Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Upgraded at DA Davidson

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) was upgraded by DA Davidson to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a $140.00 target price on the game software company's stock. DA Davidson's price objective suggests a potential upside of 6.92% from the company's previous close. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Electronic Arts' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.31 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on EA. Roth Mkm cut their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $158.00 to $134.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com lowered shares of Electronic Arts from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $150.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. DZ Bank raised shares of Electronic Arts from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $135.00 to $177.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Moffett Nathanson raised shares of Electronic Arts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $145.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Electronic Arts currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $154.55.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

NASDAQ EA traded up $0.94 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $130.93. 4,866,189 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,233,704. Electronic Arts has a 1 year low of $115.21 and a 1 year high of $168.50. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $137.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.79.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.41 by ($1.07). Electronic Arts had a return on equity of 17.80% and a net margin of 14.28%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Electronic Arts will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.45, for a total transaction of $164,450.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 30,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,969,021.20. This represents a 3.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.14, for a total value of $650,700.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 37,615 shares in the company, valued at $4,895,216.10. The trade was a 11.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,500 shares of company stock worth $3,593,095. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital International Investors increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 12,156,791 shares of the game software company's stock worth $1,778,553,000 after purchasing an additional 605,796 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,702,586 shares of the game software company's stock worth $978,650,000 after purchasing an additional 30,929 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,430,409 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $648,169,000 after buying an additional 270,991 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,257,281 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $476,540,000 after buying an additional 360,563 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,228,721 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $472,362,000 after buying an additional 120,632 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.23% of the company's stock.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc develops, markets, publishes, and distributes games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets worldwide. It develops and publishes games and services across various genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation primarily under the Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed, and license games from others, including FIFA, Madden NFL, UFC, and Star Wars brands.