Electronic Arts FY2025 EPS Forecast Boosted by Roth Capital

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Electronic Arts in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the game software company will post earnings of $4.73 per share for the year, up from their prior 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.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $150.00 to $135.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com lowered Electronic Arts from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Electronic Arts from $145.00 to $142.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Moffett Nathanson raised Electronic Arts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $145.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $173.00 target price on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $154.22.

Electronic Arts Price Performance

NASDAQ EA traded up $6.00 on Thursday, hitting $151.10. The company had a trading volume of 5,109,190 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,683,048. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.38. The company's fifty day moving average price is $140.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $144.56. The company has a market capitalization of $39.38 billion, a PE ratio of 38.45, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.74. Electronic Arts has a 12-month low of $115.21 and a 12-month high of $168.50.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 earnings per share 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 Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total value of $122,030.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 28,216 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,443,198.48. This trade represents a 3.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a 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 Tuesday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.37, for a total value of $726,850.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 27,615 shares in the company, valued at $4,014,392.55. This represents a 15.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 23,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,178,300 over the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Forum Financial Management LP increased its holdings in Electronic Arts by 5.0% in the first quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 3,039 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Bailard Inc. boosted its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 6,285 shares of the game software company's stock worth $908,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Graypoint LLC increased its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 2,786 shares of the game software company's stock valued at $403,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 2,665 shares of the game software company's stock worth $385,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Electronic Arts by 24.7% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 306,620 shares of the game software company's stock worth $44,313,000 after purchasing an additional 60,709 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.