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After finishing at $165.02 in the prior trading day, Electronic Arts, Inc (NASDAQ: EA) closed at $163.10, down -1.16%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. EA stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $162.82.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, DZ Bank on October 31, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $177 from $135 previously.
On July 31, 2024, Goldman reiterated its Neutral rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $139 to $150.
Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on July 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $150 to $170.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 20 ’24 when Wilson Andrew sold 5,000 shares for $166.47 per share. The transaction valued at 832,332 led to the insider holds 52,615 shares of the business.
WILSON FAMILY 2015 TRUST U/A D bought 15,000 shares of EA for $2,491,950 on Nov 20 ’24. On Nov 15 ’24, another insider, Schatz Jacob J., who serves as the EVP, Global Affairs and CLO of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $163.30 each. As a result, the insider received 244,950 and left with 23,360 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EA now has a Market Capitalization of 42776727552 and an Enterprise Value of 42432696320. As of this moment, Electronic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.727 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.451.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EA has reached a high of $168.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $124.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.58%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.86M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1963150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 266.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 237.07M. Insiders hold about 9.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.08% stake in the company. Shares short for EA as of 1731628800 were 7155151 with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 1728950400 on 6361118. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7155151 and a Short% of Float of 3.08.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EA’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.76, compared to 0.95 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004610811
