FY2025 EPS Estimate for Electronic Arts Boosted by Analyst

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the game software company will post earnings of $4.73 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.67. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on EA. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $173.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Ascendiant Capital Markets increased their price target on Electronic Arts from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $139.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on 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, Raymond James downgraded shares of Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Electronic Arts currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $154.22.

Electronic Arts Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EA opened at $145.10 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $140.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $144.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.92, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.79. Electronic Arts has a 52 week low of $115.21 and a 52 week high of $168.50.

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

Insider Activity at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.65, for a total value of $218,475.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 19,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,772,156.45. This represents a 7.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.14, for a total value of $650,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 37,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,895,216.10. The trade was a 11.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,032,740. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EA. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 689.3% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,238,496 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $178,987,000 after buying an additional 1,081,589 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 353.4% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 1,269,258 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $185,692,000 after purchasing an additional 989,319 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in Electronic Arts by 224.8% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,207,854 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $176,709,000 after buying an additional 835,985 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 130.0% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,201,353 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $175,758,000 after acquiring an additional 679,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 11,587.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 669,367 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $96,737,000 after acquiring an additional 663,640 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.23% of the company’s stock.

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.