What is Wedbush’s Forecast for Electronic Arts Q1 Earnings?

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) – Equities researchers at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Electronic Arts in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now expects that the game software company will earn ($0.36) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.02). Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Electronic Arts’ current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Electronic Arts’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.78 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on EA. Robert W. Baird set a $168.00 price objective on Electronic Arts in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James lowered Electronic Arts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Electronic Arts in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Electronic Arts from $145.00 to $142.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Electronic Arts from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $161.83.

Electronic Arts Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EA opened at $153.30 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $143.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.90. Electronic Arts has a one year low of $115.21 and a one year high of $168.50. The firm has a market cap of $39.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.74.

Electronic Arts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.50%. Electronic Arts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Electronic Arts

In other Electronic Arts news, insider Laura Miele sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.57, for a total value of $388,925.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 40,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,252,202.73. This trade represents a 5.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Stuart Canfield sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.11, for a total value of $130,110.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 9,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,238,126.76. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 22,000 shares of company stock worth $3,118,120. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Electronic Arts

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 15.0% during the first quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 560 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 2,285 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 56.4% during the first quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 208 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 34.2% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarius Group LLC raised its position in shares of Electronic Arts by 3.6% during the first quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 2,204 shares of the game software company’s stock worth $319,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. 90.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc develops, markets, publishes, and distributes games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets worldwide. It develops and publishes games and services across various genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation primarily under the Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed, and license games from others, including FIFA, Madden NFL, UFC, and Star Wars brands.