Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Carnival Corp, Carnival plc, Actel Corporation, QuickLogic and GameStop Corp.

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Carnival Corp (NYSE: CUK), Carnival plc (NYSE: CCL), Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL), QuickLogic (NASDAQ: QUIK) and GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:

Carnival Cuts Prices to Fill Ships

Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CUK, CCL) is keeping its cruise ships full, but only by significantly cutting prices. While this is great news for consumers looking for a vacation deal, the moves will likely put pressure on revenues and margins going forward.

The company reported first quarter results that exceeded Street estimates yesterday. However, Carnival lowered its full-year outlook as pressures from the economic recession continue to impact the company's business.

Actel Heats Up with IGLOO

Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) is the dominant player in the antifuse FPGA market, and the bulk of its revenue comes from these products. QuickLogic (NASDAQ: QUIK) and Aeroflex are the two main rivals in the antifuse FPGA space.

Aeroflex has licensed QuickLogic’s antifuse technology, but has been unsuccessful in its attempt to significantly penetrate the aerospace market. Actel’s expertise, the limited competition, and its embedded customer base have enabled the firm to emerge as the leading supplier of HiRel FPGAs to the military, avionics and space industries.

GameStopping?

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) is scheduled to report 4th quarter results on March 26. The company is expected to report strong results thanks to the continued robust demand for video game systems and titles. Management's outlook for 2009 should be pretty bullish as well.

However, there is a real risk that GameStop's future results could suffer from a new technology. The potential "game-changer" (pardon the pun) is from a small-tech startup OnLive, which announced that it will offer high-end video games on-demand over the Internet -- bypassing game consoles such as the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.

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