $207.53 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER. ACCORDING TO THEIR PREDICTIONS HIGH & LOW REVENUE ESTIMATES ARE 210 MILLION AND 204.9 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
By taking a look at the stock’s current statistics it can gauged that the stock candle is BULLISH with MEDIUM volatility. Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has a 20-Day average volume of 7.85 Million. According to today’s trading volume Zynga, Inc. is BELOW its 20-Day Avg. volume with the stock showing BELOW Abnormal volume in the past 150 days.
Moving average convergence divergence (MACD) shows that the stock is on a PRICE RELATIVITY trend. The trend for the past 10-days shows that the company was in BULLISH territory while an analysis of the last 40-Day trend shows a BULLISH signal. The 100-Day trend also shows a BULLISH trend as well.
The company currently has an insider ownership of 0.7 Percent and Institutional ownership of 80 Percent. The return on assets stands at -4.3%, Return on Equity currently is -5.1% and the Return on Investment value is -7.4%.
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) gross margin percentage stands at 67.2% while its operating margin for the past trailing twelve month is -10.8 percent and its overall profit margin (ttm) is -10.5 Percent.
The stock is currently moving above its 20-Day Simple Moving Average of 1.82% with a 50-Day Simple Moving Average of 2.76 percent. As of today, the company has a SMA200 (200-day simple moving average) of 16.88 Percent. The Stock has YTD (year to date) performance of 50.97 percent.
The TTM operating margin for the company stands at -10.8%. The return on invested capital is at -7.4%, which is good, compared to its peers. The Free Cash Flow or FCF margin is 46.53.
The company’s stock is currently moving with a +ve distance from the 200 day SMA of approximately 16.88%, and has A SOLID YEAR TO DATE (YTD) PERFORMANCE OF 50.97% WHICH MEANS THAT THE STOCK IS CONSTANTLY ADDING TO ITS VALUE FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR END PRICE.
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Source:
https://topchronicle.com/betting-on-zynga-inc-nasdaqznga/
ZNGA: 3Q17 EARNINGS NOVEMBER 7, INST. INVESTORS OWN 80.00% STAKE IN THE COMPANY, SHAREHOLDERS TEND TO UNDER-REACT
ZNGA: 3Q17 EARNINGS NOVEMBER 7, INST. INVESTORS NOW OWN 80.00% STAKE IN THE COMPANY, SHAREHOLDERS TEND TO UNDER-REACT
BECAUSE SHAREHOLDERS USE THE 52-WEEK HIGH AS AN “ANCHOR” AGAINST WHICH THEY VALUE STOCKS, THUS THEY TEND TO BE RELUCTANT TO BUY A STOCK AS IT NEARS THIS POINT REGARDLESS OF NEW POSITIVE INFORMATION. As a result, SHAREHOLDERS UNDER-REACT.
ZYNGA (ZNGA) IS SCHEDULED TO RELEASE ITS 3Q17 RESULTS ON THIS COMING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017
ZYNGA EXPECTING A PROFIT IN 3Q17
ZYNGA BROKE PROFIT DROUGHT IN 2Q17
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS OWN 80.00% STAKE IN THE COMPANY
MARK ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP INCREASED ZYNGA (ZNGA) STAKE BY 222.14% REPORTED IN 2017Q2 SEC FILING. MARK ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP ACQUIRED 531,683 SHARES AS ZYNGA (ZNGA)’S STOCK ROSE 28.73%.
CONTOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT HAS UPPED BY $7.07 MILLION ITS ZYNGA (ZNGA) STAKE
ZNGA…MA TRIGGERING A BUY SIGNAL
PAVING WAY FOR ZYNGA, BY FACEBOOK AND ALPHABET
ACADEMIC RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT STOCKS CLOSE TO THEIR 52 WEEK HIGHS TEND TO OUTPERFORM.
A SURPLUS OF BUYERS
ZYNGA IS COMPETING FOR THE $83 BILLION IN US (SPY) DIGITAL ADVERTISING INDUSTRY THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN $129.2 BILLION BY 2021.
THE NUMBER OF SHARES CHANGED HANDS IN THE STOCK IS GOOD, indicating the INTEREST AND LOW RISK ASSOCIATED WITH IT
GLOBAL
UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL SIGNALS FROM ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA)
SARAH MENDOZA4 HOURS AGO
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) gained 2.09% in first day of the new month, going up from its prior closing price of $3.82 to $3.90, and has now recorded rally in 4 consecutive sessions. Many in the market will be closely watching whether this winning streak is sustainable or take a temporary pause for the next couple of trading sessions. THE STOCK PRICE WENT UPWARD IN 6 OF THE LAST 10 DAYS and has generated 1.56% during the last two weeks. The upbeat movement of both volume and price during the recent session is INTERPRETED AS A GOOD SIGN, and, OVERALL 2.91 MILLION MORE SHARES EXCHANGED HANDS compared with PRIOR DAY. IN TOTAL, 9.21 M SHARES EXCHANGED HANDS FOR ABOUT $35.93 MILLION.
INSIDE ZNGA’S RECENT TREND
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) lies in the middle of a weak rising trend in the short term and issued considerable signs about additional rally. Short-term traders are predicted to see a rally of 6.74% over the course of a quarter and, with 90% CHANCE THE PRICE WILL BE FLOATING IN THE RANGE OF $3.99 AND $4.30 in this timeframe.
ZYNGA INC. TECHNICAL SIGNALS
ZNGA HAS WITNESSED ITS LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM MA TRIGGERING A BUY SIGNAL but chances are low for long-term averages to cross above short-term averages which the market considers a major buy signal. Upon corrections, the price will meet support from the averages between $3.81 and $3.81. A break down through these support points will trigger sell signals.
ITS PIVOT POINT LOW GENERATED BUY SIGNAL ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2017, WHICH CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL SURGE UNTIL THE STOCK FORMS A NEW PIVOT POINT HIGH. There was increase in both volume and price. THIS IS USUALLY INTERPRETED AS A GOOD SIGN AS TRADERS WIDELY BELIEVE RISING STOCK SHOULD SEE INCREASING VOLUME.
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) recorded VOLUME ACCUMULATION SO THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A SURPLUS OF BUYERS AT $3.84. In case of gains, THE NEXT RESISTANCE FROM ACCUMULATED VOLUME WILL NOT BE FAR AWAY FROM TODAY’S LEVEL AT $3.91, $3.92 AND $3.94.
Accumulated volume is going to prevent the price from rising further at $3.91 and this action will lead the price to take a temporary pause or stay muted for a few days.
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) RISK ASSESSMENT
THE NUMBER OF SHARES CHANGED HANDS IN THE STOCK IS GOOD, indicating the INTEREST AND LOW RISK ASSOCIATED WITH IT. In the most recent session, the stock price hovered around $0.10 (2.63%) between intraday high and intraday low. Each day in the past 1 week, the average volatility remained at 2.97%.
