DA Davidson Weighs in on Electronic Arts FY2025 Earnings

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. DA Davidson analyst W. Swanson forecasts that the game software company will post earnings of $4.35 per share for the year. 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 $4.75 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.31 EPS.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last released its 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 net margin of 14.28% and a return on equity of 17.80%.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Moffett Nathanson raised Electronic Arts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Bank of America boosted their price target on Electronic Arts from $130.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Roth Mkm cut their target price on Electronic Arts from $158.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com downgraded Electronic Arts from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $139.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $154.55.

Electronic Arts Stock Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ:EA opened at $130.93 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.79. Electronic Arts has a twelve month low of $115.21 and a twelve month high of $168.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $137.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.14, for a total value of $650,700.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 37,615 shares in the company, valued at $4,895,216.10. This trade represents a 11.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Stuart Canfield sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.11, for a total value of $130,110.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 9,516 shares in the company, valued at $1,238,126.76. This represents a 9.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,500 shares of company stock valued at $3,593,095 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning increased its position in Electronic Arts by 5.3% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,676 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $3,826,000 after buying an additional 1,351 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 139.5% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,975 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $414,000 after purchasing an additional 1,733 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 10.7% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 129,387 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $18,559,000 after purchasing an additional 12,468 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 5.8% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,371 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $627,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lecap Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Electronic Arts in the third quarter valued at $914,000. 90.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.