Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery's current full-year earnings is ($4.33) per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on WBD. Raymond James Financial cut their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Argus upgraded Warner Bros. Discovery to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup lowered their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Huber Research raised Warner Bros. Discovery from a "strong sell" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $12.33.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WBD traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $11.21. The company had a trading volume of 24,154,256 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,356,643. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $9.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market cap of $27.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.55 and a beta of 1.54. Warner Bros. Discovery has a 12 month low of $6.64 and a 12 month high of $12.70.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $8.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative return on equity of 30.56% and a negative net margin of 28.16%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.40) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Warner Bros. Discovery

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Colonial Trust Advisors boosted its stake in Warner Bros. Discovery by 71.8% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 2,383 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 313.4% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,559 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,940 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC bought a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors 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.