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Business Insider
a day ago
- Business
- Business Insider
What Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 Means for NetEase Stock (NTES)
Marvel Rivals developer NetEase (NTES) launched Season 2.5 on Friday, and with it came major changes to the team-based hero shooter featuring Disney's (DIS) Marvel characters. The biggest change in Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 is the introduction of Ultron as a new character to the game. He fills the Strategist role, and players can unlock a golden skin for the robot menace. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Other changes introduced in the mid-season update include a new map: Hellfire Gala – Arakko. There's also the Cerebro Database II season event for players to take part in. Finally, a laundry list of hero changes was introduced, including balances and new Team Ups. These changes and additions benefit NetEase, as they encourage players to spend money on new character skins, as well as other cosmetics. The new events and introduction of a new character also help bring back players who may have taken a break since the last major update. NTES Stock Movement Today Despite the release of Marvel Rivals Season 2.5, shares of NTES stock were down 2.21% as of Friday morning. Even so, shares of NTES stock are still up 40.96% year-to-date. The NTES stock drop today could be the result of a more muted reaction to Ultron's introduction from gamers. Previous new character additions, such as Emma Frost, set the internet ablaze as fans welcomed the busty beauty to the game. Ultron's more utilitarian design may not have sparked the same type of interest from players. Is NetEase Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold? Turning to Wall Street, the analysts' consensus rating for NetEase is Moderate Buy, based on five Buy and two Hold ratings over the past three months. With that comes an average NTES stock price target of $130.36, representing a potential 4.9% upside for the shares.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Zacks.com featured highlights NetEase, Fox, Qifu Technology and UGI
Chicago, IL – May 30, 2025 – The stocks in this week's article are NetEase Inc. NTES, Fox Corp. FOX, Qifu Technology Inc. QFIN and UGI Corp. UGI. After staging a strong comeback from the lows hit in early April, Wall Street has been experiencing volatile trading again in recent weeks. Growing uncertainty around the new U.S. administration's economic tariffs continues to weigh on investor sentiment. In such a scenario, investors should shift their focus to products that provide stability and safety in a rocky market. And nothing seems better than dividend investing, which offers income and stability. Though dividend stocks do not offer dramatic price appreciation, they are a major source of consistent income for investors to create wealth when returns from the equity market are at risk. In fact, picking stocks with a history of dividend growth leads to a healthy portfolio with a greater scope of capital appreciation as opposed to simple dividend-paying stocks or those with high yields. We have selected four dividend growth stocks — NetEase Inc., Fox Corp., Qifu Technology Inc. and UGI Corp. — that could be compelling picks for investors amid the current market turmoil. Stocks that have a strong history of dividend growth belong to mature companies, which are less susceptible to large swings in the market, and thus act as a hedge against economic or political uncertainty as well as stock market volatility. At the same time, these offer downside protection with their consistent increase in payouts. Additionally, these stocks have superior fundamentals that make dividend growth a quality and promising investment for the long term. These include a sustainable business model, a long track of profitability, rising cash flows, good liquidity, a strong balance sheet and some value characteristics. Further, a history of strong dividend growth indicates that a dividend increase is likely in the future. Although these stocks do not necessarily have the highest yields, they have outperformed for a longer period than the broader stock market or any other dividend-paying stock. Here are four of the five stocks that fit the bill: Beijing-based NetEase is an Internet technology company engaged in the development of applications, services and other technologies for the Internet in China. The stock saw a solid earnings estimate revision of 70 cents for this year over the past 30 days and has an expected earnings growth rate of 10.6%. NetEase has a Zacks Rank #1 and a Growth Score of A. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. New York-based Fox Corp. produces and distributes news, sports and entertainment content. The company's brands include FOX News, FOX Sports, the FOX Network, the FOX Television Stations and sports cable networks FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes and Big Ten Network. The company saw a positive earnings estimate revision of 5 cents for the fiscal year (ending June 2025) over the past 30 days and has an expected earnings growth rate of 32.4%. Fox Corporation has a Zacks Rank #1 and a Growth Score of B. China-based Qifu Technology is a Credit-Tech platform principally in China that provides a comprehensive suite of technology services to assist financial institutions and consumers and SMEs in the loan lifecycle, ranging from borrower acquisition, preliminary credit assessment, fund matching and post-facilitation services. The stock saw a positive earnings estimate revision of a penny for this year over the past 30 days and has an expected earnings growth rate of 22.6%. Qifu has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of A. Pennsylvania-based UGI Corp. is a holding company that distributes, stores, transports and markets energy products and related services through its subsidiaries. It is a domestic and international retail distributor of propane and butane liquefied petroleum gases; a provider of natural gas and electric service via regulated local distribution utilities; a generator of electricity and a regional marketer of energy commodities. The stock saw a positive earnings estimate revision of a couple of cents for the fiscal year (ending September 2025) over the past 30 days. UGI Corporation has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of B. You can get the remaining stock on this list by signing up now for your 2-week free trial to the Research Wizard and start using this screen in your own trading. Further, you can also create your own strategies and test them first before taking the investment plunge. The Research Wizard is a great place to begin. It's easy to use. Everything is in plain language. And it's very intuitive. Start your Research Wizard trial today. 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Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report NetEase, Inc. (NTES) : Free Stock Analysis Report UGI Corporation (UGI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Qifu Technology, Inc. (QFIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