Souce:
https://stocknewsgazette.com/2017/11/02/understanding-technical-signals-from-zynga-inc-znga/
EYE-CATCHING HOT STOCKS: ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ: ZNGA)
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 WALL STREET NEWS STAFF COMMENT NASDAQ: ZNGA, ZNGA, ZYNGA INC.
Shares of Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) experienced a change of -0.26% during midday trading session Thursday. The stock is currently trading at $3.83. Investors mark this stock “active” as it exchanged hands with 2,063,865 shares contrast to its average daily volume of 9.41M shares.
To evaluate a picky trading instrument, an investment sector or the market as a whole is termed as Stock Analysis. Stock analysts try to figure out the future activity of an instrument, sector or market. Stock analysis is mainly of two types: one is fundamental and the other is technical. One can easily perform a fundamental analysis by having an eye on data from sources counting financial records, economic reports, company assets and market share. Technical analysis focuses on the study of past market action to predict future price movement.
STOCK’S PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS (WEEKLY, MONTHLY & YEAR TO DATE):
THE STOCK HAS RETURNED 49.42% SINCE THE STARTING OF THE YEAR when viewing the starting price as compared to the ending price. To clear the blur picture investors will need to look a little deeper. THE STOCK HAS RETURNED 2.13% WEEKLY, which was maintained at 0.00% in the 1-month period. The company has the market capitalization of $3.29B while its P/B ratio was 2.10. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS OWN 80.00% STAKE IN THE COMPANY while Beta factor, which is used to measure riskiness of the security, was 0.72.
STOCK’S TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
To evaluate a stock further, one must need to review its technical levels at regular intervals. Moving averages (MA) are one of the most accepted and often-used technical indicators. The moving average is easy to calculate and, once plotted on a chart, is a powerful visual trend-spotting tool. In theory, there are an infinite number of SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGES, but the most common are three SMA20, SMA50, and SMA200. SMA20 is the last stop on the bus for short-term traders. Beyond SMA20 one is basically looking at primary trends. SMA50 is used by traders to gauge mid-term trends. Whereas long-term trend followers generally uses SMA200 and most investors will look for a cross above or below this average to represent if the stock is in a bullish or bearish trend. At the time of writing, shares were trading 0.51% away from the 20-days simple moving average and 15.37% away from the 200-days simple moving average.
Based on a recent bid, THE STOCK IS TRADING -4.73% AWAY FROM ITS 52-WEEK HIGH and 59.58% away from its 52 week low. The Price vs. 52 Week High indicators basically gives the clue to identify price direction. ACADEMIC RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT STOCKS CLOSE TO THEIR 52 WEEK HIGHS TEND TO OUTPERFORM. This is apparently BECAUSE SHAREHOLDERS USE THE 52-WEEK HIGH AS AN “ANCHOR” AGAINST WHICH THEY VALUE STOCKS, THUS THEY TEND TO BE RELUCTANT TO BUY A STOCK AS IT NEARS THIS POINT REGARDLESS OF NEW POSITIVE INFORMATION. As a result, SHAREHOLDERS UNDER-REACT when stock prices approach the 52-week high, and as a result, contrary to most shareholders’ expectations, STOCKS NEAR THEIR 52-WEEK HIGHS TEND TO BE SYSTEMATICALLY UNDERVALUED.
RELATIVE STRENGTH INDEX (RSI):
The relative strength index (RSI), developed by J. Welles Wilder, is a technical indicator used in the analysis of financial markets. It is intended to chart the current and historical strength or weakness of a stock or market based on the closing prices of a recent trading period. The indicator should not be confused with relative strength.
The RSI is classified as a momentum oscillator, measuring the velocity and magnitude of directional price movements. Momentum is the rate of the rise or fall in price. The RSI computes momentum as the ratio of higher closes to lower closes: stocks which have had more or stronger positive changes have a higher RSI than stocks which have had more or stronger negative changes.
The RSI is most typically used on a 14-day timeframe, measured on a scale from 0 to 100, with high and low levels marked at 70 and 30, respectively. Shorter or longer timeframes are used for alternately shorter or longer outlooks. More extreme high and low levels—80 and 20, or 90 and 10—occur less frequently but indicate stronger momentum. After a recent check, Zynga Inc.’s 14-day RSI is presently at 53.70.
ANALYSTS’ SUGGESTIONS IN THE LIMELIGHT:
THE STOCK RECEIVED ANALYSTS’ MEAN TARGET PRICE OF $4.24. This is the projected price level of a financial security stated by an investment analyst or advisor. Shareholders can make better decisions if they focus on target prices, which convey more information for evaluating the potential risk/reward profile of a stock. However, ANALYSTS’ MEAN RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS STOCK STANDS AT 2.50. ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS AS STATED ON FINVIZ ARE RATED ON A 1 TO 5 SCALE. 1 is equivalent to a buy rating, 3 a hold rating, and 5 a sell rating. The consensus recommendation is the average rating on a stock by the analyst community.
Source:
https://www.wallstreetnews24.com/2017/11/02/eye-catching-hot-stocks-zynga-inc-nasdaq-znga/
CONTOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT HAS UPPED BY $7.07 MILLION ITS ZYNGA (ZNGA) Stake; 7 Analysts Bullish Watsco (WSO)
November 2, 2017 - By Ellis Scott
Contour Asset Management Llc increased Zynga Inc (ZNGA) stake by 12.07% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. Contour Asset Management Llc acquired 2.36M shares as Zynga Inc (ZNGA)’s stock rose 28.73%. The Contour Asset Management Llc holds 21.87 million shares with $79.62M value, up from 19.52 million last quarter. Zynga Inc now has $3.36B valuation. The stock increased 1.04% or $0.04 during the last trading session, reaching $3.88. About 6.60 million shares traded. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has risen 35.83% since November 2, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 19.13% the S&P500...
