FY2025 EPS Estimate for Electronic Arts Increased by Analyst

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Electronic Arts in a note issued to investors on Friday, March 7th. DA Davidson analyst W. Swanson now anticipates that the game software company will earn $4.58 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.35. DA Davidson currently has a “Hold” rating and a $140.00 target price 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on EA. Oppenheimer dropped 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. Roth Mkm dropped their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $158.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $167.00 to $159.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James cut shares of Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $154.78.

Electronic Arts Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of Electronic Arts stock opened at $140.04 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.38. Electronic Arts has a 1 year low of $115.21 and a 1 year high of $168.50. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $133.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $145.21. The stock has a market cap of $36.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.63, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.78.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.41 by ($1.07). Electronic Arts had a return on equity of 17.80% and a net margin of 14.28%.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. Electronic Arts’s payout ratio is 19.34%.

Insider Activity at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, CFO Stuart Canfield sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.11, for a total value of $130,110.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 9,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,238,126.76. This trade represents a 9.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.27, for a total value of $234,405.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 24,886 shares in the company, valued at $3,888,935.22. This represents a 5.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 24,500 shares of company stock valued at $3,428,645 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors 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 acquired a new position in shares of Electronic Arts in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Putney Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Electronic Arts during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 141.0% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 200 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. 90.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.