Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.250-6.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.0 billion-$7.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.3 billion. Electronic Arts also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.760-1.170 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EA has been the topic of several research reports. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Electronic Arts from $170.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America upped their target price on Electronic Arts from $130.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $173.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $175.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Raymond James cut shares of Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $155.24.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

Shares of EA stock traded up $0.32 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $130.79. 2,452,915 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,342,386. Electronic Arts has a fifty-two week low of $115.21 and a fifty-two week high of $168.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $145.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.54.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.41 by ($1.07). Electronic Arts had a net margin of 14.12% and a return on equity of 18.56%. Analysts predict that Electronic Arts will post 5.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Electronic Arts’s payout ratio is currently 19.34%.

Insider Activity at Electronic Arts

In related news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total transaction of $122,030.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 28,216 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,443,198.48. This represents a 3.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.30, for a total transaction of $244,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 23,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,814,688. This trade represents a 6.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 23,500 shares of company stock worth $3,562,510 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Electronic Arts Company Profile

Electronic Arts Inc develops, markets, publishes, and distributes games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets worldwide. It develops and publishes games and services across various genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation primarily under the Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed, and license games from others, including FIFA, Madden NFL, UFC, and Star Wars brands.