Source:
https://santimes.com/contour-asset-management-has-upped-by-7-07-million-its-zynga-znga-stake-7-analysts-bullish-watsco-wso/
MANAGEMENT INCREASED ITS ZYNGA (ZNGA) HOLDING
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 - BY ELLIS SCOTT
Among 28 analysts covering General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), 13 have Buy rating, 3 Sell and 12 Hold. Therefore 46% are positive. General Motors Company has $60.0 highest and $26 lowest target. $42.62’s average target is -0.56% below currents $42.86 stock price. General Motors Company had 78 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Friday, July 14 by RBC Capital Markets. Piper Jaffray maintained the shares of GM in report on Tuesday, October 24 with “Buy” rating. The company was maintained on Wednesday, October 11 by UBS. As per Friday, June 10, the company rating was initiated by Piper Jaffray. The firm has “Market Perform” rating given on Wednesday, October 25 by BMO Capital Markets. As per Thursday, September 21, the company rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley. The company was maintained on Wednesday, October 25 by Craig Hallum. Citigroup upgraded General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) rating on Wednesday, October 25. Citigroup has “Buy” rating and $60.0 target. The stock of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) earned “Buy” rating by UBS on Friday, July 24. Jefferies maintained the shares of GM in report on Monday, June 12 with “Hold” rating…
MARK ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP INCREASED ZYNGA (ZNGA) STAKE BY 222.14% REPORTED IN 2017Q2 SEC FILING. MARK ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP ACQUIRED 531,683 SHARES AS ZYNGA (ZNGA)’S STOCK ROSE 28.73%. The Mark Asset Management Corp holds 771,027 shares with $2.81 million value, up from 239,344 last quarter. Zynga now has $3.32 billion valuation. It is 0.13% or $0 reaching $3.84 per share. It is down 35.83% since November 2, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 19.13% the S&P500…
Source:
https://santimes.com/general-motors-gm-downgraded-by-nomura-with-46-0-target-mark-asset-management-increased-its-zynga-znga-holding/
ZYNGA 3Q17 EARNINGS PREVIEW PART 1 OF 5
WHY ZYNGA’S ADVERTISING BUSINESS IS GRIPPING ATTENTION
BY NAOMI GRAY | NOV 2, 2017 2:46 PM EDT
RISE OF MOBILE GAMING UNSETTLES AD BUSINESS
The shift to mobile gaming has not been all favorable for Zynga (ZNGA), and the company’s advertising business has borne the brunt. This is because as gaming shifts from desktop to mobile platforms, Zynga is realizing that mobile advertising doesn’t bring the same level of advertising revenue as desktop ads do. As such, Zynga has struggled to grow its ad revenues amid the rise of mobile gaming.
However, ZYNGA HAS SHOWN A COMMITMENT TO TRY TO DRIVE GROWTH IN ITS ADVERTISING BUSINESS. The company said earlier this year that it would seek strategic partnerships to try to bolster its fortunes in the advertising market.
In 2Q17, it made an important step in this direction, announcing a strategic partnership with Unity, a global development platform with tools and technologies that could help Zynga unlock more revenue opportunities in the digital advertising market.
Ad revenue declines slowed in 2Q17
Zynga reported advertising revenues of $45.5 million in 2Q17, which was 1.0% lower (year-over-year). Notably, the decline in Zynga’s advertising business eased in 2Q17, as advertising revenues fell 18% YoY in 1Q17.
It remains to be seen if Zynga’s advertising business continued to improve in 3Q17. In 3Q16, Zynga generated advertising revenues of $48 million, which was 8.0% higher YoY.
AD MARKET PRESENTS $83 BILLION REVENUE OPPORTUNITY
According to eMarketer, ZYNGA IS COMPETING FOR THE $83 BILLION IN US (SPY) DIGITAL ADVERTISING INDUSTRY THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN $129.2 BILLION BY 2021.
Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOGL), Twitter (TWTR), and Snap (SNAP), which obtain between 85% and 99% of their quarterly revenues from advertising, are also vying for control of the US digital advertising market. ADVERTISING ACCOUNTED FOR 22% OF ZYNGA’S CONSOLIDATED REVENUES IN 2Q17.
Part 2
Zynga 3Q17 Earnings Preview PART 2 OF 5
DID ZYNGA’S TOP-LINE GROWTH CONTINUE IN 3Q17?
BY NAOMI GRAY
NOV 2, 2017 2:46 PM EDT
ZYNGA’S OWN YARDSTICK FOR 3Q17
US-BASED (SPY) VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER AND PUBLISHER ZYNGA (ZNGA) IS SCHEDULED TO RELEASE ITS 3Q17 RESULTS ON NOVEMBER 7, behind a number of its industry peers. Electronic Arts (EA) released its 3Q17 results on October 31, while Glu Mobile (GLUU) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI) released their latest quarterly earnings on November 1 and November 2, respectively.
When Zynga reported its 2Q17 results in August, it also provided a yardstick by which its progress in 3Q17 could be measured. ZYNGA’S GUIDANCE SHOWED THAT IT EXPECTED TO REPORT REVENUES OF $210 MILLION IN 3Q17.
Revenues grew 15% YoY
In 3Q16, Zynga generated revenues of $182.4 million, or 7.0% lower YoY (year-over-year). Its revenues of $210 million in 3Q17 would imply that Zynga’s revenues grew at least 15% YoY.
IN 2Q17, ZYNGA REPORTED REVENUES OF $209.2 MILLION, WHICH WAS 15% HIGHER YOY AND ABOVE THE INTERNAL GUIDANCE BY $9.2 MILLION.
ZYNGA EXPECTING A PROFIT IN 3Q17
ZYNGA WAS PROFITABLE IN 2Q17, posting a net income of $5.1 million, compared with its net loss of $4.5 million in 2Q16. Zynga was expecting a loss in 2Q17, so its bottom line delivered a pleasant surprise. For 3Q17, Zynga has guided for net income of $7.0 million.
Zynga’s management noted in a statement that growth would be driven by strength in the live services franchises. However, the management also pointed out that 3Q is usually characterized by reduced player activity in live services.
Part 3
Zynga 3Q17 Earnings Preview PART 3 OF 5
HOW FACEBOOK AND ALPHABET ARE PAVING WAY FOR ZYNGA
BY NAOMI GRAY
NOV 2, 2017 2:54 PM EDT
GLOBAL INTERNET ACCESS PROJECTS
FACEBOOK (FB) AND ALPHABET (GOOGL) ARE INVESTING MILLIONS—OR POSSIBLY BILLIONS—OF DOLLARS IN INITIATIVES AIMED AT EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AS THEY SEEK TO BRING MORE PEOPLE ONLINE AROUND THE WORLD.
Through its AQUILA PROJECT, FACEBOOK IS WORKING ON DEPLOYING SOLAR-POWERED DRONES THAT CAN BEAM HIGH-SPEED INTERNET FROM THE SKIES TO THE GROUND. THE COMPANY REASONED THAT DRONES WOULD HELP TAKE INTERNET ACCESS TO SOME OF THE REMOTEST POCKETS OF THE EARTH.
MEANWHILE, ALPHABET HAS PROJECT LOON, WHICH INVOLVES USING BIG, HIGH-FLYING BALLOONS TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED OR UNREACHED REGIONS OF THE EARTH. ALPHABET’S LOON IS ON TRACK FOR COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
Facebook earlier this year reported a milestone in its Aquila project, though it could take some time before it will be ready for commercial deployment.
EXPANDING THE ADDRESSABLE MARKET FOR GAME PUBLISHERS
With their global Internet access projects, Facebook and Alphabet could be viewed as laying the groundwork for digital game publishers such as Zynga (ZNGA), Electronic Arts (EA), and Glu Mobile (GLUU). This is because the addressable market for these game publishers would expand as more people come online.
POTENTIAL BOOST TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
For Zynga, the Internet initiatives by Facebook and Alphabet could help it grow its international business. In 2Q17, Zynga generated 33% of its consolidated revenues from overseas markets, but that implied nearly flat growth from 32% of revenue generated overseas in 2Q16. As you can see from the chart above, Zynga’s portion of revenue from overseas has declined in recent years.
