Barrington Research Has Bearish Forecast for WBD Q2 Earnings

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) - Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.25) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.23). 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. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.39) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Raymond James decreased their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $18.00 price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson raised shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $9.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $12.22.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ WBD opened at $9.21 on Thursday. Warner Bros. Discovery has a 52-week low of $6.64 and a 52-week high of $12.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $9.23 and a 200-day moving average of $9.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.61 billion, a PE ratio of -2.01, a P/E/G ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $8.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative net margin of 28.34% and a negative return on equity of 27.56%. The company's revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.40) earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Piazza Samuel A. Jr. Di purchased 17,346 shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $11.41 per share, for a total transaction of $197,917.86. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 159,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,824,824.12. This represents a 12.17% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 1.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 256,820,031 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,755,679,000 after purchasing an additional 4,169,240 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Warner Bros. Discovery by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 57,441,931 shares of the company's stock worth $605,633,000 after buying an additional 1,991,441 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Warner Bros. Discovery by 2.1% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 43,341,297 shares of the company's stock worth $465,052,000 after buying an additional 873,869 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery during the fourth quarter worth about $362,210,000. Finally, Slate Path Capital LP boosted its stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 36.6% in the 4th quarter. Slate Path Capital LP now owns 23,801,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $251,577,000 after purchasing an additional 6,381,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.95% of the company's stock.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

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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