Electronic Arts Inc. develops, markets, publishes, and distributes games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets worldwide. The company develops and publishes games and services across various genres, such as sports, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation primarily under the Battlefield, Mass Effect, Need for Speed, The Sims, and Plants v. Zombies brands; and license games from others, such as FIFA, Madden NFL, and Star Wars. It also provides advertisement services on its online Web pages and games; and licenses its game software to third parties. The company markets and sells its games and services through digital distribution channels, as well as through retail channels, such as mass market retailers, electronics specialty stores, and game software specialty stores. Electronic Arts Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Prepackaged software
Sub-IndustryHome Entertainment Software
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone650-628-1500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$5.15 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees9,300
OptionableOptionable
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Electronic Arts' stock symbol?
Electronic Arts trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EA."
How will Electronic Arts' stock buyback program work?
Electronic Arts declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 45% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Electronic Arts' earnings last quarter?
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The game software company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.46. The game software company earned $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. Electronic Arts had a return on equity of 26.01% and a net margin of 18.76%. Electronic Arts's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. View Electronic Arts' Earnings History.
When is Electronic Arts' next earnings date?
How can I listen to Electronic Arts' earnings call?
Electronic Arts will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 5th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8663934306.
What guidance has Electronic Arts issued on next quarter's earnings?
Electronic Arts issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.11 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.51. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.24 billion.Electronic Arts also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $4.50-4.50 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for EA?
26 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Electronic Arts' shares. Their predictions range from $95.00 to $153.00. On average, they anticipate Electronic Arts' stock price to reach $128.6250 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 39.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Electronic Arts.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Electronic Arts?
26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Electronic Arts in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 21 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Electronic Arts.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Electronic Arts stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Electronic Arts stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "EA’s second-quarter fiscal 2019 earnings and revenues increased year over year on strong digital net bookings growth. Increase in live services net bookings driven by FIFA, Madden and Madden Ultimate Teams, and The Sims 4 primarily contributed to growth in digital net bookings. Additionally, FIFA eWorld Cup Final led to four times increase in global viewership, while FIFA Mobile witnessed a significant increase in daily active players in the quarter. Further, ahead of EA’s Battlefield V release, management noted that more than 10 million unique players are engaged with the existing Battlefield games, which is a positive. However, intense competition from the likes of Activision and Take-Two Interactive is expected to hurt market share expansion. Shares have underperformed the industry on a year-to-date basis." (11/13/2018)
- 2. Jefferies Financial Group Inc analysts commented, "Strong results across EA’s portfolio (Ultimate Team, FIFA, full-game downloads, mobile) offset underperformance for key holiday title Star Wars Battlefront, which sold est 9MM units vs expected 13-14MM. It is notable EA is able to raise FY’18 guide by 5c in this environment. Looking to F’19, the lineup looks strong headlined by FIFA (World Cup year) and Battlefield, which faces easy Star Wars comps." (1/31/2018)
Has Electronic Arts been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about EA stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Electronic Arts earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the game software company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Are investors shorting Electronic Arts?
Electronic Arts saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 14th, there was short interest totalling 7,364,101 shares, a drop of 18.0% from the November 30th total of 8,985,302 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,666,905 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Electronic Arts' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Electronic Arts' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Electronic Arts include VMware (VMW), Intuit (INTU), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), ServiceNow (NOW), Dassault Systemes (DASTY), Autodesk (ADSK), Square (SQ), CA (CA), Splunk (SPLK), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Shopify (SHOP), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Synopsys (SNPS) and ANSYS (ANSS).
Who are Electronic Arts' key executives?
Electronic Arts' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Andrew Wilson, CEO & Director (Age 43)
- Mr. Blake J. Jorgensen, COO & CFO (Age 58)
- Mr. Kenneth Moss, Exec. VP & CTO (Age 52)
- Mr. Christopher Bruzzo, Chief Marketing Officer (Age 48)
- Mr. Kenneth A. Barker, Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 51)
Who are Electronic Arts' major shareholders?
Electronic Arts' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include DNB Asset Management AS (0.13%), Barton Investment Management (0.09%), Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.04%) and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%). Company insiders that own Electronic Arts stock include Andrew Wilson, Blake J Jorgensen, Chris Bruzzo, Denise Warren, Jacob J Schatz, Jay C Hoag, Joel Linzner, Kenneth A Barker, Kenneth A Moss, Laura Miele, Lawrence F Probst III, Leonard S Coleman Jr, Luis A Ubinas, Matthew Bilbey, Patrick Soderlund, Peter R Moore and Vijayanthimala Singh. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Electronic Arts.
Which major investors are selling Electronic Arts stock?
EA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Patten & Patten Inc. TN, Coastline Trust Co, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Sit Investment Associates Inc., National Investment Services Inc. WI, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Barton Investment Management. Company insiders that have sold Electronic Arts company stock in the last year include Andrew Wilson, Blake J Jorgensen, Chris Bruzzo, Jacob J Schatz, Jay C Hoag, Joel Linzner, Kenneth A Barker, Kenneth A Moss, Laura Miele, Lawrence F Probst III, Leonard S Coleman Jr, Luis A Ubinas, Matthew Bilbey, Patrick Soderlund and Vijayanthimala Singh. View Insider Buying and Selling for Electronic Arts.
Which major investors are buying Electronic Arts stock?
EA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, USS Investment Management Ltd, Moody National Bank Trust Division, Diversified Trust Co, Appleton Partners Inc. MA and Beech Hill Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Electronic Arts.
How do I buy shares of Electronic Arts?
Shares of EA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Electronic Arts' stock price today?
One share of EA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $92.52.
How big of a company is Electronic Arts?
Electronic Arts has a market capitalization of $26.98 billion and generates $5.15 billion in revenue each year. The game software company earns $1.04 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.44 on an earnings per share basis. Electronic Arts employs 9,300 workers across the globe.
What is Electronic Arts' official website?
How can I contact Electronic Arts?
Electronic Arts' mailing address is 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA, 94065. The game software company can be reached via phone at 650-628-1500 or via email at [email protected]
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