Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Insider Vijayanthimala Singh Sells 1,200 Shares of Stock

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) insider Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,200 shares of Electronic Arts stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.30, for a total value of $245,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 32,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,611,148. The trade was a 3.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Vijayanthimala Singh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 15th, Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,200 shares of Electronic Arts stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.11, for a total transaction of $244,932.00.
• On Monday, November 17th, Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,200 shares of Electronic Arts stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.42, for a total transaction of $241,704.00.

Electronic Arts Trading Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:EA opened at $204.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $203.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.39. Electronic Arts Inc. has a one year low of $115.21 and a one year high of $204.88. The firm has a market cap of $51.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The game software company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. Electronic Arts had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 15.30%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.11 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Electronic Arts Inc. will post 4.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 3rd. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio is 22.22%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norden Group LLC purchased a new stake in Electronic Arts during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Electronic Arts by 34.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 40,483 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $6,467,000 after purchasing an additional 10,453 shares during the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 5.7% in the second quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 278,069 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $44,408,000 after purchasing an additional 15,032 shares during the period. Alta Advisers Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts during the second quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, NatWest Group plc acquired a new stake in shares of Electronic Arts during the third quarter worth $10,414,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.23% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Electronic Arts

Here are the key news stories impacting Electronic Arts this week:

• Positive Sentiment: EA landed five titles on PlayStation’s top downloads list, highlighting strong consumer demand and momentum at a key partner just as reports swirl about a potential ~$55 billion privatization — positive for valuation and negotiators. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: An executive producer from Ubisoft’s The Division has joined the Battlefield 6 development team at EA — a talent gain that could strengthen Battlefield’s roadmap and future updates. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: A 2025 EA title is now free to download with Nintendo Switch Online, a low-cost user-acquisition move that can expand the player base and monetization funnel. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: EA SPORTS FC revealed its Team of the Year (TOTY) event, a recurring engagement/microtransaction driver that typically boosts short-term revenue and player activity. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: EA delayed Battlefield 6 Season 2 to February; the pushback could compress near-term live-service revenue and risk player churn if content cadence slips. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO Andrew Wilson sold 5,000 shares (~$1.02M), Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares (~$510.7K), and Vijayanthimala Singh sold 1,200 shares (~$245.2K) on Jan 15 — sizeable disposals that can weigh on investor sentiment even if for routine reasons. SEC filing for the CEO sale: Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on EA. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Cowen downgraded shares of Electronic Arts from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Hsbc Global Res cut shares of Electronic Arts from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Baird R W lowered Electronic Arts from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $181.21.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: EA) is a global interactive entertainment company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, EA develops, publishes and distributes video games and related content for a variety of platforms, including consoles, personal computers and mobile devices. The company combines in-house development, partnerships and studio acquisitions to create and maintain a portfolio of entertainment properties and live-service experiences for players worldwide.

EA’s product lineup spans several well-known franchises and genres.