Eric Handler

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) turned in an unexpectedly strong second quarter with revenue and earnings beating expectations. But analysts' enthusiasm was limited by the company's unexpected decision to push the next title in its "Battlefield" franchise out a year to 2022,...

The post-Toys-R-Us toy market is thriving. Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) surged Wednesday after outperforming Street estimates in its third-quarter earnings report. The Earnings With help from Barbie and Hot Wheels, Mattel beat consensus estimates on sales, cost savings and earnings before interest, tax...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) shares are down 26.95% in the past six months as the stock’s TV renewal catalysts have faded and new competition has emerged. However, with the company’s third-quarter earnings report less than a week away, analysts remain bullish on WWE...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) shares traded higher by another 4% on Tuesday after the company announced a new TV deal for its NXT brand to air a two-hour weekly show on Wednesday nights. Ahead of the official announcement, one analyst said there’s plenty of upside remaining...

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) stock was soaring Tuesday as analysts boosted price estimates in the wake of another big earnings beat and guidance that suggests the company thinks more wins are coming. The company reported higher net bookings and EPS 23 cents above the Street...

The relaunch of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc’s (NYSE: WWE) WWE Network is a positive for its direct-to-consumer service and may include a number of changes over time, according to MKM Partners. The Analyst MKM’s Eric Handler maintained a Buy rating on WWE with a price target...

The video game industry is rewarding new and different ideas rather than copycats, and those companies that can hit on the next new thing – the next “Fortnite”, for example, but not another “Fortnite” – will be the winners as the next generation gets going, MKM...

“Apex Legends” helped Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) to a strong fourth quarter that beat expectations, but it was a bullish 2020 outlook from the company that's keeping investors and sell-side analysts in the game. Strength from "Apex" and the company’s...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (NYSE: WWE) stock traded lower by another 3.8 percent on Friday after the company reported a first-quarter earnings and revenue miss. The stock is now down 16.2 percent overall since Thursday's print. WWE reported a first-quarter EPS loss of 11 cents on...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) stock shot to an all-time high Thursday as advance and opening night ticket sales for “Avengers: Endgame” set records leading to projections that the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe could shatter opening weekend box office records. “We...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) surprised Wall Street with a first-quarter earnings beat Tuesday, finding some magic in a new esports version of an old game, “Magic: The Gathering.” The beat helped convince sell-side analysts that the disruption caused by the Toys R Us closure is over...

"Dumbo" didn’t fly quite as high as expected, but the big-eared elephant still managed to give Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) the biggest grossing film of the weekend as the new release beat out holdovers "Us" and "Captain Marvel." MKM Parntners Analyst Eric Handler...

WrestleMania 35 is less than two weeks away for World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) and its investors, but one Wall Street analyst said WrestleMania is just the beginning of the bullish catalysts on the horizon for WWE. The Analyst MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler reiterated his Buy...

Imax Corp (NYSE: IMAX) reported a top-and-bottom line beat in its fourth-quarter report Tuesday, leaving at least two Street analysts bullish on the stock moving forward. The Analysts Wedbush's Michael Pachter maintains an Outperform rating on Imax with an unchanged $28 price target....

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) announced last week its own branded premium large-format theatrical system with the first screen location set to open April 1-4 during CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Instead of investing in its own new theater business, the company may be better off acquiring IMAX Corp (NYSE:...