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NetEase (NTES)

NetEase Inc. (NTES, Weiss Ratings: A+) posted a first-quarter jump in profits of 13% while net revenue surged nearly 55%, backed by the high demand for online games and related content. Its shares, up 82% over the past 12 months, were up nearly 7% early...

NetEase Inc. (NTES, Weiss Ratings: A+) posted a first-quarter jump in profits of 13% while net revenue surged nearly 55%, backed by the high demand for online games and related content. Its shares, up 82% over the past 12 months, were up nearly 7% early today.

The company operates Activision Blizzard Inc.’s gaming platform battle.net along with “World of Warcraft” and other franchises in China. Last year, China surpassed the U.S. as the world’s largest online retail sales market by dollars spent and, in February, NetEase set up a base in Redwood Shores, Calif., to focus on mobile games for Western audiences.

NetEase is included in our Highest-Rated Stocks Heat Map as a Buy.

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Mike Burnick, Weiss Stock Ratings Heat Maps, published by Money and Markets, a Division of Weiss Research, Inc.,

www.weissresearchissues.com/weiss-stock-ratings-heat-maps, 1-800-291-8545, May 14, 2015

Mike Burnick brings a wide range of experience in the financial services industry to Weiss Research . With over 25-years of professional investment experience, he was a Registered Investment Adviser and portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day operations of a mutual fund. Mike joined Weiss Research in 2002 as an analyst and writer, and in 2008 was named Director of Research and Client Communications at Weiss Capital Management, where he assisted managing the day-to-day asset-allocation and trading responsibilities for a $5 million ETF strategy. Formerly, Mike served as Director of Research for the Sovereign Society and in the role of senior editor. His responsibilities included analysis of global financial markets and economic trends focusing on global ETF and options investing. At present, Mike serves as Manager of Investment Services for Weiss Research, Chief Investment Strategist for the Extreme Profit Hunter service, and is a regular contributor to the firm’s daily e-newsletter, Money and Markets. Mike is a graduate of Stetson University with bachelor’s degrees in both finance and management. He is a frequent guest commentator on CNBC, Fox Business News, Bloomberg TV, and nationally syndicated financial talk radio programs.