Electronic Arts (EA) Competitors $200.46 -0.23 (-0.11%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$200.48 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 07:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EA vs. GOOG, MSFT, NFLX, TTWO, RBLX, SHOP, CRWD, NTES, SNOW, and NETShould you be buying Electronic Arts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Electronic Arts include Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix (NFLX), Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), Roblox (RBLX), Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), Snowflake (SNOW), and Cloudflare (NET). Electronic Arts vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Microsoft Netflix Take-Two Interactive Software Roblox Shopify CrowdStrike NetEase Snowflake Cloudflare Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Is GOOG or EA more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 13.94%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat Electronic Arts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet31.12% 34.31% 24.88% Electronic Arts 13.94%18.43%9.93% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GOOG or EA? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Electronic Arts. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electronic Arts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlphabet$371.40B8.19$100.12B$9.3926.78Electronic Arts$7.46B6.72$1.12B$3.9950.24 Is GOOG or EA a better dividend stock? Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Electronic Arts pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Alphabet pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Electronic Arts pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Does the media favor GOOG or EA? In the previous week, Alphabet had 124 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 202 mentions for Alphabet and 78 mentions for Electronic Arts. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.35 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 152 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Electronic Arts 27 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend GOOG or EA? Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $235.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.43%. Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $177.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.70%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Electronic Arts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alphabet 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Electronic Arts 1 Sell rating(s) 25 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 Do institutionals and insiders believe in GOOG or EA? 27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, GOOG or EA? Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlphabet beats Electronic Arts on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Electronic Arts News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElectronic ArtsGAMING IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$50.21B$9.08B$8.41B$10.57BDividend Yield0.38%2.07%2.99%4.69%P/E Ratio50.2419.3218.3627.12Price / Sales6.7221.556.38135.31Price / Cash31.9620.3514.8731.10Price / Book8.1813.954.926.67Net Income$1.12B$12.37M$256.85M$276.23M7 Day Performance-0.79%-1.61%-0.36%3.31%1 Month Performance18.88%8.87%1.97%10.76%1 Year Performance40.48%12.62%45.26%33.58% Electronic Arts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EAElectronic Arts4.1514 of 5 stars$200.46-0.1%$177.00-11.7%+40.6%$50.21B$7.46B50.2414,500GOOGAlphabet4.5314 of 5 stars$244.36-1.1%$230.35-5.7%+46.2%$2.96T$350.02B26.02190,200Trending NewsMSFTMicrosoft4.9391 of 5 stars$514.60+0.6%$614.45+19.4%+24.3%$3.83T$281.72B37.73228,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.6217 of 5 stars$1,206.41-0.3%$1,328.87+10.2%+60.3%$512.64B$39.00B51.4014,000Analyst ForecastTTWOTake-Two Interactive Software3.8286 of 5 stars$259.96+1.5%$248.32-4.5%+69.9%$47.95B$5.63B-10.8612,928Positive NewsRBLXRoblox2.4763 of 5 stars$141.61+4.9%$126.24-10.9%+192.7%$91.34B$3.60B-99.032,474Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpSHOPShopify3.3046 of 5 stars$149.00+6.2%$151.69+1.8%+95.5%$193.65B$8.88B83.248,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCRWDCrowdStrike4.4559 of 5 stars$488.54+1.5%$483.79-1.0%+67.6%$122.60B$3.95B-410.5310,118Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNTESNetEase3.9592 of 5 stars$151.36+2.5%$132.00-12.8%+48.1%$95.90B$14.43B20.4826,028Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑SNOWSnowflake4.2148 of 5 stars$225.76+0.5%$255.53+13.2%+105.2%$76.49B$3.63B-54.407,834Insider TradeGap UpNETCloudflare3.7791 of 5 stars$218.55+1.0%$191.28-12.5%+160.0%$76.16B$1.67B-642.794,263 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alphabet Alternatives Microsoft Alternatives Netflix Alternatives Take-Two Interactive Software Alternatives Roblox Alternatives Shopify Alternatives CrowdStrike Alternatives NetEase Alternatives Snowflake Alternatives Cloudflare Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EA) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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