Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Price Target Raised to $167.00

08 May 2025, 12:31 by Kim Johansen · The Markets Daily

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA – Free Report) had its price objective increased by UBS Group from $152.00 to $167.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the game software company’s stock.

EA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Moffett Nathanson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $163.00 target price on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Electronic Arts from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Electronic Arts from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Electronic Arts from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $145.00 to $142.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $161.63.

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Electronic Arts Stock Up 0.6 %

Electronic Arts stock opened at $155.50 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $40.53 billion, a PE ratio of 39.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $142.40 and a 200 day moving average of $144.78. Electronic Arts has a one year low of $115.21 and a one year high of $168.50.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The game software company reported $2.34 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, sell-side analysts predict that Electronic Arts will post 4.71 EPS for the current year.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.49%. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.34%.

Insider Activity

In other Electronic Arts news, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.65, for a total value of $218,475.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,772,156.45. This trade represents a 7.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.14, for a total value of $650,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 37,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,895,216.10. This trade represents a 11.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,500 shares of company stock worth $2,729,195 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EA. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 12,156,791 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $1,778,553,000 after acquiring an additional 605,796 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Electronic Arts by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,702,586 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $978,650,000 after purchasing an additional 30,929 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Electronic Arts by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,430,409 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $648,169,000 after purchasing an additional 270,991 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Electronic Arts by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,257,281 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $476,540,000 after purchasing an additional 360,563 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,228,721 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $472,362,000 after buying an additional 120,632 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.23% of the company’s stock.

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