NASDAQ:EA

Electronic Arts Stock Forecast, Price & News

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$139.45

+0.51 (+0.37 %)

(As of 01/15/2021 12:58 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$137.95

Now: $139.45▼

$140.61

50-Day Range

$121.51

MA: $136.95▼

$143.60

52-Week Range

$85.69

Now: $139.45▼

$147.36

Volume76,800 shs

Average Volume2.77 million shs

Market Capitalization$40.42 billion

P/E Ratio31.06

Dividend Yield0.50%

Beta0.92

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, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed, and Plants v. Zombies brands; and license games from others, including FIFA, Madden NFL, and Star Wars brands. It also provides advertising services; and licenses its games to third parties to distribute and host its games. The company markets and sells its games and services through digital distribution and retail channels, as well as directly to mass market retailers, specialty stores, and distribution arrangements. It has a strategic partnership with KLab Inc. for game development and operation. Electronic Arts Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

2.14 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

21st out of 445 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

5th out of 222 stocks

2.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Electronic Arts has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $143.04, Electronic Arts has a forecasted upside of 2.8% from its current price of $139.19.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Electronic Arts has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Electronic Arts has received 1,442 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Electronic Arts has received 832 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Electronic Arts has received 63.41% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Electronic Arts and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe EA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe EA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Electronic Arts has a dividend yield of 0.50%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Electronic Arts does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Electronic Arts is 14.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Electronic Arts will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.38% next year. This indicates that Electronic Arts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.7 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Electronic Arts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,625,303.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.92% of the stock of Electronic Arts is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
87.95% of the stock of Electronic Arts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Electronic Arts are expected to grow by 14.25% in the coming year, from $4.14 to $4.73 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Electronic Arts is 31.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.49.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Electronic Arts is 31.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 54.68.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Electronic Arts has a PEG Ratio of 2.94. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Electronic Arts has a P/B Ratio of 5.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustryHome Entertainment Software

SectorConsumer Discretionary

Current SymbolNASDAQ:EA

Previous Symbol

CUSIP28551210

CIK712515

Webwww.ea.com

Phone650-628-1500

Employees9,800

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.05

Current Ratio2.75

Quick Ratio2.75

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio31.06

Forward P/E Ratio33.68

P/E Growth2.94

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$5.54 billion

Price / Sales7.30

Cash Flow$5.28 per share

Price / Cash Flow26.43

Book Value$25.76 per share

Price / Book5.41

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.76

Net Income$3.04 billion

Net Margins23.51%

Return on Equity17.85%

Return on Assets12.11%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares289,854,000

Market Cap$40.42 billion

Next Earnings Date2/2/2021 (Confirmed)

OptionableOptionable

$139.45

+0.51 (+0.37 %)

(As of 01/15/2021 12:58 PM ET)

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Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Electronic Arts' stock price been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Electronic Arts' stock was trading at $101.18 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EA shares have increased by 36.9% and is now trading at $138.56.
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Is Electronic Arts a buy right now?

26 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Electronic Arts in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Electronic Arts stock.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Electronic Arts?

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When is Electronic Arts' next earnings date?

Electronic Arts is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 2nd 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Electronic Arts.

How can I listen to Electronic Arts' earnings call?

Electronic Arts will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 2nd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

How were Electronic Arts' earnings last quarter?

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 5th. The game software company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.29) by $0.26. The game software company earned $910 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $955.62 million. Electronic Arts had a net margin of 23.51% and a return on equity of 17.85%.
View Electronic Arts' earnings history.

How often does Electronic Arts pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Electronic Arts?

Electronic Arts announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Wednesday, December 23rd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 1st.
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Is Electronic Arts a good dividend stock?

Electronic Arts pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.50%. The dividend payout ratio of Electronic Arts is 14.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Electronic Arts will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.38% next year. This indicates that Electronic Arts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
View Electronic Arts' dividend history.

What guidance has Electronic Arts issued on next quarter's earnings?

Electronic Arts issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.40. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.95 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.06 billion.

What price target have analysts set for EA?

26 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Electronic Arts' stock. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $170.00. On average, they anticipate Electronic Arts' share price to reach $143.04 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price.
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Are investors shorting Electronic Arts?

Electronic Arts saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,920,000 shares, an increase of 24.5% from the December 15th total of 5,560,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,870,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 2.4% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Who are some of Electronic Arts' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Electronic Arts include SAP (SAP), Shopify (SHOP), Square (SQ), ServiceNow (NOW), Intuit (INTU), Snowflake (SNOW), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Autodesk (ADSK), Twilio (TWLO), VMware (VMW), Dassault Systèmes (DASTY), CrowdStrike (CRWD), DocuSign (DOCU), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Veeva Systems (VEEV).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Electronic Arts own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Electronic Arts investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), The Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), PayPal (PYPL), Adobe (ADBE) and Visa (V).

Who are Electronic Arts' key executives?

Electronic Arts' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Andrew Wilson, CEO & Director (Age 45, Pay $5.34M)
Mr. Blake J. Jorgensen, COO & CFO (Age 60, Pay $2.65M)
Mr. Kenneth Moss, Chief Technology Officer (Age 54, Pay $1.9M)
Mr. Christopher Bruzzo, Chief Marketing Officer (Age 50, Pay $1.89M)
Ms. Laura Miele, Chief Studios Officer (Age 50, Pay $1.95M)
Mr. Kenneth A. Barker, Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 53)
Mr. Chris Evenden, VP of Investor Relations
Mr. Jacob J. Schatz, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 51)
Mr. David Tinson, Sr. VP of Global Communications
Ms. Mala Singh, Chief People Officer (Age 49)

What is Electronic Arts' stock symbol?

Electronic Arts trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EA."

Who are Electronic Arts' major shareholders?

Electronic Arts' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.16%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.09%), Barton Investment Management (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Huntington National Bank (0.04%) and Hexavest Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own Electronic Arts stock include Andrew Wilson, Blake J Jorgensen, Chris Bruzzo, Jacob J Schatz, Jay C Hoag, Joel Linzner, Kenneth A Barker, Laura Miele, Lawrence F Probst III, Leonard S Coleman Jr, Luis A Ubinas, Matthew Bilbey 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 Hexavest Inc., Barton Investment Management, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New England Research & Management Inc., National Investment Services of America LLC, Sowell Financial Services LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., and Diversified Trust Co. 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, Laura Miele, Lawrence F Probst III, Leonard S Coleman Jr, Matthew Bilbey, and Vijayanthimala Singh.
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Which major investors are buying Electronic Arts stock?

EA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., Central Bank & Trust Co., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Strategic Investment Advisors MI, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, and Jacobs & Co. CA.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Electronic Arts' stock price today?

One share of EA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $138.56.

How big of a company is Electronic Arts?

Electronic Arts has a market capitalization of $40.16 billion and generates $5.54 billion in revenue each year. The game software company earns $3.04 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.76 on an earnings per share basis. Electronic Arts employs 9,800 workers across the globe.

What is Electronic Arts' official website?

The official website for Electronic Arts is www.ea.com.

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]

This page was last updated on 1/15/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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