DA Davidson Initiates Coverage on Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA)

DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The firm issued a neutral rating and a $140.00 target price on the game software company’s stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.31 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on EA. DZ Bank upgraded Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $135.00 to $177.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. BNP Paribas lowered Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $125.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Raymond James cut shares of Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $170.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $154.55.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

EA opened at $130.93 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $137.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $146.24. The company has a market cap of $34.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Electronic Arts has a 52-week low of $115.21 and a 52-week high of $168.50.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last posted 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 return on equity of 17.80% and a net margin of 14.28%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Electronic Arts will post 4.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.34%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.00, for a total transaction of $740,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 47,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,047,020. This represents a 9.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.45, for a total transaction of $164,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 30,216 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,969,021.20. This trade represents a 3.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,500 shares of company stock worth $3,593,095 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Electronic Arts

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,676 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $3,826,000 after acquiring an additional 1,351 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Electronic Arts by 139.5% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,975 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 1,733 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its position in Electronic Arts by 10.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 129,387 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $18,559,000 after purchasing an additional 12,468 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Electronic Arts by 5.8% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,371 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $627,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Finally, GAM Holding AG boosted its holdings in Electronic Arts by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. GAM Holding AG now owns 72,657 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $10,422,000 after purchasing an additional 9,035 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.23% 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.