Part 4
Zynga 3Q17 Earnings Preview PART 4 OF 5
WHY MOBILE AUDIENCE SIZE IS A BIG DEAL FOR ZYNGA
BY NAOMI GRAY | NOV 2, 2017 2:50 PM EDT
MOBILE USERS ROSE 28% IN 2Q17
AS ZYNGA (ZNGA) REPORTS 3Q17 RESULTS, ONE OF THE AREAS INVESTORS WILL LIKELY BE LOOKING AT IS THE COMPANY’S MOBILE AUDIENCE. The question is whether Zynga’s mobile audience is growing, and whether that growth is accelerating or decelerating.
IN 2Q17, ZYNGA’S MOBILE DAUS (DAILY ACTIVE USERS) REACHED 19 MILLION, WHICH WAS 28% HIGHER YOY (YEAR-OVER-YEAR). THE MOBILE DAUS GROWTH IN 2Q17 WAS ZYNGA’S STRONGEST SINCE 4Q14. THE COMPANY’S MOBILE MAUS (MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS) ROSE 45% YOY TO 71 MILLION.
THE STRONG RISE IN MOBILE AUDIENCE WAS REFLECTED IN ZYNGA’S REVENUES IN 2Q17. THE COMPANY REPORTED MOBILE REVENUES OF $179.9 MILLION, OR 30% HIGHER YOY, while MOBILE BOOKINGS ROSE 33% YOY. MOBILE ACCOUNTED FOR 86% of Zynga’s consolidated revenues in 2Q17, compared with 76% in 2Q16.
MOBILE GAMING’S REVENUE OPPORTUNITY
As mobile has become the preferred gaming platform, mobile audience and its rate of growth are being closely watched as metrics for assessing the prospects of digital game publishers. According to A NEW REPORT BY BIS RESEARCH, THE GLOBAL MOBILE GAMING MARKET WILL BE WORTH $58.7 BILLION BY 2023, up from $32.3 billion in 2016.
MOBILE GAMING GROWTH DRIVERS
DEEPENING INTERNET PENETRATION, THE PROLIFERATION OF SMARTPHONES, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF CONTENT ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS FUELING THE GROWTH OF THE MOBILE GAMING MARKET. Meanwhile, LOW-COST SMARTPHONE BRANDS SUCH AS CHINA’S (MCHI) OPPO AND BBK ARE SUPPORTING THE RAPID PROLIFERATION OF SMARTPHONES GLOBALLY, ESPECIALLY IN EMERGING MARKETS (EEM). THIS, COMBINED WITH GLOBAL INTERNET ACCESS INITIATIVES BY FACEBOOK (FB) AND ALPHABET (GOOGL), WILL LIKELY KEEP WIDENING THE MARKET FOR GAME PUBLISHERS.
Part 5
ZYNGA 3Q17 EARNINGS PREVIEW PART 5 OF 5
GAUGING THE IMPACT OF ZYNGA’S PRUDENT COST MANAGEMENT
BY NAOMI GRAY
NOV 2, 2017 2:47 PM EDT
ZYNGA BROKE PROFIT DROUGHT IN 2Q17
Zynga (ZNGA) was able to break a streak of quarterly losses, with a profit of more than $5.0 million in 2Q17. Scrutiny of Zynga’s financial scorecard for 2Q17 reveals that the profits reported for the quarter were supported by revenue growth and prudent cost management.
IN 2Q17, ZYNGA’S REVENUES GREW MORE THAN 15% YOY (YEAR-OVER-YEAR) TO $209.2 MILLION, A REVERSAL from its 3.0% revenue fall in 2Q16. Zynga competitors Electronic Arts (EA) and Glu Mobile (GLUU) reported revenue growths of 14.2% and 42%, respectively, for the same quarter.
Source:
marketrealist.com/2017/11/zyngas-advertising-business-gripping-attention/
Activision Blizzard (ATVI), another digital game publisher, bucked its peers’ trend, with revenues for 2Q17 dropping nearly 12% YoY.
ZYNGA TAKING CONTROL OF COSTS
Although Zynga’s total expenses in 2Q17 rose ~8.1% YoY to $203.5 million, its MANAGEMENT STATED THAT EXPENSES WERE LOWER THAN EXPECTED, IMPLYING STRONG PROGRESS IN ZYNGA’S COST-REDUCTION EFFORTS.
There are some new developments that could also help Zynga with its cost-curtailment efforts and profitability. One of them is the proposed closing of the company’s Oxford office, which serves the headquarters of the digital animation firm NaturalMotion.
ZYNGA ACQUIRED THE UK-BASED (EWU) NATURALMOTION IN 2014 FOR ~$527 MILLION. ABOUT 50 EMPLOYEES ARE SAID TO WORK AT THE OXFORD LOCATION, which Zynga has decided to close down. The affected EMPLOYEES WOULD BE MOVED TO ZYNGA’S OFFICES IN BRIGHTON AND LONDON.
OPPORTUNITY TO CUT COST AND LIFT MARGINS
IF THE CLOSING OF ITS OXFORD OFFICE IS A CONSOLIDATION MOVE, IT COULD HELP ZYNGA SLASH SOME OF ITS OPERATING COSTS, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO HIGHER PROFITS.
As if to show confidence in its cost controls, ZYNGA IS EXPECTING PROFITS OF $7.0 MILLION IN 3Q17, WHICH WOULD BE A SHARP REVERSAL FROM ITS NET LOSS OF $41.7 MILLION IN 3Q16.
Source:
http://marketrealist.com/2017/11/zyngas-advertising-business-gripping-attention/
ZNGA: SPOTLIGHT, A SOLID YEAR, ADDING TO VALUE, BULLISH, GOOD COMPARED TO PEERS
GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE STANDS AT +67.2%
YTD (YEAR TO DATE) PERFORMANCE OF 51.75 PERCENT
ITS OPERATING MARGIN FOR THE PAST TRAILING TWELVE MONTH IS -10.8 PERCENT
GOOD, COMPARED TO ITS PEERS
STOCK IN SPOTLIGHT: ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)
BY LAUREN CORFIELD -
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) CLOSED ITS LAST SESSION AT $3.9. THE STOCK TRADED WITHIN A RANGE OF $3.80 AND $3.90. The company operates in the Technology sector with a market capitalization of 3.34 Million. Trading volume for Zynga, Inc. was 9.21 Million in its previous trading session. Currently, ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) HAS AN AVERAGE VOLUME OF 9.41 MILLION.
COMPANY PROFILE
Zynga Inc. is the world’s largest social game developer with users playing their games which include CityVille, FarmVille, FrontierVille, Words With Friends, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Cafe World, and Treasure Isle. Zynga Inc. games are available on a number of global platforms including Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo, the iPad, the iPhone and Android devices. They operate their games as live services, by which they mean that they continue to support and update games after launch and gather daily, metrics-based player feedback that enable them to continually enhance their games by adding new content and features. All of their games are free to play, and they generate revenue through the in-game sale of virtual goods and advertising.
