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SBD/Issue 195/Finance
$tock Tracker: Russell Rises On Buffett Bid, Vid Games Drop
Published July 7, 2006
THE DAILY’s $tock Tracker follows 50 stocks in areas that include sports
activities, goods and services, publishing, media and entertainment. The following
is a list of the ten best and worst performances of these stocks through the first
half of ’06, with Russell Corp. leading the top performers largely due to
a takeover offer from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Sporting goods,
the best-performing sports sector in Q1, continued to do well overall through
Q2, with Sportsmen’s Guide (+27.9%), Dick’s (+19.1%) and Cabela’s
(+16%) all posting strong returns. Media and entertainment companies, which were
not represented in the top-ten performers through Q1, have rebounded, with EchoStar
(+35%), Comcast (+26.3%), Disney (+25.1%), News Corp. (+21.9%) and DirecTV (+16.9%)
all outperforming year-to-date.
GOING DOWN: Meanwhile, Midway Games, which topped all $tock Tracker companies in ’05 with an 81% rise, has continued to give back those gains in ’06 (-57.3%). The ongoing struggles of the videogame industry are also reflected in the rest of the bottom ten performers year-to-date, where Take-Two (-38.9%), Electronic Arts (-17.7%) and Activision (-17.2%) all appear. THQ Inc. has also fallen 9% in ’06 (THE DAILY).
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GOING DOWN: Meanwhile, Midway Games, which topped all $tock Tracker companies in ’05 with an 81% rise, has continued to give back those gains in ’06 (-57.3%). The ongoing struggles of the videogame industry are also reflected in the rest of the bottom ten performers year-to-date, where Take-Two (-38.9%), Electronic Arts (-17.7%) and Activision (-17.2%) all appear. THQ Inc. has also fallen 9% in ’06 (THE DAILY).
|
COMPANY
|
12/30/05
|
6/30/06
|
%+/- YTD
|
|---|---|---|---|
| TOP TEN PERFORMERS | |||
| Russell Athletic |
13.42
|
18.16
|
+35.3%
|
| EchoStar Communications |
9.97
|
13.46
|
+35.0%
|
| Gemstar-TV Guide |
2.61
|
3.52
|
+34.9%
|
| Sportsmen’s Guide |
23.85
|
30.50
|
+27.9%
|
| Comcast |
25.92
|
32.74
|
+26.3%
|
| Walt Disney |
23.97
|
30.00
|
+25.1%
|
| Puma |
246.50
|
303.93
|
+23.3%
|
| News Corp. |
16.56
|
20.18
|
+21.9%
|
| Aramark |
27.71
|
33.11
|
+19.5%
|
| Dick’s Sporting Goods |
33.24
|
39.60
|
+19.1%
|
| BOTTOM TEN PERFORMERS | |||
| Midway Games |
18.97
|
8.09
|
-57.3%
|
| Take-Two Interactive |
17.70
|
10.82
|
-38.9%
|
| Finish Line |
17.40
|
11.83
|
-32.0%
|
| Golf Galaxy |
19.15
|
13.45
|
-29.8%
|
| Six Flags |
7.71
|
5.62
|
-27.1%
|
| Magna Entertainment |
7.14
|
5.26
|
-26.3%
|
| Electronic Arts |
52.31
|
43.04
|
-17.7%
|
| K-Swiss |
32.39
|
26.70
|
-17.6%
|
| Activision |
13.74
|
11.38
|
-17.2%
|
| Hibbett Sporting Goods |
28.48
|
23.90
|
-16.1%
|
