Shanda Games (GAME)
By
Paul Goodwin, Analyst and Editor of
Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report
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Shanda Games (GAME): IPO Spins Off from Chinese Interactive Company
This stock pick is a new initial public offering from China that has a great pedigree. It's
Shanda Games (GAME), the revenue-producing portion of Shanda Interactive Entertainment (SNDA) that was spun off from the parent company on September 27.
Shanda has been around for a while, offering a growing lineup of online games, all the way from casual time-wasters to immersive MMORPGs like Dungeons and Dragons Online. It's not clear why Shanda Interactive wanted to kick Shanda Games out the door.
But after a post-IPO droop that pulled the stock down from 12 to 9, GAME has shown some life, jumping back on top of its 25-day moving average.
Like a racehorse with good breeding, GAME is an interesting bet on the popularity of online games in China because it has the experience of Shanda's long history behind it. It will bear watching.
Shanda Games Limited
No 1 Office Building No 690 Bibo Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai, 201203
China
86 21 5050 4740
Details:
Shanda Games Limited operates as a subsidiary of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. The company was founded in 2008.
Index Membership: None
Sector: Services
Industry: Entertainment - Diversified
Paul Goodwin
Emerging Markets Specialist, Analyst and Editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report
A researcher and writer for over 30 years, Paul Goodwin has been a member of the Cabot investment team and editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report since 2005. Under Paul’s stewardship, Hulbert Financial Digest rated Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report the number-one-rated newsletter of 2006 with a 78.6% gain for the year, the number-one-rated newsletter of 2007 with a 74.1% return, and the top-performing investment adivsory for five years with a 22.8% annual return as of 9/30/09. Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report was also named 2007 Investment Letter of the Year by Peter Brimelow of MarketWatch.