Electronic Arts (EA) Competitors $155.35 -1.68 (-1.07%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$155.28 -0.06 (-0.04%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 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, APP, NTES, and CRWVShould 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), AppLovin (APP), NetEase (NTES), and CoreWeave (CRWV). Electronic Arts vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Microsoft Netflix Take-Two Interactive Software Roblox Shopify CrowdStrike AppLovin NetEase CoreWeave Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has better earnings and 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$350.02B6.25$100.12B$8.9720.09Electronic Arts$7.46B5.23$1.12B$4.2436.64 Is GOOG or EA a better dividend stock? Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Does the media favor GOOG or EA? In the previous week, Alphabet had 131 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 181 mentions for Alphabet and 50 mentions for Electronic Arts. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.56 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 124 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Electronic Arts 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GOOG or EA more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 30.86% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 15.02%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.54% beat Electronic Arts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet30.86% 34.54% 25.07% Electronic Arts 15.02%18.73%10.37% Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer GOOG or EA? Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $206.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.52%. Electronic Arts has a consensus target price of $162.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 6 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Electronic Arts 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has more risk and volatility, GOOG or EA? Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% 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. 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$39.03B$8.61B$8.27B$9.02BDividend Yield0.48%2.09%3.19%4.10%P/E Ratio36.6421.7020.9920.28Price / Sales5.233.293.30121.46Price / Cash25.0120.0517.3757.47Price / Book6.3412.414.625.68Net Income$1.12B$24.40M$212.83M$248.96M7 Day Performance-1.52%3.88%3.37%3.30%1 Month Performance4.64%6.52%10.66%5.20%1 Year Performance12.03%13.28%10.44%21.37% Electronic Arts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EAElectronic Arts4.187 of 5 stars$155.35-1.1%$162.80+4.8%+12.0%$39.03B$7.46B36.6414,500Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGAlphabet4.8635 of 5 stars$177.39-0.5%$206.38+16.3%-3.8%$2.15T$359.71B19.78190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeMSFTMicrosoft4.7047 of 5 stars$497.41+0.3%$521.14+4.8%+8.1%$3.70T$245.12B38.44228,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.4393 of 5 stars$1,339.13+1.2%$1,172.73-12.4%+89.8%$569.89B$39.00B63.2914,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTTWOTake-Two Interactive Software4.1378 of 5 stars$242.85+0.6%$228.10-6.1%+56.9%$43.09B$5.63B-9.567,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRBLXRoblox2.545 of 5 stars$105.11-0.5%$80.57-23.4%+174.1%$71.29B$3.60B-78.442,130Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSHOPShopify4.0235 of 5 stars$115.00+1.2%$115.66+0.6%+75.9%$149.20B$9.38B74.1911,600Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.4837 of 5 stars$509.31+2.0%$453.88-10.9%+32.7%$126.95B$3.95B-738.1310,118Trending NewsInsider TradeAPPAppLovin4.3028 of 5 stars$350.08+4.9%$438.85+25.4%+291.3%$118.46B$4.71B63.191,710Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNTESNetEase4.3568 of 5 stars$134.58+1.5%$119.38-11.3%+39.3%$85.27B$14.43B19.3632,100CRWVCoreWeaveN/A$163.06+1.9%$65.00-60.1%N/A$78.27B$2.71B0.00881Options Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alphabet Alternatives Microsoft Alternatives Netflix Alternatives Take-Two Interactive Software Alternatives Roblox Alternatives Shopify Alternatives CrowdStrike Alternatives AppLovin Alternatives NetEase Alternatives CoreWeave 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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