FY2025 EPS Estimate for Electronic Arts Increased by Analyst

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Research analysts at Wedbush raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now forecasts that the game software company will post earnings of $4.74 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.41. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $173.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $4.99 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on EA. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Electronic Arts from $175.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Moffett Nathanson upgraded Electronic Arts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group upped 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. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $145.00 to $142.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Benchmark reduced their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $155.24.

Electronic Arts Trading Up 1.0 %

EA opened at $133.35 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Electronic Arts has a 12 month low of $115.21 and a 12 month high of $168.50. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $142.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $147.26.

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

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In related news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 52,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,758,819.05. This trade represents a 8.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 directly owns 23,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,814,688. This represents 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 valued at $3,889,585 in the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Electronic Arts by 31.8% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 290 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 2,285 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 812 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $119,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 3,761 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $550,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.23% 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.