Electronic Arts FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by Roth Capital

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Analysts at Roth Capital increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Electronic Arts in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the game software company will post earnings of $4.67 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.37. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $4.99 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.92 EPS.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 EPS 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%.

EA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. DZ Bank raised shares of Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $135.00 to $177.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Electronic Arts from $175.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Raymond James cut Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective 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. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $155.24.

Electronic Arts Trading Up 2.7 %

Electronic Arts stock opened at $132.09 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $143.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $147.34. 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 $34.43 billion, a PE ratio of 33.61, 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Electronic Arts

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new position in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter valued at about $5,117,000. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Electronic Arts by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,724 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $691,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Electronic Arts by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,774 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $698,000 after acquiring an additional 273 shares during the period. Cibc World Markets Corp grew its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 156,665 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $22,920,000 after purchasing an additional 3,374 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Capital Co raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. Addison Capital Co now owns 2,994 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total value of $122,030.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 28,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,443,198.48. The trade was a 3.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.83, for a total transaction of $327,075.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 47,514 shares in the company, valued at $6,216,256.62. This represents a 5.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 26,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,889,585. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Electronic Arts’s payout ratio is currently 19.34%.

About Electronic Arts

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.