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

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.250-6.650 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Raymond James cut Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Electronic Arts from $167.00 to $159.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America lowered Electronic Arts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Roth Mkm decreased their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $158.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $156.38.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

Shares of EA stock traded down $1.66 on Tuesday, hitting $121.25. The company had a trading volume of 7,142,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,252,824. Electronic Arts has a twelve month low of $115.21 and a twelve month 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 firm has a market cap of $31.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $146.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.79.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.47, for a total value of $832,350.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 52,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,758,819.05. This trade represents a 8.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.45, for a total transaction of $215,175.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 23,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,354,721.70. The trade was a 6.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 25,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,835,555. Corporate 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.