Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Roth Mkm Analyst Says

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) had its target price lifted by equities researchers at Roth Mkm from $154.00 to $158.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a "neutral" rating on the game software company's stock. Roth Mkm's price objective points to a potential upside of 5.86% from the company's current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $163.00 target price on shares of Electronic Arts in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Electronic Arts from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Thursday, July 11th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Electronic Arts currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $163.65.

Electronic Arts Trading Up 2.5 %

EA traded up $3.64 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $149.26. 2,114,921 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,049,807. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Electronic Arts has a 1 year low of $121.63 and a 1 year high of $153.51. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $144.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.88. The firm has a market cap of $39.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.79.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The game software company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.06. Electronic Arts had a net margin of 15.77% and a return on equity of 16.34%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.21 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Electronic Arts will post 5.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $151,700.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 30,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,579,823. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $151,700.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 30,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,579,823. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 2,500 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.50, for a total transaction of $353,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 54,247 shares in the company, valued at $7,675,950.50. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,770 shares of company stock valued at $3,652,410. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 14.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,159,718 shares of the game software company's stock worth $3,868,620,000 after buying an additional 3,727,251 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 16.4% during the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 5,901,257 shares of the game software company's stock worth $782,920,000 after purchasing an additional 833,492 shares during the period. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 1.3% during the second quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,283,539 shares of the game software company's stock worth $596,825,000 after purchasing an additional 53,237 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 0.4% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,185,476 shares of the game software company's stock worth $583,162,000 after purchasing an additional 18,376 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 2.1% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,639,691 shares of the game software company's stock worth $367,789,000 after purchasing an additional 53,800 shares during the period. 90.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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