Electronic Arts
About: Electronic Arts is one of the largest global developers and publishers of video games. Its most important franchises are the Madden NFL and FC soccer games, which it releases annually. In 2024, it also relaunched its American college football game. Other major franchises include Apex Legends, Battlefield, and The Sims. Typically, about three quarters of the firm's sales are from in-game spending, with the remainder coming from initial game sales.
Employees: 13,700
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 65
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 923 [Q2] → 959 (+36) [Q3]
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34.9B [Q2] → $35.3B (+$326M) [Q3]
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 341 | Existing positions reduced: 362
1.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.34% [Q2] → 92.77% (-1.57%) [Q3]
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q2] → 6 (-2) [Q3]
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $437M | Put options by funds: $592M
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
10 analyst ratings
Oppenheimer Martin Yang 71% 1-year accuracy 24 / 34 met price target | 15%upside $165 | Outperform Maintained | 21 Jan 2025 |
Stifel Drew Crum 39% 1-year accuracy 12 / 31 met price target | 11%upside $159 | Hold Maintained | 21 Jan 2025 |
Argus Research Joseph Bonner 84% 1-year accuracy 16 / 19 met price target | 28%upside $183 | Buy Maintained | 7 Nov 2024 |
Roth MKM Eric Handler 79% 1-year accuracy 19 / 24 met price target | 10%upside $158 | Neutral Maintained | 30 Oct 2024 |
JP Morgan David Karnovsky 56% 1-year accuracy 14 / 25 met price target | 5%upside $150 | Neutral Maintained | 30 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about EA published over the past 30 days