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What: Shares of China-based online gaming operator Changyou.com (Nasdaq: CYOU) are on a winning streak today, jumping as high as 10.7% on very heavy volume.

So what: First-quarter earnings of $0.99 per depositary share on revenues of $97.1 million crushed analyst targets and beat management guidance. Moreover, the company announced taking majority ownership of Web-based gaming outfit 7Road, adding another high-octane log to Changyou's fires.

Now what: The stock has gained 35% over the last three months. While impressive, that return trails Changyou parent Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) by a wide margin and the performance delta between the two intimately related stocks only grows if you zoom out to a 52-week view. The 7Road acquisition could be just what Changyou needed in order to swing past the Sohu mothership in coming years.

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