Roth Capital Forecasts Electronic Arts Q2 Earnings

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Electronic Arts in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler expects that the game software company will post earnings of $1.67 per share for the quarter. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q3 2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on EA. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Electronic Arts from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson initiated coverage on shares of Electronic Arts in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $140.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $135.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $161.83.

Electronic Arts Trading Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ:EA opened at $153.30 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.01, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Electronic Arts has a 12 month low of $115.21 and a 12 month high of $168.50. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $144.90.

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 return on equity of 17.80% and a net margin of 14.28%.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EA. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 15.0% in the first quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 560 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Electronic Arts by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 2,285 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust grew its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 56.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 208 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 34.2% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarius Group LLC raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 2,204 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period. 90.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.00, for a total value of $145,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 26,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,801,320. This represents a 3.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.14, for a total transaction of $650,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 37,615 shares in the company, valued at $4,895,216.10. This trade represents a 11.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,118,120. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 28th. Electronic Arts’s payout ratio is 19.34%.

About Electronic Arts

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.