Electronic Arts (EA) Competitors

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor SHOP or EA?

In the previous week, Shopify had 32 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Shopify and 25 mentions for Electronic Arts. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.94 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shopify	41 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electronic Arts	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SHOP or EA?

Shopify has higher revenue and earnings than Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shopify	$8.88B	14.75	$2.02B	$1.55	65.25
Electronic Arts	$7.35B	5.05	$1.27B	$3.93	36.21

Is SHOP or EA more profitable?

Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 14.28%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 17.80% beat Shopify's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shopify	22.74%	12.00%	9.79%
Electronic Arts	14.28%	17.80%	10.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, SHOP or EA?

Shopify has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHOP or EA?

69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SHOP or EA?

Shopify currently has a consensus target price of $126.31, suggesting a potential upside of 24.90%. Electronic Arts has a consensus target price of $154.78, suggesting a potential upside of 8.78%. Given Shopify's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shopify is more favorable than Electronic Arts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shopify	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHOP or EA?

Electronic Arts received 151 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.21% of users gave Electronic Arts an outperform vote while only 66.35% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shopify	Outperform Votes 1414 66.35%	Underperform Votes 717 33.65%
Electronic Arts	Outperform Votes 1565 74.21%	Underperform Votes 544 25.79%

Summary

Shopify beats Electronic Arts on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.