Activision Blizzard (ATVI)

12.24 +0.14  +1.16%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Activision Blizzard Total Return Price: 12.24

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ATVI Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 7.836 Jan 6 2009
Maximum 18.01 Jul 23 2008
Average 11.54

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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ATVI News

Oops... E3 (Jun 5-7) exhibitors: $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD $EQIX $KNM $COOL $NVDA $QCOM $ZNGA - and $THQI http://stks.co/3zt0
about a day ago by abubnic
E3 (Jun 5-7) exhibitors: $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD $EQIX $KNM $COOL $NVDA $QCOM $ZNGA - and $THQ http://stks.co/3zsz
about a day ago by abubnic
$EA $ATVI $THQi --this news upsets me to absolutely no end: http://stks.co/3zkV If Big Huge Games had an IPO this would not have happened.
about 2 days ago by shark_filet
I spent many yrs attending E3 as a member of broadcast/print media. Major buying decisions made here $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD
about 2 days ago by abubnic
$ATVI There is mobile auction house for WoW, perhaps it will come to diablo, couples nicely with real money Auction house.
about 4 days ago by gizmo727
@eh791114 http://stks.co/3xSD $ATVI They may actually sell a few more authenticators...
about 4 days ago by Skyshark29
@PositiveCarry Diablo 3 Sells 6.3M, PC Record. $ATVI
about 4 days ago by emana
$ATVI buying 12 and selling 13 still working like a dream...
about 4 days ago by Wisedom
$ATVI
about 4 days ago by rocketship
$ATVI 200 Day SMA Cross - Price crossed above 200 day SMA (12.2444). Confirmed by volume.
about 4 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
RT @Benzinga $ATVI Diablo 3 Sells 6.3M, PC Record
about 4 days ago by StockSage1
$ATVI Diablo 3 Sells 6.3M, PC Record
about 4 days ago by Benzinga
@PositiveCarry you didn&#39;t buy it? http://stks.co/3wfY (ups who lied?) $ATVI
about 5 days ago by emana
Diablo 3 took 4 years to make...it flop big time, check amazon reviews of more than 1100 reviews of real buyers. $ATVI is going lower.
about 5 days ago by PositiveCarry
@PositiveCarry everyone can check server status. everyone can check amazon reviews. you paid for the game, 1 in millions :) $ATVI
about 5 days ago by emana
RT @emana @eh791114 i just made login and everything is working fine... $ATVI &gt;&gt; lol why lied?
about 5 days ago by PositiveCarry
@emana Diablo3 sux...just admit it. Look at amazon reviews. $ATVI will print single digit soon.
about 5 days ago by PositiveCarry
@eh791114 i just made login and everything is working fine... $ATVI
about 5 days ago by emana
$ATVI servers are closed for 8 hours due to some account thefts and bugs. Expect more bad news to come out and drive down the stock.
about 5 days ago by eh791114
@PositiveCarry you bought the game and you keep playing it... i guess that&#39;s all. $ATVI
about 5 days ago by emana
@eh791114 I complained about lagy blizzard&#39;s server, and how you can&#39;t play it without connecting with it. diablo 3 is big time FLOP. $ATVI
about 5 days ago by PositiveCarry
@eh791114 yesterday i have played with a asian player... i guess they are using the new server transition mode. $ATVI
about 5 days ago by emana
$ATVI Asian Servers are still really cramped and people still have troubles buying the game. ATVI should move big when sales numbers are out
about 5 days ago by eh791114
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