FY2025 EPS Estimate for Electronic Arts Lifted by Analyst

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research report issued on Friday, March 7th. DA Davidson analyst W. Swanson now anticipates that the game software company will post earnings of $4.58 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.35. DA Davidson has a "Hold" rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts' current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Electronic Arts' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 EPS 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%.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on EA. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $170.00 to $165.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Electronic Arts from $167.00 to $159.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Ascendiant Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Electronic Arts from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James cut Electronic Arts from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Electronic Arts from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Electronic Arts currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $154.78.

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Electronic Arts Price Performance

Shares of EA stock traded up $0.39 on Monday, reaching $140.43. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,438,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,417,884. The company has a market capitalization of $36.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.78. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $133.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $145.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Electronic Arts has a 1 year low of $115.21 and a 1 year high of $168.50.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. Electronic Arts's dividend payout ratio is presently 19.34%.

Insider Transactions at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.83, for a total transaction of $327,075.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 47,514 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,216,256.62. The trade was a 5.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.00, for a total value of $740,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 47,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,047,020. The trade was a 9.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,500 shares of company stock worth $3,428,645. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Putney Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Electronic Arts in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its holdings in Electronic Arts by 141.0% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 200 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.