ANALYST VIEWS
ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) RECEIVED A BUY RATING FROM 3 ANALYSTS. 0 analysts gave its stock an Outperform rating. 1 analysts say it’s a Hold while 0 ANALYSTS PROVIDED THEIR EXPERT OPINION AS SELL.
ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) TOUCHED ITS 1-YEAR HIGH PRICE OF $4.02 ON 09/20/17 and its 1-Year Low price of $2.40 on 02/10/17.
EPS & FINANCIALS
ZYNGA, INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) REPORTED ITS EPS IN THE LAST QUARTER AS $0.02/SHARE lagging the analyst estimate of $0.02/Share by a difference of $0. This showed a surprise of 0% in the last quarter earnings.
FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER, 11 ANALYSTS ARE PROJECTING A MEAN EPS OF $0.02/SHARE. ACCORDING TO THEIR OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS, THE STOCK COULD PROVIDE A HIGH EPS OF $0.03/SHARE and a low EPS of $0.02/share.
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EARN AVERAGE REVENUE OF $207.53 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER. According to their predictions high & low revenue estimates are 210 Million and 204.9 Million respectively.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
By taking a look at the stock’s current statistics it can gauged that the stock candle is BULLISH with HIGH volatility. Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has a 20-Day average volume of 7.79 Million. According to today’s trading volume Zynga, Inc. is ABOVE its 20-Day Avg. volume with the stock showing BELOW Abnormal volume in the past 150 days.
Moving average convergence divergence (MACD) shows that the stock is on a PRICE RELATIVITY trend. The trend for the past 10-days shows that the company was in BEARISH territory while an analysis of the last 40-Day trend shows a BULLISH signal. The 100-Day trend also shows a BULLISH trend as well.
The company currently has an insider ownership of 0.7 Percent and Institutional ownership of 80 Percent. The return on assets stands at -4.3%, Return on Equity currently is -5.1% and the Return on Investment value is -7.4%.
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE STANDS AT 67.2% while ITS OPERATING MARGIN FOR THE PAST TRAILING TWELVE MONTH IS -10.8 PERCENT and its overall profit margin (ttm) is -10.5 Percent. THE STOCK IS CURRENTLY MOVING ABOVE ITS 20-DAY SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE OF 2.46% WITH A 50-DAY SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE OF 3.56 PERCENT. AS OF TODAY, THE COMPANY HAS A SMA200 (200-DAY SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE) OF 17.92 PERCENT. THE STOCK HAS YTD (YEAR TO DATE) PERFORMANCE OF 51.75 PERCENT.
The TTM operating margin for the company stands at -10.8%. The return on invested capital is at -7.4%, WHICH IS GOOD, COMPARED TO ITS PEERS. The Free Cash Flow or FCF margin is 46.77.
The company’s stock is currently moving with a +ve distance from the 200 day SMA of approximately 17.92%, and has A SOLID YEAR TO DATE (YTD) PERFORMANCE OF 51.75% which means that THE STOCK IS CONSTANTLY ADDING TO ITS VALUE FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR END PRICE.
Source:
https://topchronicle.com/stock-in-spotlight-zynga-inc-nasdaqznga-3/
ZNGA: $798,000.00 PLUS, DAILY REVENUE REACHED,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 10/27/2017
NOTE:
NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE OTHER APPLE DEVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE ANDROID DEVICES IN OR OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.
NATURAL MOTION
$227,632.00 Revenue (Daily)
#42,006 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZYNGA
$571,045.00 Revenue (Daily)
#163,069 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
ZNGA: $4.24 PRICE TARGET, (SHORT SELLERS EXPIRING)
ZNGA: $4.24 PRICE TARGET, EARNINGS $0.03 T0 0.02 PER SHARE
ZNGA: (SHORT SELLERS), THIS FRIDAY,OCTOBER,27, 2017---- CALL & PUT OPTIONS ARE EXPIRING
Source:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZNGA/options?ltr=1
12 ANALYSTS ON AVERAGE ARE EXPECTING ZYNGA, INC. TO REPORT EARNINGS OF $0.03 PER SHARE FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER.
THE LOWER END OF THE EARNINGS ESTIMATE IS $0.02
OPTIMISTIC MOMENTUM OF 3.2 PERCENT.
4 RATED THE STOCK AS BUY, 7 RATED HOLD, 0 RATED SELL
ANALYSTS ON AVERAGE HAVE GIVEN A PRICE TARGET OF $4.24 TO ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA) STOCK
ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA) STOCK PRICE ROSE 34.38 PERCENT OVER THE PAST ONE YEAR,
WHILE INCREASED 35.31 PERCENT DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS.
THE STOCK GAINED 1.57 PERCENT OVER THE PAST MONTH AND ROSE 50.58 PERCENT YEAR-TO-DATE.
MARKETS OCTOBER 25, 2017
EARNINGS FORECAST OF ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA)
TRADING STATISTICS:
Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) closed its previous trading session at $3.79 with the loss of -2.07%. The company’s market cap is $3.26 Billion, and the average volume is 9.32 Million. The Price to Sales (P/S) ratio of the stock is 4.2, while P/B (Price to Book) stands at 2.07. When we look at the Volatility of the company, Week Volatility is at 2.87% whereas Month Volatility is at 2.34%.
Earnings Forecast:
An earnings forecast is an analyst’s outlook for a company’s future quarterly or annual earnings. Future earnings predictions are perhaps the most essential input when trying to value a company.
12 ANALYSTS ON AVERAGE ARE EXPECTING ZYNGA, INC. TO REPORT EARNINGS OF $0.03 PER SHARE FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER. THE LOWER END OF THE EARNINGS ESTIMATE IS $0.02, while the higher end of the earnings estimate is $0.03.
Comparatively, ZNGA posted earnings of $0.02 per share in the same quarter, a year earlier.
REVENUE FORECAST:
Analysts’ ultimate objective when projecting revenue is to determine the appropriate value for a stock.
12 analysts on average are expecting the company to report revenue of $218.59 Million for the current quarter. The Higher end of the revenue forecast is $229.02 Million, while the Lower end of the forecast is $200 Million. ZNGA generated revenue of $238.59 Million in the same quarter, one year ago.
PRICE TARGET ESTIMATES:
Price targets show what analysts believes a stock will be worth at the end of a certain time period. PRICE TARGET PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ANALYSIS OF A STOCK.
ANALYSTS ON AVERAGE HAVE GIVEN A PRICE TARGET OF $4.24 TO ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA) STOCK.
