Electronic Arts (EA) Competitors

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) and Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Is EA or PLTR more profitable?

Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 18.01% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 14.12%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 18.56% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electronic Arts	14.12%	18.56%	10.48%
Palantir Technologies	18.01%	9.94%	7.91%

Which has more risk & volatility, EA or PLTR?

Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.87, suggesting that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EA or PLTR?

Electronic Arts currently has a consensus target price of $165.37, suggesting a potential downside of 0.36%. Palantir Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.64, suggesting a potential downside of 46.31%. Given Electronic Arts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Electronic Arts is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Palantir Technologies	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EA or PLTR?

Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than Palantir Technologies. Electronic Arts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electronic Arts	$7.56B	5.76	$1.27B	$3.89	42.66
Palantir Technologies	$2.23B	67.97	$209.82M	$0.20	331.97

Does the media refer more to EA or PLTR?

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 59 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 18 mentions for Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Palantir Technologies' score of 0.97 indicating that Electronic Arts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Electronic Arts	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Palantir Technologies	48 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EA or PLTR?

90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EA or PLTR?

Electronic Arts received 1475 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.55% of users gave Electronic Arts an outperform vote while only 42.78% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Electronic Arts	Outperform Votes 1558 74.55%	Underperform Votes 532 25.45%
Palantir Technologies	Outperform Votes 83 42.78%	Underperform Votes 111 57.22%

Summary

Electronic Arts beats Palantir Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.