Why Do Millennials Love GameStop Stock?

Motley Fool2021-04-25

GameStop (NYSE:GME) mania has come and gone, but for the video game retailer's biggest fans the love affair isn't over. GameStop shares famously skyrocketed in January, driven when a band of mostly ...

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pet
2021-04-26
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PaulMardling
2021-04-26
PaulMardling
Motley Fool is actually a hedge fund with ties to Citadel.....
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  https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/msmh9e/the_motley_fools_money_trail_to_citadel/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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- ___ _:
  how do you know that?
车厘子tomato
2021-04-25
车厘子tomato
like n comment
Innovator
2021-04-25
Innovator
GREED
iHuat
2021-04-25
iHuat
GameStop is so volatile
- ___ _:
  only those who understand whats going on truly loves the stocks.
Whateverlah
2021-04-25
Whateverlah
I like the stonk!

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The band of Reddit traders could save a beloved chain while taking down greedy Wall Street profiteers at the same time, according to the narrative they told.\nWhile the epic short squeeze of January has come and gone, nearly 40% of GameStop shares are still held short as of the end of March, meaning the battle between the two camps is far from over.\nIs it a buy?\nEven as it's faded from the headlines, GameStop shares are still up more than 700% year-to-date, and the stock now seems to be stabilizing at around $160/share. At this price, GameStop is worth $11 billion.\nBut it's hard to justify that valuation based on fundamentals. After all, GameStop was heavily shorted because it's a declining business. Video games are moving to digital formats, meaning the cartridges that have been the center of GameStop's business are becoming relics. Even if the company can pivot to e-commerce, selling online doesn't change that reality, and game-makers like Microsoft and Sony have little need to deal with GameStop when they can just go direct-to-consumer.\nThe company still has more than 5,000 retail stores, meaning its prospects are tied to brick-and-mortar real estate even if the e-commerce strategy works. Its online sales nearly tripled in the key fourth quarter, driving comparable sales up 6.5%, and made up 34% of revenue for the quarter -- but for fiscal 2020, the company reported a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) loss of $215.3 million, showing the business is far from healthy.\nAt the current price, GameStop's valuation still looks inflated by the base of Reddit traders pulling for a turnaround. 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