(ACCORDING TO DATA COMPILED BY FINVIZ)
SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE ANALYSIS:
MOVING AVERAGE IS SIGNIFICANT ANALYTICAL TOOL USED TO DISCOVER CURRENT PRICE TRENDS AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR A CHANGE IN AN ESTABLISHED TREND. Simple moving average analysis helps investors to quickly identify if a security is in an uptrend or downtrend.
According to Finviz reported data, The SMA20 of the stock is at -0.32 percent, SMA50 is 1.1 percent, while SMA200 is 15.59 percent.
Return on Assets (ROA) Analysis:
ROA ratio indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. The return on assets ratio shows how well management is employing the company’s total assets to make a profit. The bigger the return, the more efficient management is in utilizing its asset base. The ROA ratio is calculated by comparing net income to average total assets, and is expressed as a percentage.
Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) currently has a Return on Assets (ROA) value of -4.3 Percent.
Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis:
Return on Investment measures the amount of return on an investment relative to the investment’s cost. The Return on Investment (ROI) ratio of Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) is -7.4 percent.
Return on Equity (ROE) Analysis:
ROE ratio is a measure of profitability which calculates how much dollars of profit a firm makes with every dollar of stakeholder’s equity. An increasing ROE indicates that a company is improving its ability to make profit without requiring as much capital.
Usually, the ROE ratio’s between 12-15 percent are considered desirable. The Return on Equity ratio of Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) is -5.1 percent, according to data compiled by Finviz
Analysts Ratings:
A stock rating usually tells investors how well a stock’s market value relates to what analysts think is a fair value for the stock, based on an independent evaluation of the company.
According to the Recommendation Trends of the stock polled by Finviz, the company has a consensus recommendation of 2.5 out of the scale from 1 to 5 where 1 stands for Buy and 5 means Sell.
Analyst Recommendation And Revisions:
ZYNGA, INC. WAS COVERED BY A NUMBER OF ANALYSTS RECENTLY, 4 RATED THE STOCK AS BUY, 7 RATED HOLD, 0 RATED SELL and 1 gave an Underperform.
STOCK PRICE ANALYSIS:
THE PURPOSE OF A STOCK PRICE ANALYSIS IS TO STUDY THE BEHAVIOUR OF STOCK PRICES. IT HELPS INVESTORS in determining whether buying, selling or holding on to a stock would be beneficial for them.
ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA) STOCK PRICE ROSE 34.38 PERCENT OVER THE PAST ONE YEAR, WHILE INCREASED 35.31 PERCENT DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE STOCK GAINED 1.57 PERCENT OVER THE PAST MONTH AND ROSE 50.58 PERCENT YEAR-TO-DATE. The stock’s quarterly performance represents OPTIMISTIC MOMENTUM OF 3.2 PERCENT.
Source:
theriponadvance.com/earnings-forecast-of-zynga-inc-znga-2/121127240/
ZNGA: 5,061.5 PERCENT, INCREASED HOLDING @ BLACKROCK INC.
BLACKROCK INC. INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS IN ZYNGA BY 5,061.5%
WEDBUSH REITERATED AN “OUTPERFORM” RATING
ZYNGA’S (ZNGA) BUY RATING REITERATED AT COWEN AND COMPANY
POSTED BY LISA DURAND
ON OCT 22ND, 2017
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA)‘S STOCK HAD ITS “BUY” RATING REAFFIRMED by investment analysts at COWEN AND COMPANY IN A RESEARCH NOTE ISSUED TO INVESTORS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A $4.50 PRICE TARGET ON THE STOCK. Cowen and Company’s target price points to a potential upside of 14.21% from the stock’s current price.
A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on ZNGA. BidaskClub cut Zynga from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 2nd.
BENCHMARK CO. REITERATED A “BUY” RATING AND ISSUED A $4.35 TARGET PRICE (up previously from $3.65) on shares of Zynga in a report on Wednesday, August 9th.
WEDBUSH REITERATED AN “OUTPERFORM” RATING AND ISSUED A $4.65 TARGET PRICE (up previously from $4.25) on shares of Zynga in a report on Wednesday, August 9th.
ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH UPGRADED ZYNGA FROM A “HOLD” RATING TO A “BUY” RATING and set a $4.25 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 10th.
Finally, ROBERT W. BAIRD REITERATED A “HOLD” RATING AND ISSUED A $4.00 TARGET PRICE ON SHARES OF ZYNGA IN A REPORT ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH.
SEVEN RESEARCH ANALYSTS HAVE RATED THE STOCK WITH A HOLD RATING AND NINE HAVE ISSUED A BUY RATING TO THE STOCK. ZYNGA PRESENTLY HAS A CONSENSUS RATING OF “BUY” AND AN AVERAGE PRICE TARGET OF $4.09…
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock.
VANGUARD GROUP INC. INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS IN ZYNGA BY 0.3% IN THE SECOND QUARTER. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,801,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,316,000 after buying an additional 164,384 shares during the last quarter.
BLACKROCK INC. INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS IN ZYNGA BY 5,061.5% IN THE FIRST QUARTER. BlackRock Inc. now owns 35,936,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,420,000 after buying an additional 35,240,491 shares during the last quarter.
MORGAN STANLEY INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS IN ZYNGA BY 30.4% IN THE FIRST QUARTER. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,433,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,186,000 after buying an additional 6,397,949 shares during the last quarter.
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS IN ZYNGA BY 33.4% IN THE SECOND QUARTER. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 23,009,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,755,000 after buying an additional 5,759,000 shares during the last quarter.
Finally, FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS IN ZYNGA BY 2.8% IN THE SECOND QUARTER. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 11,490,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,826,000 after buying an additional 311,588 shares during the last quarter. 68.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Zynga Company Profile
Zynga Inc is a provider of social game services. The Company develops, markets and operates social games as live services played on mobile platforms, such as iPhone Operating System (iOS) operating system and Android operating system and social networking sites, such as Facebook. The Company has developed a range of social games, including games in its Slots, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker and FarmVille franchises.
Source:
https://www.dispatchtribunal.com/2017/10/22/zynga-inc-znga-given-buy-rating-at-cowen-and-company.html
ZNGA: ‘A BLESSING IN DISGUISE’ FOR INVESTORS
STILL OVER $765,000.00 DAYS, (U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY
100%, GROWTH ESTIMATE FOR ZYNGA, INC. CURRENT QUARTER
200% STOCK GROWTH ESTIMATE FOR THE NEXT QUARTER
MORE THAN 10,909,771 SHARES HAVE EXCHANGED HANDS
BUSINESS
ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) – ‘A BLESSING IN DISGUISE’ FOR INVESTORS
PUBLISHED
ON
OCTOBER 19, 2017
BY
SHELLEY HANSON
Stock of Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) opened today at $3.8600 and are currently trading at $3.9700 x 14100. MORE THAN 10,909,771 SHARES HAVE EXCHANGED HANDS compared to an average daily volume of 9,366,258 shares. At the current pps, THE MARKET CAPITALIZATION STANDS AT 3.43B. Analyst are currently predicting a target of $4.24 for Zynga Inc.
