What is Wedbush's Estimate for Electronic Arts Q3 Earnings?

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now expects that the game software company will earn $2.03 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.88. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $173.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts' current full-year earnings is $5.81 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Electronic Arts' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.41 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Roth Mkm lowered their price target 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. Argus upped their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $161.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $175.00 to $158.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America lowered Electronic Arts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $130.00 in a report on Thursday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $158.05.

Electronic Arts Trading Up 1.2 %

EA stock traded up $1.35 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $117.91. The company had a trading volume of 5,963,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,893,267. The company has a market capitalization of $30.92 billion, a PE ratio of 30.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $151.51 and a 200 day moving average of $148.73. Electronic Arts has a 12 month low of $115.21 and a 12 month high of $168.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in Electronic Arts by 97.6% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 7,969 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $1,110,000 after purchasing an additional 3,936 shares during the period. MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new position in Electronic Arts during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,600,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Electronic Arts by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 136,120 shares of the game software company's stock worth $18,966,000 after acquiring an additional 1,781 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in Electronic Arts by 2.1% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,639,691 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $367,789,000 after acquiring an additional 53,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 14.5% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,325 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $3,528,000 after purchasing an additional 3,213 shares during the period. 90.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Electronic Arts news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.47, for a total transaction of $832,350.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 52,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,758,819.05. This represents a 8.68 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.30, for a total value of $244,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 23,360 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,814,688. The trade was a 6.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 26,000 shares of company stock worth $3,986,385 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Electronic Arts Company Profile

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.