Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, video game publisher Electronic Arts
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Electronic Arts and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Electronic Arts facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Redwood City, Calif. (1982) |
| Market Cap | $4.2 billion |
| Industry | Home entertainment software |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $4.1 billion |
| Management | CEO John Riccitiello (since April 2007) CFO Blake Jorgensen (since September 2012) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | (5.2%) |
| Cash/Debt | $1.4 billion / $544.0 million |
| Competitors |
Activision Blizzard Nintendo Ubisoft Entertainment |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 12% of the 2,234 members who have rated Electronic Arts believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star ElViking, succinctly summed up the bear case for our community:
[Electronic Arts] makes a lot of crappy video games. A big part of their strategy is tied to their exclusive deal with the NFL for Madden. Low morale at [Electronic Arts] is an old, old story. Console gaming is struggling, and [Electronic Arts] is definitely not the best in its class.
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