Electronic Arts (EA) Competitors $200.35 -0.40 (-0.20%) Closing price 10/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$200.50 +0.15 (+0.07%) As of 05:33 AM 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, 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), AppLovin (APP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), Snowflake (SNOW), and Cloudflare (NET). Electronic Arts vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Microsoft Netflix Take-Two Interactive Software Roblox AppLovin CrowdStrike NetEase Snowflake Cloudflare Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, GOOG or EA? Alphabet has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOOG or EA? 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer GOOG or EA? In the previous week, Alphabet had 140 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 170 mentions for Alphabet and 30 mentions for Electronic Arts. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.76 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 134 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Electronic Arts 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GOOG or EA? Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $244.68, suggesting a potential downside of 2.86%. Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $177.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.65%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 21 Buy rating(s) 6 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Electronic Arts 1 Sell rating(s) 25 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 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% 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$350.02B8.70$100.12B$9.3926.82Electronic Arts$7.46B6.72$1.12B$3.9950.21 SummaryAlphabet beats Electronic Arts on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$50.23B$9.03B$8.40B$10.55BDividend Yield0.38%2.21%3.11%4.78%P/E Ratio50.2118.7118.1027.19Price / Sales6.7216.836.25132.96Price / Cash31.9719.7916.3862.13Price / Book8.1814.174.936.65Net Income$1.12B$12.37M$256.64M$276.79M7 Day Performance0.17%-1.34%1.07%1.75%1 Month Performance15.42%-2.63%-4.49%5.15%1 Year Performance38.94%2.79%33.11%36.96% Electronic Arts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EAElectronic Arts4.3796 of 5 stars$200.35-0.2%$177.00-11.7%+38.1%$50.23B$7.46B50.2114,500Trending NewsInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.6663 of 5 stars$251.51+2.1%$235.33-6.4%+51.1%$3.04T$350.02B26.78190,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMSFTMicrosoft4.9831 of 5 stars$528.57+2.2%$618.47+17.0%+22.9%$3.93T$281.72B38.75228,000Trending NewsNFLXNetflix4.7282 of 5 stars$1,163.31+0.9%$1,335.00+14.8%+68.6%$494.32B$41.69B49.5714,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTTWOTake-Two Interactive Software3.7266 of 5 stars$256.98-0.3%$249.50-2.9%+67.3%$47.41B$5.80B-10.7312,928Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRBLXRoblox2.7683 of 5 stars$126.33+3.0%$126.72+0.3%+225.1%$81.49B$3.60B-88.342,474Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAPPAppLovin2.9992 of 5 stars$587.00-14.0%$579.81-1.2%+318.1%$198.55B$4.71B83.381,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CRWDCrowdStrike4.1724 of 5 stars$495.95+1.2%$487.11-1.8%+57.5%$124.46B$3.95B-416.7610,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.3935 of 5 stars$151.04-0.3%$132.00-12.6%+81.5%$95.70B$109.68B20.4426,028Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SNOWSnowflake4.2095 of 5 stars$242.73+3.2%$255.53+5.3%+102.0%$82.24B$3.63B-58.497,834Gap UpNETCloudflare4.0684 of 5 stars$221.09+2.0%$191.28-13.5%+131.0%$77.05B$1.67B-650.264,263Positive NewsInsider Trade 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 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 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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