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Byline: David Saito-Chung
Activision has had a superb 2001, rising as much as 161% since pulling out of a yearlong base in the first week of the year. The stock notched a high of 41.15 in June, then settled into its current 11-week base. It's 12% off its peak.
The developer, publisher and distributor of game software announced last week that it is teaming up with Id Software to publish two new games, including Quake IV. Battle game Quake II, which features only the single-player mode, is one of the hottest-selling PC games ever, officials said.
Activision's earnings record has been anything but steady over the past six quarters. But on a long-term basis, earnings per share have grown from 23 cents in fiscal 1998 to 75 cents in fiscal 2001 ended in March. Analysts polled by First Call see earnings rising 16% to 87 cents a share.
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