Electronic Arts (EA) Competitors $152.64 -1.09 (-0.71%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$152.81 +0.17 (+0.11%) As of 07:43 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, APP, CRWD, NTES, INFY, and SNOWShould 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), AppLovin (APP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), American Noble Gas (INFY), and Snowflake (SNOW). Electronic Arts vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Microsoft Netflix Take-Two Interactive Software Roblox AppLovin CrowdStrike NetEase American Noble Gas Snowflake Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate GOOG or EA? Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $215.19, indicating a potential upside of 11.38%. Electronic Arts has a consensus target price of $162.71, indicating a potential upside of 6.60%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Electronic Arts 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48 Does the media prefer GOOG or EA? In the previous week, Alphabet had 237 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 265 mentions for Alphabet and 28 mentions for Electronic Arts. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.89 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 172 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 48 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Electronic Arts 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher 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$350.02B6.70$100.12B$8.9721.54Electronic Arts$7.46B5.14$1.12B$4.2436.00 Is GOOG or EA a better dividend stock? Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Electronic Arts pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Alphabet pays out 9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Electronic Arts pays out 17.9% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, GOOG or EA? Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GOOG or EA more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 15.02%. Alphabet's return on equity of 35.22% beat Electronic Arts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet31.12% 35.22% 25.57% Electronic Arts 15.02%18.73%10.37% 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. Email Address 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$38.63B$9.07B$8.41B$9.48BDividend Yield0.48%2.09%3.07%3.99%P/E Ratio36.0021.7121.2619.95Price / Sales5.142.853.29102.72Price / Cash24.4820.1216.9358.97Price / Book6.2313.614.855.90Net Income$1.12B$25.40M$215.28M$258.42M7 Day Performance1.88%-0.57%1.61%1.94%1 Month Performance-3.36%9.25%41.53%12.02%1 Year Performance8.12%16.87%17.53%20.81% Electronic Arts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EAElectronic Arts4.1257 of 5 stars$152.64-0.7%$162.71+6.6%+8.3%$38.63B$7.46B36.0014,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8891 of 5 stars$191.15+2.8%$208.40+9.0%+4.3%$2.32T$350.02B21.31190,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpMSFTMicrosoft4.5496 of 5 stars$510.06+0.0%$543.79+6.6%+13.7%$3.79T$245.12B39.42228,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.3148 of 5 stars$1,233.27+2.0%$1,297.66+5.2%+83.1%$524.84B$41.69B52.5514,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTTWOTake-Two Interactive Software4.3301 of 5 stars$231.63+0.2%$230.25-0.6%+50.8%$41.10B$5.63B-9.1212,928Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRBLXRoblox2.7308 of 5 stars$124.460.0%$86.68-30.4%+188.5%$84.42B$3.60B-92.882,474Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAPPAppLovin3.8549 of 5 stars$366.17+0.5%$438.43+19.7%+332.1%$123.91B$4.71B66.101,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCRWDCrowdStrike4.4517 of 5 stars$481.58+1.2%$460.93-4.3%+71.6%$120.03B$3.95B-697.9410,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.1635 of 5 stars$137.35+0.9%$119.38-13.1%+50.6%$87.02B$14.43B19.7626,028INFYAmerican Noble Gas2.449 of 5 stars$18.210.0%$17.73-2.6%-16.4%$75.43B$19.28B23.95323,578Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake3.932 of 5 stars$215.54-0.6%$226.73+5.2%+60.2%$71.96B$3.63B-51.207,834Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alphabet Alternatives Microsoft Alternatives Netflix Alternatives Take-Two Interactive Software Alternatives Roblox Alternatives AppLovin Alternatives CrowdStrike Alternatives NetEase Alternatives American Noble Gas Alternatives Snowflake 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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