Gerrick Johnson

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) crushed earnings expectations for its fourth quarter as "Overwatch" performed better than most anticipated and offset "Call of Duty" weakness. But, BMO Capital’s Gerrick Johnson prefers to remain on sidelines amid elevated investor expectations...

Shares of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), known for its Barbie brand of toys, plunged more than 15 percent after a “surprise” fourth-quarter EPS miss due to the late arrival of Christmas retail selling season. Investors were taken by surprise with the toy maker announcing the year’s...

Following the negative pre-announcement from JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) last Friday, BMO Capital Markets downgraded the shares of the company and lowered its price target. The firm shared in a note released on Monday this is the second outlook reduction in two months. Company's Line At...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) may be among the big winners this holiday shopping season if data released by Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:...

BMO Capital Markets said Arctic Cat Inc (NASDAQ: ACAT), which makes snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, is facing challenges from large competitors offering superior products. Analyst Gerrick Johnson has downgraded the stock to Underperform from Market Perform as the company continues to...

Shares of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) are surging 7.2 percent on Monday after the company reported impressive Q3 numbers before the market open. Hasbro Q3 revenue came in 14 percent higher than a year ago on the strength of its girls division. Revenue from the girl’s portfolio climbed 57...

Gerrick Johnson of BMO Capital Markets believes U.S. consumer figures are "still strong" and providing a tailwind to the often-overlooked leisure-related industries. Johnson stated that heading into earnings season, the more discretionary-related leisure stocks in his coverage have more upside...

Gerrick Johnson of BMO Capital Markets recently met with Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)'s management team at the E3 video game exposition and detailed his discussions in a research note on Thursday. Johnson stated that the highlight of Activation's E3 presence was not from the show floor...

BMO Capital Markets' Gerrick Johnson downgraded Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) from Outperform to Market Perform with a revised price target from $72.00 to $67.00. "We feel it is a good time for investors to book profits after a strong rally that has the stock up over 40 percent in the last four...

Shares of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) have lost 45 percent since its December 2013 highs of $48 and are lower by around 12 percent over the past year. Gerrick Johnson of BMO Capital Markets upgraded Mattel's stock to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target boosted to $33 from a previous...