Investors try to use stocks with high beta values to quickly recoup their investments after sharp market losses. Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) CURRENTLY HAS A BETA VALUE OF 0.42. Beta is a measurement of a stock’s price fluctuations, which is often called volatility and is used by investors to gauge how quickly a stock’s price will rise or fall. A stock with a beta of greater than 1.0 is riskier and has greater price fluctuations, while STOCKS WITH BETA VALUES OF LESS THAN 1.0 ARE STEADIER and generally larger companies.
Beta is often measured against the S&P; 500 index. An S&P; 500 stock with a beta of 2.0 produced a 20 percent increase in returns during a period of time when the S&P; 500 Index grew only 10 percent. This same measurement also means the stock would lose 20 percent when the market dropped by only 10 percent.
Next, let’s take a look at Zynga Inc current P/E ratio. Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) currently has a PE ratio of -42.61. PE ratio is an important parameter to look at when trading a stock mostly because it is easy to calculate. There are a couple of ways to calculate PE ratio either by dividing share price by earnings per share or dividing the market cap by net income. It is important to note that the earnings are usually taken from the trailing twelve months (TTM). Nevertheless, P/E tells us how much an investor is willing to pay for $1 of a company’s earnings. The long-term average P/E is around 15, so on average, investors are willing to pay $15 for every dollar of earnings. Another useful way to look at this: Turn the P/E ratio around to look at the E/P ratio, which when expressed as a percentage gives us the earnings yield. For instance: 1/15 gives us an earnings yield of 6.67%.
Source:
https://www.argusjournal.com/zynga-inc-znga-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-investors/
HOME BUSINESS UNUSUAL VOLUME SPIKES FOR: ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA)
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UNUSUAL VOLUME SPIKES FOR: ZYNGA, INC. (ZNGA)
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ALVIN BUCHANAN
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OCTOBER 19, 2017
Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) belonging to the Technology sector has surged 1.04% and closed its last trading session at $3.88.
The company reported its EPS on 6/29/2017. Currently, the stock has a 1 Year Price Target of $4.24.
The consensus recommendation, according to Zacks Investment research, is 2.04. The scale runs from 1 to 5 with 1 recommending Strong Buy and 5 recommending a Strong Sell.
The Stock had a 2.04 Consensus Analyst Recommendation 30 Days Ago, whereas 60 days ago and 90 days ago the analyst recommendations were 2.04 and 1.85 respectively.
Zynga, Inc. on 6/29/2017 reported its EPS as $0.01 with the analysts projecting the EPS of the stock as $0.01.
Many analysts have provided their estimated foresights on Zynga, Inc. Earnings, with 11 analysts believing the company would generate an Average Estimate of $0.02.
Whereas THEY PREDICTED HIGH AND LOW EARNINGS ESTIMATE AS $0.03 AND $0.02 RESPECTIVELY. WHILE IN THE SAME QUARTER PREVIOUS YEAR, THE ACTUAL EPS WAS $0.01.
Analysts are also projecting an Average Revenue Estimate for Zynga, Inc. as $207530 in the Current Quarter. This estimate is provided by 12 analysts.
The High Revenue estimate is predicted as 210000, while the Low Revenue Estimate prediction stands at 204900. The company’s last year sales total was 196720.
FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER, THE GROWTH ESTIMATE FOR ZYNGA, INC. IS 100%, WHILE FOR THE NEXT QUARTER THE STOCK GROWTH ESTIMATE IS 200%...
Source:
https://factsreporter.com/2017/10/19/unusual-volume-spikes-for-zynga-inc-znga/
ZNGA: $765,000.00 PLUS, DAILY REVENUE REACHED,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 10/20/2017
ZYNGA
$563,800.00 Revenue (Daily)
#186,582 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
NATURAL MOTION
$201,928.00 Revenue (Daily)
#41,767 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZNGA: $3.91 AFTER HOURS 10/18/2017 19:32:06
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ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA) AFTER HOURS TRADING
$3.91
* 0.03
0.77%
*DELAYED - DATA AS OF 10/18/2017 19:32:06 - EXCHANGE:NASDAQ
INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNITY RATING: BULLISH
Source:
www.nasdaq.com/symbol/znga/after-hours
ZNGA: INVESTORS SALIVATING, STOCKS PREPARING FOR HISTORIC HIGHS
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE INVESTORS ALWAYS REQUIRE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING HIS
CHOSEN SECURITY AND THIS INCLUDE KEEPING CLOSE WATCH ON FUNDAMENTAL AND TECHNICAL DATA.
THE CO’S PERFORMANCE FOR 6 MONTHS WAS SURGED OF 37.77%, 1-YEAR PERFORMANCE STANDS AT 32.07% AND YEAR TO DATE SHOWING SURGED PERFORMANCE OF 49.03%.
ZNGA HAS 18.45% WHICH INDICATES BULLISH
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ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA)- STOCKS CHARGING UP FOR HISTORIC HIGHS
OCTOBER 17, 2017
PAUL BECKER NASDAQ:ZNGA, ZNGA, ZYNGA INC.
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) belongs to Technology sector, other than individual factors many other macro and micro factors also effects whole sector and industries. TO CUT DOWN AMOUNT OF NOISE ON PRICE CHART, shares of firm has 20 days moving average price of 1.19% from last close price of 3.84 and act as support or resistance of price limit.
THIS WILL GIVE ANALYTICAL ADVANTAGE TO A SHORTER-TERM TRADER SINCE IT PURSUES THE PRICE MORE INTIMATELY, and consequently PRODUCES LESS “LAG” as comparison to the longer-term moving average.
By digging out more, for short-term or active investment approach moving average with a short time frame will react much quicker to price changes interpretation. For this ZNGA’s 20 days and 50 days MA (moving average) comparison clear the blur picture.
The firm has fifty days moving average percentage of 3.20% to its latest price change. For the long-term approach of trading or also can for short period of time, 200 days MA can also help to get idea about trading, ZNGA HAS 18.45% WHICH INDICATES BULLISH TRENDS and this can ALSO MAKE ISOLATING TRENDS EASIER.
Following previous thoughts, shifting focus on performance of the Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) that has shown a discernible change in trend levels over the path of recent market activity. In this case performance of tends to percentage rate of return for a stock for a given time frame. ZNGA HAS DIVERSE FIGURES FOR DIFFERENT TIME FRAMES; STARTING FROM WEEK’S PERFORMANCE IT PRESENTS BULLISH TREND of 1.06% in last five regular trading sessions.
Whereas, in last 21 trading days (one month) was surged 1.59% and surged in last 63 trading days (quarter) of 6.98%. Through this figure traders can analyze that ZNGA show whether or not a stock currently most active and standing in buying side or sell side. This gauge is crucial in determining whether investors are moved toward the direction of buying more of the stock, or else doing the contradictory side and selling more of the stock. This is very important directional information necessary for making trading decisions.
