Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.850-2.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.870. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion. Electronic Arts also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.890-7.700 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on EA. StockNews.com raised shares of Electronic Arts from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 26th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. They set a buy rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Wednesday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Electronic Arts currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $158.95.

Electronic Arts Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of EA stock traded down $0.28 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $148.12. 819,803 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,173,206. The business’s fifty day moving average is $139.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.79. Electronic Arts has a 12-month low of $117.47 and a 12-month high of $153.51.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last announced its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. Electronic Arts had a net margin of 15.77% and a return on equity of 16.26%. As a group, research analysts expect that Electronic Arts will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 28th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 28th. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.24%.

Insider Activity at Electronic Arts

In other news, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.15, for a total value of $127,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,215,715.90. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.42, for a total transaction of $356,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 59,247 shares in the company, valued at $8,437,957.74. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jacob J. Schatz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.15, for a total value of $127,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,215,715.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 23,239 shares of company stock valued at $3,197,469 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.