Stephens analyst Jeff Cohen maintained an Overweight rating and $120 price target on Electronic Arts after the company delivered a beat-and-raise Q2 "driven by live services and EA Sports." Cohen noted, however, that investors will be focused on the announcement that the game maker will not have its expected "Battlefield" release next year but rather in fiscal 2022. The analyst said he believes it is the right move for the franchise and will allow the next "Battlefield" to launch into a larger installed base of new consoles in FY22. While this does put "significantly" more emphasis on live services and changes the earnings algorithm for fiscal 2021, Cohen said he sees a number of potential areas for revenue upside including Volta monetization, "Apex" in China on Steam, and "Star Wars" story downloadable content, and thus he remains a buyer ahead of "what should be a strong" release of "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" on November 15.

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