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Electronic Arts (EA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$143.33
+0.43 (+0.30%)
(As of 10/8/2024 ET)

About Electronic Arts Stock (NASDAQ:EA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$142.39
$143.88
50-Day Range
$139.55
$151.82
52-Week Range
$119.92
$153.51
Volume
1.08 million shs
Average Volume
2.09 million shs
Market Capitalization
$38.09 billion
P/E Ratio
30.63
Dividend Yield
0.53%
Price Target
$161.94
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The company licenses its games to third parties to distribute and host its games. It markets and sells its games and services through digital distribution and retail channels, as well as directly to mass market retailers, specialty stores, and distribution arrangements. Electronic Arts Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Electronic Arts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

EA MarketRank™: 

Electronic Arts scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 299 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Electronic Arts has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Electronic Arts has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Electronic Arts' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Electronic Arts are expected to grow by 7.93% in the coming year, from $5.93 to $6.40 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Electronic Arts is 30.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Electronic Arts is 30.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.12.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Electronic Arts has a PEG Ratio of 1.91. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Electronic Arts has a P/B Ratio of 5.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Electronic Arts' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.78% of the float of Electronic Arts has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Electronic Arts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Electronic Arts has recently increased by 5.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Electronic Arts has a dividend yield of 0.54%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Electronic Arts does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Electronic Arts is 16.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Electronic Arts will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.87% next year. This indicates that Electronic Arts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Electronic Arts' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.78% of the float of Electronic Arts has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Electronic Arts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Electronic Arts has recently increased by 5.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Electronic Arts has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Electronic Arts this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for EA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Electronic Arts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Electronic Arts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,006,565.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.22% of the stock of Electronic Arts is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.23% of the stock of Electronic Arts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Electronic Arts' insider trading history.
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EA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Electronic Arts' stock was trading at $136.81 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, EA shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $143.33.
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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The game software company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.06. The game software company had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Electronic Arts had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 15.77%.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Electronic Arts: Industrial Toys, Respawn Entertainment, ESN Social Software, KlickNation, PopCap Games, Firemint, Chillingo, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Electronic Arts include Value Partners Investments Inc. (0.12%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.03%), SG Americas Securities LLC and Jacobs & Co. CA (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Kenneth A Moss, Jeff Huber, Richard A Simonson, Andrew Wilson, Laura Miele, Vijayanthimala Singh, Jacob J Schatz, Chris Bruzzo, Stuart Canfield, Eric Charles Kelly, Luis A Ubinas and Blake J Jorgensen.
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Shares of EA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Electronic Arts investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend
8/28/2024
Dividend Payable
9/18/2024
Today
10/08/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2024
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
CUSIP
28551210
Employees
13,700
Year Founded
1982

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$161.94
High Stock Price Target
$183.00
Low Stock Price Target
$148.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.53
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.27 billion
Pretax Margin
19.55%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.30 billion
Cash Flow
$6.89 per share
Book Value
$28.10 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
265,150,000
Market Cap
$38.09 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.79

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This page (NASDAQ:EA) was last updated on 10/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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