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  • ELECTRONIC ARTS INC Profile

    Electronic Arts (EA) has a knack for the craft of creating video games. EA is a leading video game publisher, with popular titles such as "Madden NFL", The Sims, Need for Speed, and Medal of Honor. It also distributes titles for third-party labels (including Rock Band) and publishes games based on Hollywood franchises such as The Lord of the Rings, The Godfather, Harry Potter, and Batman. EA develops its games for PCs and console systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In early 2008 the company offered $2 billion to purchase Take-Two Interactive, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto franchise; Take-Two rejected the offer.
    John S. Riccitiello
    CEO
    209 Redwood Shores Pkwy.

    Redwood City, CA 94065

    http://www.ea.com

    Phone: 650-628-1500

    Fax: 650-628-1422
    Sector: Technology Industry: Computer Software & Services
  • 2008 Sales 2008 Sales Growth 2008 Net Income 2008 Employees
    $3,665,000,000 18.6% $-454,000,000 9,000
  • Key Executives: ERTS

    Name Title Officer Since
    John S. Riccitiello CEO 4/2/07
    John Pleasants COO -
    Eric F. Brown CFO -
    Kenneth A. Barker Chief Accounting Officer -
    Stephen G. Bene, J.D. General Counsel -
    Gerhard Florin Executive VP -
    Michael Marchetti Senior VP -
    John Schappert Senior VP -
  • Top Competitors: ERTS

  • Insider Trends: ERTS

    Sentiment for ERTS is NEUTRAL

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: ERTS

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    06/18/08 SMITH NANCY GREEN LEE 1,250 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    05/30/08 MOTT TIMOTHY 31,000 Planned Sale $1.56 M
    05/29/08 TOLEDANO GABRIELLE B 7,069 Planned Sale $354,192.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : ERTS

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 670.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,536.00
    Other Major 16.00
  • Short Interest Volume: ERTS

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 3.50
    Float 316.84 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 3.70
    Average Daily Volume 4.36 M
    Outstanding Shares 318.57 M