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Glu Mobile Inc.

5/23/2013, 10:06 AM ET

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Monday, May 13, 2:36 PM A bullish weekend column from SA contributor R.J. Chopin seems to be giving a lift to Glu Mobile (GLUU +6.2%). Chopin is upbeat about the impact of further smartphone adoption in the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as the enormous popularity of mobile gaming among smartphone owners. He's also a fan of Glu's online gambling efforts, and its decision to focus on fewer, higher-quality titles backed by constant updates. Glu filed its Q1 10-Q on Friday. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, May 1, 5:37 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: IFT +27%. REGI +18%. YELP +10%. HALO +8%. ISSI +7%.
After-hours top losers: NSPR -7%. GTAT -7%. BRCD -5%. GLUU -5%. CNW -4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, May 1, 5:17 PM Tech guidance roundup: 1) Glu Mobile (GLUU - earnings) expects Q2 revenue of $16.5M-$17.5M and EPS of -$0.06 to -$0.07, below a consensus of $20.3M and -$0.04. 2013 guidance is for revenue of $84M-$88.5M and EPS of -$0.12 to -$0.14, below a consensus of $88.8M and -$0.11. 2) GT Advanced (GTAT - earnings) expects 2013 revenue of $500M-$600M and EPS of $0.25-$0.45 vs. a consensus of $524.8M and $0.28. Backlog -32% Q/Q in Q1 to $851M. 3) Rovi (ROVI - earnings) expects FQ2 revenue of $630M-$660M and EPS of $1.95-$2.25 vs. a consensus of $646.1M and $2.07. GLUU -4.7% AH. GTAT -6.7%. ROVI nearly unchanged. (Glu PR) (GT Advanced PR) (Rovi PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 1, 4:07 PM Glu Mobile (GLUU): Q1 EPS of -$0.03 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $19.1M beats by $1.07M. Shares +2.7% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 1, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 30, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP 2 Comments [Earnings]
Monday, April 22, 8:57 AM Glu Mobile (GLUU) +1.1% after announcing: 1) Chris Akhavan, most recently the SVP of Global Partnerships for app monetization platform/Glu partner Tapjoy, to head its distribution/monetization efforts. Last November, Tapjoy was the subject of a scathing critique by Michael Arrington. 2) Hired Harry Liu, formerly an exec at game developer Kabam, to be its VP of 3rd-party publishing. 3) Promoted Kal Iyer, until now Glu's SVP of R&D, to be its CTO. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, April 8, 5:00 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: STAA +13%. JCP +12%. HIMX +2%. GLUU +1%. EBR +1%.
After-hours top losers: CWH -3%. CUZ -3%. SHLM -3%. STWD -3%. CECO -2%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Monday, April 8, 10:42 AM Glu Mobile (GLUU +8.5%) is adding to Friday's gains, and is now up 16% over the last 2 trading days. Over the weekend, SA contributor Brandon Osborne followed up on his Thursday column on Glu by pointing out the text of a "Change of Control Severance Agreement" Glu recently signed with game studio chief Matthew Ricchetti suggests the company is at least open to buyout offers, and is making contingency plans. Speculation Glu could be an M&A target for Zynga or some other firm has been around for a while. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Friday, April 5, 11:57 AM Glu Mobile (GLUU +4.1%) is trekking higher after SA contributor Brandon Osborne argues in detail why the mobile game developer should beat a Q1 EPS consensus of -$0.07. Citing Glu's long history of EPS beats, its success rate and average daily revenue for past game launches, favorable sell-side commentary about the performance of new games, improving margins/monetization, and the success of Mac game launches, Osborne expects Q1 EPS of at least -$0.04, and considers a profit possible. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 3, 10:24 AM Zynga (ZNGA +12.4%) rips higher as its first real-money gambling titles go live in the U.K. two months ahead of schedule. It doesn't hurt that 17.8% of the float was shorted as of March 15. TechCrunch observes Zynga is accepting payments in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars, euros, and yen (in addition to pounds), perhaps setting the stage for fast international expansion. "Our long term vision is to offer ... real money games on multiple platforms in regulated markets worldwide," Zynga states, while promising U.K. Facebook/mobile launches later this year. GLUU +2.9%. (yesterday) 3 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 19, 12:29 PM Electronic Arts (EA -7.7%) is now seeing big losses, as the Street concludes its March quarter warning takes priority over John Riccitiello's resignation. Game developers Activision (ATVI -2%), Take-Two (TTWO -1.8%), Zynga (ZNGA -1.7%), and Glu Mobile (GLUU -6.8%) are also lower, as is retailer GameStop (GME -2.3%). EA's warning comes a few days after NPD provided more downbeat retail sales data for the industry to chew on, as aged consoles and a shift to mobile gaming continue taking a toll. (earlier) 5 Comments [Tech, On the Move, Consumer]
Monday, March 18, 11:43 AM Northland jumps on board the Glu Mobile (GLUU +12.9%) bandwagon, upgrading shares to Outperform in the wake of last week's huge online gambling-fueled rally. Analyst Darren Aftahi claims smartphone game sales are beating expectations, and that Glu is seeing a higher percentage of hit titles with its latest releases. Northland downgraded Glu on Feb. 1, when shares were 22% below Friday's close. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Friday, March 15, 1:04 PM Believe it or not, a heavy short interest and the words "online gambling" can fuel a big rally in a small-cap stock. Glu Mobile (GLUU +11.5%) is soaring today on volume that's already over 3x its daily average, and is now up 34% since it announced plans to launch a mobile slot game in partnership with U.K. online gambling firm Probability. 23.1% of the float was shorted as of Feb. 28. 6 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 12, 12:50 PM Midday top 10 gainers: BOSC +23%. EMITF +19%. OCZ +18%. CLIR +17%. XNY +16%. CIS +14%. GLUU +13%. TLF +12%. ENPH +12%. CAB +12%.
Midday top 10 losers: RVP -15%. FREE -14%. EMAN -13%. LAKE -13%. CBMX -13%. SHOS -12%. CALI -11%. AVG -11%. SLCA -10%. HIMX -10%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, March 12, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: GLUU +23%. OCZ +15%. LLEN +12%. HEK +9%. PAY +7%. RFIL +7%. YUM +6%.
Losers: PWRD -10%. CBMX -7%. FCEL -7%. RSH -7%. DMND -6%. YNDX -6%. CALI -6%. 1 Comment [On the Move]