Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.34-4.00 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.99. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.3-7.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.52 billion. Electronic Arts also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.890-7.700 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EA has been the topic of several research reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an outperform rating and set a $154.00 price objective on shares of Electronic Arts in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Electronic Arts from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Electronic Arts in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. They set a buy rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Electronic Arts from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Electronic Arts from $135.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a report on Monday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Electronic Arts currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $153.50.

Electronic Arts Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EA traded up $1.27 on Tuesday, reaching $149.12. 4,093,535 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,162,698. The firm has a market cap of $39.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.79. Electronic Arts has a 1-year low of $117.47 and a 1-year high of $150.90. The company has a 50-day moving average of $139.29 and a 200-day moving average of $135.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The game software company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by ($0.17). The company had revenue of $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. Electronic Arts had a net margin of 16.83% and a return on equity of 18.81%. Equities analysts forecast that Electronic Arts will post 5.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.51%. Electronic Arts’s payout ratio is 16.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 2,500 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.42, for a total transaction of $356,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 59,247 shares in the company, valued at $8,437,957.74. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, CAO Eric Charles Kelly sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.75, for a total transaction of $401,250.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,458 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $997,507.50. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.42, for a total transaction of $356,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 59,247 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,437,957.74. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 26,039 shares of company stock valued at $3,555,081. 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.