Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, video game giant Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Activision's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Activision facts

Headquarters Santa Monica, Calif.
Market Cap $14.1 billion
Industry Home entertainment software
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $4.5 billion
Management President/CEO Robert Kotick
CFO Dennis Durkin
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) 5.7%
Cash/Debt $3.5 billion /$0
Dividend Yield 1.5%
Competitors Electronic Arts
Sony
Take-Two Interactive

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 7,186 members who have rated Activision believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.  

Just last month, one of those Fools, neufpas, tapped the stock as a particularly timely opportunity:

The upcoming Blizzard title Diablo 3 will be released on May 15th. Unlike the subscription model used in other popular online games, like the Blizzard-developed World of Warcraft series, D3 will be utilizing a microtransaction system. In-game items will be purchasable through an online auction system, with a small fee going to Blizzard when money is cashed out. The success of other game developers using microtransactions (Zynga) coupled with Blizzard's already loyal customer base and the ability for the casual player base to play the game without investing money at the outset should lead to a larger more consistent player base than WoW with less churn. On top of that, profits should see a large boost in initial game sales due to this title.

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