Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) Competitors

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) and Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Is EA or TTWO more profitable?

Electronic Arts has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Take-Two Interactive Software's net margin of -79.50%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 18.73% beat Take-Two Interactive Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electronic Arts	15.02%	18.73%	10.37%
Take-Two Interactive Software	-79.50%	3.74%	1.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, EA or TTWO?

Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Take-Two Interactive Software has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EA or TTWO?

90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EA or TTWO?

In the previous week, Electronic Arts had 10 more articles in the media than Take-Two Interactive Software. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Electronic Arts and 24 mentions for Take-Two Interactive Software. Take-Two Interactive Software's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.89 indicating that Take-Two Interactive Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Electronic Arts	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Take-Two Interactive Software	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer EA or TTWO?

Electronic Arts currently has a consensus target price of $162.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.43%. Take-Two Interactive Software has a consensus target price of $230.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Given Electronic Arts' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Electronic Arts is more favorable than Take-Two Interactive Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Take-Two Interactive Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Which has better valuation & earnings, EA or TTWO?

Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than Take-Two Interactive Software. Take-Two Interactive Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electronic Arts, 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
Electronic Arts	$7.46B	5.01	$1.12B	$4.24	35.07
Take-Two Interactive Software	$5.63B	7.37	-$4.48B	-$25.39	-9.21

Summary

Electronic Arts beats Take-Two Interactive Software on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.