Is Electronic Arts, Inc (EA) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Electronic Arts, Inc [EA] stock is trading at $132.53, down -1.55%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EA shares have lost -9.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.63%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Electronic Arts, Inc [NASDAQ: EA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 24, 2025, when The Benchmark Company reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $160 from $140. Previously, DA Davidson started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on February 19, 2025, and set its price target to $140. On January 31, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $145 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $125 on January 27, 2025. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 23, 2025, and downed its price target to $130. In a note dated January 23, 2025, BMO Capital Markets downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $160 to $145.

For the past year, the stock price of Electronic Arts, Inc fluctuated between $115.21 and $168.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $170 within the next 12 months. Electronic Arts, Inc [NASDAQ: EA] shares were valued at $132.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.27% based on the average EA price forecast.

Analyzing the EA fundamentals

According to Electronic Arts, Inc [NASDAQ:EA], the company’s sales were 7.34B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -2.59% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.78% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.26.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 130.18 points at the first support level, and at 127.84 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 135.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 139.18.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Electronic Arts, Inc [NASDAQ:EA] has a current ratio of 1.38. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.38, while the Cash Ratio is 0.89. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.71, the price to book ratio is 4.68 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.72.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Singh Vijayanthimala, Chief People Officer, that happened on Apr 01 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. President of EA Entertainment, Miele Laura completed a deal on Apr 01 ’25 to sell 2500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chairman & CEO Wilson Andrew sold 5000.0 shares on Mar 20 ’25.

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