Wedbush Estimates Electronic Arts’ Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:EA)

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Electronic Arts in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese forecasts that the game software company will post earnings per share of ($0.36) for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.78 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Benchmark raised their price objective on Electronic Arts from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Electronic Arts from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Electronic Arts from $152.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $153.00 price objective (up from $139.00) on shares of Electronic Arts in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.80.

Electronic Arts Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:EA opened at $155.35 on Friday. Electronic Arts has a 52-week low of $115.21 and a 52-week high of $168.50. The stock has a market cap of $39.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.64, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $150.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.43.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th were paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Electronic Arts news, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.65, for a total transaction of $218,475.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 19,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,772,156.45. The trade was a 7.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.53, for a total value of $159,530.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 37,131 shares in the company, valued at $5,923,508.43. This trade represents a 2.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 31,729 shares of company stock worth $4,784,679. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Putney Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 56.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 208 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.