Wedbush Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Analysts at Wedbush cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now expects that the game software company will post earnings of $2.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.88. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $173.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $5.81 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.41 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on EA. Roth Mkm reduced their target price on shares of Electronic Arts from $158.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Argus upped their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $161.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $155.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Electronic Arts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Electronic Arts from $167.00 to $159.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.05.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EA opened at $117.91 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Electronic Arts has a fifty-two week low of $115.21 and a fifty-two week high of $168.50. The stock has a market cap of $30.92 billion, a PE ratio of 30.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $151.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $148.73.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.03, for a total transaction of $395,075.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 50,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,969,926.99. The trade was a 4.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.47, for a total transaction of $832,350.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 52,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,758,819.05. This trade represents a 8.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 26,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,986,385 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Electronic Arts

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Electronic Arts during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in Electronic Arts by 141.0% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 200 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Electronic Arts during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC grew its stake in Electronic Arts by 156.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 272 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Electronic Arts by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 290 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. 90.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.