When Microsoft announced its intention to buy Activision-Blizzard for a touch over $68bn in 2022, it was the biggest deal ever struck in the games industry, and one of the most surprising. But that shock pales into comparison to the reaction to the latest big move in the industry: EA (Electronic Arts), the publisher best known for its juggernaut sports games Madden and EA Sports FC (previously called Fifa), is being taken private in the “biggest leveraged buyout in history”. It’s a deal worth $55bn, by a tr ...

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson will soon no longer have to answer to Wall Street, but he may not be off the hook. The video-game company he has led since 2013 announced on Monday that it will go private in a $55 billion all-cash deal backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, as well as the investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. It is the largest leveraged buyout in history, and shareholders will get a premium of around 25% on Thursday's closing share price, the parties involved said i ...

Video game giant Electronic Arts is going private in a $55 billion all-cash deal. A consortium including Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and Jared Kushner is behind the deal. EA shareholders will receive $210 per share as part of the buyout. Electronic Arts, the video game giant that makes titles like "Madden," "EA Sports FC," and "The Sims," is going private in a deal spearheaded by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. The deal, valued at $55 billion, will see EA controlled by a group conta ...

The Wall Street Journal's late Friday afternoon report, detailing the largest leveraged buyout (LBO) ever, which would take Electronic Arts (EA) private by private-equity giants, was confirmed by the video game company on Monday morning.Here is the deal overview for the gaming company that owns EA Sports FC, Madden, and The Sims: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The transaction values EA ...

We recently published Wall Street Analysts Like These 10 Stocks. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) is one of the stocks analysts were recently talking about. Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, recently made bullish comments about Electronic Arts. Here is why he likes the stock: “I wanted to mention Electronic Arts Incm (NASDAQ:EA). This was the best stock in the market conversation we had the other day. It’s set up. It’s starting to move higher. I like it right here.”   Macquarie Large Cap ...

公司财报发布历史表现 - 电子艺界(EA)计划于2025年7月29日发布财报 过去五年数据显示 财报发布后首日股价上涨概率为55% 中位涨幅2.2% 单日最大涨幅达8% [2] - 近三年数据显示 财报后首日上涨概率提升至58% 11次上涨的中位涨幅2.2% 9次下跌的中位跌幅5.5% [6][5] - 历史数据包含20个财报样本 其中11次首日上涨 9次下跌 [6] 当前季度业绩预期 - 分析师预计当季每股收益0.64美元 营收12.3亿美元 较去年同期每股收益1.01美元和营收12.6亿美元有所下降 [3] - 公司当前市值约390亿美元 过去12个月营收75亿美元 营业利润16亿美元 净利润11亿美元 [4] 交易策略分析 - 事件驱动交易者可采取两种策略：基于历史概率在财报前建仓 或根据财报后短期与中期回报关系调整头寸 [5][7] - 数据显示1日与5日回报率存在相关性 若首日回报为正 随后5日延续涨势的概率较高 [7] - 提供1日 5日和21日回报率的历史统计数据 但未披露具体数值 [7] 公司品牌动态 - 电子艺界宣布将旗下足球游戏从FIFA更名为EA Sports FC [2]

足球游戏行业分析 - EA Sports FC系列通过网游式设计提升用户粘性 玩家容易沉迷并投入大量时间熟悉球员和球队信息[1] - 该系列在战术设置和球员数值方面持续优化 帮助玩家直观理解足球比赛影响因素[1] - 足球经理系列因新增内容过多导致《足球经理25》取消发售 开发团队选择延期以保证质量[2] - 《UFL》作为EA潜在竞争对手 因多次测试延期导致玩家热情消退[8] - 《eFootball 2025》因审美问题引发部分玩家不满[11] 足球赛事与青训发展 - 印尼通过归化20-30名欧洲联赛球员快速提升国家队实力 近期战胜越南并导致其无缘世界杯[12] - 中国职业联赛青训体系初见成效 今年涌现大量年轻球员 国家队出现18岁首发小将[13] - 江苏省城市足球联赛(苏超)火爆出圈 但实际竞技水平仅相当于国内第四五级联赛[5][8] - 苏超观众群体与传统足球迷差异显著 更多受文旅推广和网络造梗吸引[8] 网络舆论现象 - 国足输给印尼后 网络出现"南通队vs国足"的荒谬提议并获得大量点赞[4] - 此类提议源于对业余球队实力的错误认知 实际职业与业余球队差距显著[5] - 网络流量驱动下 不同圈层的足球认知差异导致持续争议[13]