Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) Declares $0.19 Quarterly Dividend

Key Points

• Electronic Arts declared a $0.19 quarterly dividend payable June 17 to shareholders of record May 27, equal to a $0.76 annual payout (≈0.4% yield) and supported by a low payout ratio (~8.5%), indicating the dividend is well covered by earnings.
• EA shares trade around $201.6 (market cap ≈$50.4B) with a high PE (~75.8) and near a 52‑week high of $204.88, while the Street’s consensus is a "Hold" with an average price target of $188.30, implying limited upside from current levels.
• Analyst sentiment is cautious—three Buy, nineteen Hold and one Sell—with some firms (e.g., Citigroup) recently trimming price targets into the low $200s.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 27th will be paid a dividend of 0.19 per share by the game software company on Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 27th.

Electronic Arts has a dividend payout ratio of 8.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Electronic Arts to earn $7.14 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.76 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.6%.

Electronic Arts Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Electronic Arts stock opened at $201.57 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.44 billion, a PE ratio of 75.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company's fifty day moving average price is $201.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $202.20. Electronic Arts has a 52-week low of $141.19 and a 52-week high of $204.88.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EA. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Electronic Arts from $207.00 to $202.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $188.30.

Electronic Arts Company Profile

Electronic Arts Inc NASDAQ: EA is a global interactive entertainment company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, EA develops, publishes and distributes video games and related content for a variety of platforms, including consoles, personal computers and mobile devices. The company combines in-house development, partnerships and studio acquisitions to create and maintain a portfolio of entertainment properties and live-service experiences for players worldwide.

EA's product lineup spans several well-known franchises and genres.

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