Barrington Research Has Positive Outlook of WBD Q4 Earnings

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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) - Barrington Research upped their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.02. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery's current full-year earnings is ($4.33) per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on WBD. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Macquarie increased their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.50 to $10.75 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $11.76.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ WBD opened at $10.19 on Wednesday. Warner Bros. Discovery has a 12 month low of $6.64 and a 12 month high of $12.70. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The company has a market capitalization of $25.00 billion, a PE ratio of -2.22, a P/E/G ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 1.49.

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Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.12. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative return on equity of 27.56% and a negative net margin of 28.34%. The company had revenue of $9.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.17) EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Warner Bros. Discovery

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 151,285,963 shares of the company's stock worth $1,248,109,000 after acquiring an additional 5,898,611 shares during the period. Sessa Capital IM L.P. lifted its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 24.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. now owns 28,410,428 shares of the company's stock valued at $234,386,000 after purchasing an additional 5,625,545 shares during the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co bought a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery during the fourth quarter worth $23,825,000. Drexel Morgan & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 43.5% in the third quarter. Drexel Morgan & Co. now owns 6,600,463 shares of the company's stock valued at $54,454,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. raised its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 54.1% in the fourth quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 5,644,290 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,660,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981,050 shares during the period. 59.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Warner Bros. Discovery

In other news, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.36, for a total value of $2,094,228.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 599,317 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,407,558.12. This represents a 22.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.

Warner Bros. Discovery Company Profile

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Studios, Network, and DTC. The Studios segment produces and releases feature films for initial exhibition in theaters; produces and licenses television programs to its networks and third parties and direct-to-consumer services; distributes films and television programs to various third parties and internal television; and offers streaming services and distribution through the home entertainment market, themed experience licensing, and interactive gaming.

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