Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.34-4.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $4.61. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.3-7.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.74 billion. Electronic Arts also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.73-0.90 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EA. Oppenheimer reiterated an outperform rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Electronic Arts from $146.00 to $143.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 27th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Electronic Arts from $152.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday, January 18th. Roth Mkm lowered their price target on Electronic Arts from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an outperform rating and issued a $162.00 target price on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Thursday, May 2nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Electronic Arts has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $146.72.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

Shares of EA traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $130.24. 3,378,050 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,988,431. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. Electronic Arts has a 1-year low of $117.47 and a 1-year high of $144.53. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $131.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.82 billion, a PE ratio of 32.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.78.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.14%.

Insider Transactions at Electronic Arts

In other news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.39, for a total transaction of $355,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 28,430 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,048,147.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Electronic Arts news, Director Jeff Huber sold 11,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.90, for a total transaction of $1,684,636.80. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 79,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,264,163.90. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 2,500 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction on Monday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.39, for a total value of $355,975.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 28,430 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,048,147.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 37,144 shares of company stock valued at $5,087,143. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.