THQ Shares (THQI) Rise on “Incredible” Quarter

Stock of the Day Newsletter -- 2/2/2005 Sponsored by: Ameritrade

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Stock of the Day THQ (THQI) THQ Shares Rise on “Incredible” Quarter The major video game publisher posted fiscal third quarter results late Tuesday that far exceeded analysts expectations. Several of the company’s games turned out to be holiday hits, evidenced by the 4 million copies of “The Incredibles” shipped during the quarter. The astounding earnings report coupled with several analyst upgrades caused the share price to catapult to over $28, up more than 25 percent early on Wednesday. Daily Chart If you are not able to see the chart, your email client probably does not support javascript. To view it, please click here Today's issue is sponsored by Ameritrade: A special offer from Ameritrade: Get 30 commission-free trades when you open a new account. After that, pay a flat rate of just $10.99 for Internet equity trades. You’ll also have access to the new Ameritrade Web site, featuring 21st century tools like SnapTicket™ and Trade Triggers™ as well as a customizable home page. Smart, powerful, efficient. That’s the new Ameritrade.com. Sign up today. Click Here: http://www.investorguide.com/1/Ameritrade8.htm Stock Analysis THQ earned $62.9 million for the fiscal third quarter, or $1.58 a share. While this includes a $7.8 million tax credit, the resultant $1.38 per share earnings still shattered analyst expectations. Consensus estimates had the company earning $1.15 a share. Two major research firms, Wedbush Morgan and Piper Jaffray upgraded THQ to “buy” and “outperform” respectively. Michael Pachter, a Wedbush Morgan analyst explained, “This is a really nice result. My hats off to them - they did what they said they'd do and more, they're still inexpensive at this price given the cash position they have.” Sales were up on the performance of several of the company’s most popular children’s games, including “The Incredibles” and “Finding Nemo.” Buy THQ for just $4 While the company’s current status has investors scrambling to pick up shares, there have been some concerns over THQ’s future expectations. The video game publisher expects earnings of 21 cents a share for the fourth quarter on revenue of $165 million. This is a step up from earnings during the same quarter last year, but is just in-line with analyst expectations. THQ’s expectations for the 2006 fiscal year may also be disappointing to shareholders, as they once again come in-line with analyst estimates. The delay of “Cars”, one of the company’s major titles, is cause for these lowered estimates, and is due for release in 2007, as opposed to 2006 as originally planned. Make THQ your first of 30 commission free trades when you join Ameritrade So while the company may have reason to celebrate its third quarter earnings victory, it is still a long and arduous road ahead, especially in the video game industry with the sheer amount of competition. Add to the equation the impending release of major developers’ next generation video game consoles, and the future of any publisher may be uncertain. One thing we can be sure of though is that THQ is definitely a stock to watch in the coming months. Special Offers Buy THQI for just $4 Brown|Co. THQI $5 trades! Profile THQ Incorporated is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for the leading hardware platforms in the home video game market. The company publishes titles for several home video game systems and personal computers in most interactive software genres, including action, adventure, driving, fighting, puzzle, role playing, simulation, sports and strategy.			Our Sites WiserAdvisor InvestorGuide InvestorWords WebFinance Consulting Market Overview (As of 11:30 AM EST) DJIA 10,588.81 +36.87 S&P 1,192.45 +3.04 NASDAQ 2,072.69 +3.99 10Yr 4.153% +0.02 More market statistics Other Stocks Research Enter Ticker:  Most Viewed:  AXP, MSO, SIRI, XOM, MSFT Your personal research page Enter Schwab Active Trader. Get 30 commission free trades. www.schwabat.com Buy THQ for just $4 www.sharebuilder.com Options Trading Hammered by the market? Protect your portfolio with options! www.optionsxpress.com Brown|Co. Trade THQ your way. Get $5 trades and low margin rates. No hidden fees. Apply now. www.brownco3.com Last 5 Stock of the Day Newsletters American Express (AXP) Eastman Kodak (EK) SBC Communications (SBC) Nokia (NOK) InfoSpace (INSP) See the Complete Archive Here!

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