FY2025 EPS Estimates for Electronic Arts Boosted by Analyst

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research note issued on Friday, March 7th. DA Davidson analyst W. Swanson now anticipates that the game software company will post earnings of $4.58 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.35. DA Davidson has a “Hold” rating and a $140.00 price objective 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.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last announced its quarterly 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. StockNews.com downgraded Electronic Arts from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Bank of America upped their price target on Electronic Arts from $130.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. BNP Paribas downgraded Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $125.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Electronic Arts from $145.00 to $142.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Benchmark cut their price objective on Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $154.78.

Electronic Arts Price Performance

NASDAQ EA opened at $140.04 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $133.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $145.21. Electronic Arts has a 52-week low of $115.21 and a 52-week high of $168.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.38. 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 Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total value of $122,030.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 28,216 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,443,198.48. This represents a 3.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 24,500 shares of company stock worth $3,428,645 in the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Electronic Arts

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EA. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Electronic Arts during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its holdings 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 purchasing 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 purchased a new position in shares of Electronic Arts in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Hedge funds and other 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.