Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Updates 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 guidance of 6.250-6.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Electronic Arts Trading Down 1.4 %

Electronic Arts stock opened at $121.25 on Wednesday. Electronic Arts has a 12 month low of $115.21 and a 12 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $145.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $147.66. The stock has a market cap of $31.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.79.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last issued its 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 18.56% and a net margin of 14.12%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Electronic Arts will post 5.02 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. DZ Bank raised Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $135.00 to $177.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Citigroup dropped their price target on Electronic Arts from $163.00 to $139.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $163.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Roth Mkm dropped their price target on Electronic Arts from $158.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $156.48.

Insider Transactions at Electronic Arts

In other news, insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.03, for a total value of $122,030.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 28,216 shares in the company, valued at $3,443,198.48. This trade represents a 3.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.47, for a total value of $832,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 52,615 shares in the company, valued at $8,758,819.05. This represents a 8.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 23,500 shares of company stock worth $3,562,510 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.22% 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.