Analyst: Activision a better investment than EA
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jun 25th 2008 8:30PM
Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel believes that although the
merger of Activision and Vivendi Games has received proper attention from investors, he feels they still haven't fully appreciated the power Activision wields all by its lonesome. He states that in a direct comparison with
EA,
Activision continues to
hold a lead over its rival (thanks to
Guitar Hero and
Call of Duty) despite no major recent releases.
Patel points out that Activsion has been steadily growing over time, while EA "seems to have lost its superiority to the likes of Activision" in terms of profit margins and profit scale. He gives a "Buy" rating to Activision and a "Sell" to EA. It's worth noting that Patel is certainly
one of EA's harshest critics.
