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Electronic Arts IncEACOMMENTSep 17, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
The videogame space is exciting and it's changing rapidly. ATVI and Take Two are also good. These names can be lumpy because of release dates, but he prefers ATVI because of their titles like Call of Duty and for their eco-system. The next generation won't slow down on videogames (he has a 9-year-old who's good at games).
He owns Activision instead because it has a longer runway of growth due to its forthcoming games. It's traditionally been a toss-up between this and EA. It comes down to runway.
He follows the gaming and e-sports space. He owns Take-Two instead of EA, thanks to the longer runway on the publishing side.
Had been following this for some time and bought it during the August correction. They have been able to do really very well with the games that they have. Trading at a bit of a premium at 24X earnings, and you are getting about a 12-15 times growth rate. But this is the premier name in this particular space. They are moving well into the mobile space as well. Earnings are just climbing, climbing, climbing.