Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Research Coverage Started at DA Davidson

DA Davidson started coverage on shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) in a research report report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage issued a neutral rating and a $140.00 price objective on the game software company’s stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.31 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on EA. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $130.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $173.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com downgraded Electronic Arts from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Benchmark cut their price objective on Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $154.55.

Electronic Arts Trading Up 0.7 %

Electronic Arts stock opened at $130.93 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $137.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $146.24. The company has a market cap of $34.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.79. Electronic Arts has a 52-week low of $115.21 and a 52-week high of $168.50. 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 (NASDAQ:EA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 earnings per share (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%. Analysts predict that Electronic Arts will post 4.75 EPS for the current year.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.14, for a total transaction of $650,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.45, for a total transaction of $164,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 30,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,969,021.20. This represents a 3.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,500 shares of company stock worth $3,593,095 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 31.8% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 290 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC grew its stake in Electronic Arts by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 2,285 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Electronic Arts by 5.1% in the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Intrust Bank NA lifted its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 2,475 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $362,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 812 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.