Electronic Arts stock rises on reports that the game developer is seeking sale

Yahoo Finance Live anchors discuss news that game developer EA is seeking a merger or sale.

Video transcript

JARED BLIKRE: And now, a trending ticker we have on our radar today, it is Electronic Arts. The shares are up about 2.7%. And that's after Puck reported that the company was actively seeking a buyer or a merger partner. EA has reportedly held talks with Walt Disney, Apple, and Amazon. And let's take a year to date look of what this stock has done. You can see relatively recently they did have a bounceback. And they're actually up just slightly on the year.