Electronic Arts (EA) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) is projected to release its Q1 2026 earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, July 29th. Analysts expect Electronic Arts to post earnings of $0.13 per share and revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

EA stock opened at $151.68 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $38.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.73. Electronic Arts has a 12 month low of $115.21 and a 12 month high of $168.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $151.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $142.87.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th were given a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio is 17.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Roth Capital raised shares of Electronic Arts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $175.00 to $185.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 target price on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $153.00 target price (up from $139.00) on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In other news, insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.50, for a total value of $398,750.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 60,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,664,424. This trade represents a 3.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.53, for a total transaction of $159,530.00. Following the completion of 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. Insiders sold a total of 31,729 shares of company stock worth $4,822,884 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Electronic Arts by 150.8% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 316 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Electronic Arts by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,420 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $500,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Electronic Arts by 167.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 19,306 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $2,790,000 after acquiring an additional 12,076 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.