NetEase Shares Near Record High as China's Gen Z Embraces Games
NetEase Inc. shares are closing in on their first new all-time high in over four years, as a wave of youthful consumerism adds to a host of positives for China's game stocks. Hong Kong-listed shares of the company behind hits like Eggy Party are now less than 3% away from their 2021 record. The stock ranks among the top gainers this year on indexes of Chinese tech and global game companies.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 update release date timings for all region
Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 is knocking on the door. Who has ever thought that this NetEase Game title would go on to be the face of the hero-shooter genre, despite the category being overly saturated? And the hype regarding the upcoming update is a testament of that. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now After a dull Season 2, fans were eagerly anticipating the mid-season refresh. Since NetEase revealed the upcoming content in this update, this anticipation reached a whole new level. Now, the release timings for all regions are also here. Season 2.5 release timings for all regions in Marvel Rivals Marvel Rivals recently shared a Tweet in which it stated that the servers of the game will go offline at 2 AM PDT on May 30, 2025. That means, from that time Season 2.5 patch will be implemented in the game, which will take around 2-3 hours to go live on the servers. That means, players will get to delve themselves into Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 at 5 AM PDT on May 30. So, when will it be released in your region? Let's find out: Region Release Time USA (Central Time) May 30, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT Central Europe May 30, 2025, 2:00 PM CEST India May 30, 2025, 5:30 PM IST Japan May 30, 2025, 9:00 PM JST New Zealand May 31, 2025, 12:00 AM NZST The Season 2.5 update is slated to release some exciting staff in Marvel Rivals. First up, , which is actually a reward system, almost similar to the Battle Pass. Along with it, the update will feature a new Galacta's Will Twitch Drop which will have Emma Frost. This is just the beginning. The upcoming patch also brings about hero balance changes, for characters like Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor and Jeff the Land Shark, and many more. Talking about heroes, fans will be getting a . Other than these, new hero team up abilities, a new map called Arakko, new hero skins of Groot, Ultron, Jeff, new mood and emoji system, and many, many more things will be featured in the Season 2.5 in Marvel Rivals. Read More:
Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The entire Thor and Jeff controversy in Marvel Rivals explained
Image via NetEase Games. Season 2.5 in Marvel Rivals is a matter of time now. With brand new content like Combat Chest and addition of Ultron, the game has also planned a lot of balance changes as well. Many of the characters are getting their respective buffs and nerfs, but it seems fans couldn't stand the upcoming changes of Thor and Jeff the Land Shark. For any multiplayer PvP shooter, striking a proper balance between the characters and their abilities has always been the main challenge for the developers. However, in order to maintain that, sometimes some characters become OP, and sometimes some characters face harsh destiny. In similar fashion, fans are hugely disappointed with the upcoming changes on those two characters. Marvel Rivals: The Thor and Jeff Controversy Since NetEase Games revealed the patch notes of Season 2.5 , fans became utterly disgusted with the changes made on Thor and Jeff the Land Shark. Characters like Captain America, Emma Frost, and many more are getting nerfs. But those never stirred controversy the way the former two characters did. However, NetEase has addressed the issue via Twitter and after seeing this explanation, it can be clearly understood that the upcoming changes on Thor and Jeff can't be marked simply as buffs or nerfs. And that is where the main problem arised. Fans can't even understand if it will go positively for those two characters, as far as the upcoming changes are concerned. That is why they are concerned about the future of these two characters. The fans even went on to post a petition on for Marvel Rivals to scrap the upcoming changes. So, what are the upcoming changes to these two characters which have sparked so much debate? For Thor, the Hammer Throw ability has now got a 6-second cooldown and the damage has also been decreased. Not only that, his survivability, which is Thor's biggest vulnerability, is also decreased as well. In the case of Jeff the Land Shark, its primary ability Joyful Splash will now damage enemies but his allies will now get less healing. Also, its Healing Bubble charges have been decreased from 6 to 3. As NetEase has leaned towards making Jeff a supportive healer, its groundbreaking ultimate ability, It's Jeff, will only close 450 energy instead of 4000, in turn granting bonus health for its allies. These are the changes fans are mostly worried about. NetEase has tagged these changes as reworks , but fans fear these 'reworks' will decrease the pick rate of these character even more, and they might be stacked under other overpowered games forever. Read More: Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 Leak, New Skins, New Character and More Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
