Electronic Arts (EA) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - Electronic Arts (EA) reported quarterly earnings of $2.15 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.03 per share, and up from $1.46 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 5.91% [1] - The company posted revenues of $2.08 billion for the quarter ended September 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.40%, and an increase from $1.82 billion year-over-year [2] - EA has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters and topped consensus revenue estimates two times in the same period [2] Group 2 - The stock's immediate price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call, with EA shares having gained about 5.4% since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 22.1% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $3.48 on revenues of $2.54 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $7.80 on revenues of $7.65 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Gaming industry is currently in the bottom 42% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the industry's outlook can significantly impact EA's stock performance [8]