Whereas for long term intention, measuring performance with long timeframe can help for taking more accurate investment decision that includes quarter, semi-annual and annual performance.
THE CO’S PERFORMANCE FOR 6 MONTHS WAS SURGED OF 37.77%, 1-YEAR PERFORMANCE STANDS AT 32.07% AND YEAR TO DATE SHOWING SURGED PERFORMANCE OF 49.03%.
Several blemishing value in the stock market possibly will oblige dedication of a person and lot of hard work. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE INVESTORS ALWAYS REQUIRE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING HIS CHOSEN SECURITY AND THIS INCLUDE KEEPING CLOSE WATCH ON FUNDAMENTAL AND TECHNICAL DATA. Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has noticeable measure of stock volatility, for this average true range is an exponential moving average (14 trading days) of the True Ranges. The Firm has ATR of 0.10 that is explaining range of a day’s trading is high-low; ATR expands it to yesterday’s closing price. These unswerving movements and comparing with its overall performance have shaped higher daily volatility making other factor as constant (Micro/macroeconomic factors).
A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns (volatility) for ZNGA PRODUCING SALVATION IN INVESTORS MOUTH, IT HAS WEEK VOLATILITY of 2.11% and for the month booked as 2.48%. This volatility measure use for multipurpose in judging the underlying price momentum as well as the rate of change in ZNGA’s price.
Source:
nasdaqtimes.com/2017/10/17/zynga-inc-znga-stocks-charging-up-for-historic-highs/
ZNGA: $30.89 STOCK PRICE…
INTERESTING SERIES OF DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE
(ZNGA) IS INTRIGUING...
IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 30.89.
IT’S A GREAT TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK.
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ZYNGA INC. (ZNGA): INTERESTING SERIES OF DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE
TONY CROSS
5 HOURS AGO
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) seems to be forming a pattern of major movements, providing only some crumbs of outlook for market participants trying to figure out its next move. Now trading with a market value of 3.24B, the company has a mix of catalysts and obstacles that spring from the nature of its operations. EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE THEIR OWN OPINION OF THIS STOCK. BUT WHAT DO THE NUMBERS REALLY SAY? WE THINK IT’S A GREAT TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK.
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) Fundamentals That Matter
It’s generally a good idea to start with the most fundamental piece of the picture: the balance sheet. The balance sheet health of any company plays a key role in its ability to meet its obligations and maintain the faith of its investment base. For ZNGA, the company currently has 750.16 million of cash on the books. The trend over time is important to note. In this case, the company’s debt has been growing. The company also has 1.86 billion in total assets, balanced by 280.49 million in total liabilities, which should give you a sense of the viability of the company under any number of imagined business contexts.
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) saw 35.97 million in free cash flow last quarter, representing a quarterly net change in cash of 18.54 million. Perhaps most importantly where cash movements are concerned, the company saw about 37.83 million in net operating cash flow.
ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) REVENUE GROWTH POTENTIAL
As far as key trends that demonstrate something of the future investment potential of this stock, we need to take a closer look at the top line, first and foremost. Last quarter, the company saw 209.23 million in total revenues. That represents a quarterly year/year change in revenues of 0.15 in sequential terms, the ZNGA saw sales decline by 0.08.
But what about the bottom line? After all, that’s what really matters in the end. Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) IS INTRIGUING when broken down to its core data. The cost of selling goods last quarter was 64.17 million, yielding a gross basic income of 145.06 million. For shareholders, given the total diluted outstanding shares of 887.99 million, this means overall earnings per share of 0.01. Note, this compares with a consensus analyst forecast of 0.01 in earnings per share for its next fiscal quarterly report.
IS ZYNGA INC. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) VALUATION ATTRACTIVE
Looking ahead at valuations, according to the consensus, the next fiscal year is forecast to bring about 0.04 in total earnings per share. IF WE CONSIDER A MEDIAN PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO ON THE STOCK, THAT CORRESPONDS WITH A STOCK PRICE OF 30.89. However, one should always remember: the trends are more important than the forecasts. This continues to be an interesting story, and we look forward to updating it again soon on Zynga Inc..
Source:
https://stocknewsgazette.com/2017/10/16/zynga-inc-znga-interesting-series-of-developments-taking-place/
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ZNGA: $770,000.00 PLUS, DAILY REVENUE REACHED,(U.S.)APPLE iPHONES ONLY, 10/15/2017
NATURAL MOTION
$233,730.00 Revenue (Daily)
#43,107 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/8/naturalmotion/
ZYNGA
$539,108.00 Revenue (Daily)
#176,166 Installs (Daily New)
Source:
https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/publisher/12/zynga-inc/
ZNGA: BUY CANDIDATE (UPGRADE).
ZYNGA'S TECHNOLOGY, MORPHEME AND EUPHORIA TOOLS HAVE BEEN USED IN TRIPLE-A GAME DEVELOPMENT
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, INCLUDING ROCKSTAR'S ADVANCED GAME ENGINE (RAGE).
Zynga Inc. Stock Analysis
Technical stock analysis for Wed 11'th Oct 2017 …
PERIOD 2017-07-12 - 2017-10-11
Evaluation
Zynga Inc. holds several negative signals and this should give a sell recommendation, but due to the general chance for a turnaround situation we recommend to hold or accumulate whilst awaiting for further development. WE HAVE UPGRADED OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS STOCK SINCE LAST EVALUATION FROM A HOLD/ACCUMULATE TO A BUY CANDIDATE.
Source:
https://stockinvest.us/technical-analysis/ZNGA
OCTOBER 12TH 2017 AT 8:57AM
The office is to be closed as part of Zynga closing its commercial technology licensing arm, according to Pocket Gamer
It is reported by website Pocket Gamer that NaturalMotion Oxford is to be closed down by publisher Zynga.
A statement has reportedly been given to the website by Zynga that indicates the technology division of the company is being closed down and game development teams relocated. "As part of that work, in Q2 we wound down our third-party licensing and middleware businesses in Oxford, and today, after further review of that location, we’re announcing a proposal to close our Oxford office," the statement said.
"MUCH OF THE WORK DONE IN OUR OXFORD OFFICE CURRENTLY SUPPORTS PRODUCTS IN DEVELOPMENT IN OUR BRIGHTON AND LONDON LOCATIONS, SO WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDEPLOY AND INCREASE OUR TALENT IN THOSE STUDIOS."
Zynga had previously announced its intention to refocus its efforts away from licensing its technology. Its Morpheme and Euphoria tools have been used in triple-A game development for a number of years, including Rockstar's Advanced Game Engine (RAGE).
The Oxford office is the central location for technology according to the NaturalMotion website, as well as housing small game development teams. NaturalMotion currently develops free-to-play titles such as CSR Racing, its sequel CSR 2 and Dawn of Titans. The developer was acquired by mobile publisher Zynga in 2014 for $527 million.
Source:
www.develop-online.net/news/zynga-owned-naturalmotion-oxford-to-be-shut-down-says-reports/0236250