Laura Miele Sells 2,500 Shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) Stock

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.53, for a total transaction of $498,825.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,645,878.79. This trade represents a 4.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Laura Miele also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of Electronic Arts stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.27, for a total transaction of $510,675.00.
• On Monday, December 15th, Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of Electronic Arts stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.11, for a total value of $510,275.00.

Electronic Arts Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:EA opened at $199.88 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $50.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.74. Electronic Arts Inc. has a 12-month low of $128.02 and a 12-month high of $204.88. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $203.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $193.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Electronic Arts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.57%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Electronic Arts by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,773,086 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $5,879,205,000 after purchasing an additional 485,030 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 5.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,072,959 shares of the game software company’s stock valued at $2,726,552,000 after buying an additional 932,024 shares during the last quarter. Pentwater Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 128.1% during the fourth quarter. Pentwater Capital Management LP now owns 10,950,000 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $2,237,414,000 after acquiring an additional 6,150,000 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,764,572 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $1,382,030,000 after acquiring an additional 143,195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Electronic Arts by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,591,869 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $926,194,000 after acquiring an additional 374,840 shares during the last quarter. 90.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Zacks Research downgraded Electronic Arts from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Argus set a $210.00 target price on Electronic Arts in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on Electronic Arts from $207.00 to $202.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.95.

Key Stories Impacting Electronic Arts

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

• Positive Sentiment: EA secured permission to use an AI-generated version of a well-known football commentator’s voice for EA Sports FC — a content/licensing win that could improve in‑game realism and engagement for live-service titles. Football commentator permits EA to use an AI version of his voice for EA Sports FC
• Neutral Sentiment: Financial Times reports ongoing private‑equity interest and cost-cutting ideas around a potential EA buyout — keeps M&A speculation alive but also creates valuation/negotiation uncertainty until formal bids surface. Private equity spies a way to cut the cost of Electronic Arts’ buyout
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage indicates EA is marketing debt — this can fund M&A, buybacks or general corporate uses (positive optionality) but changes capital structure; watch pricing/size for market reaction. Electronic Arts Debt Offers Signal Shifting Valuation And Acquisition Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: EA has an upcoming ex‑dividend date (record Feb. 25; payout modest) — a small yield that may modestly support demand around the record/ex dates. Electronic Arts stock page
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple senior insiders sold shares on Feb. 17 (CEO Andrew Wilson, CFO Stuart Canfield and other execs) — concentrated insider selling can create near‑term supply pressure and raise questions about insider timing (though sales may be for diversification/tax reasons). See CEO SEC filing. SEC Form 4 filing (Andrew Wilson)
• Negative Sentiment: Thousands of users reported EA server outages affecting EA FC / Ultimate Team — service disruptions can dent short‑term engagement and microtransaction revenue if problems persist. EA servers down: EA FC, Ultimate Team facing problems

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.