Q2 EPS Estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery Cut by Analyst

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.21) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.04. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD - Get Free Report) last posted 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). Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative net margin of 28.16% and a negative return on equity of 30.56%. The business had revenue of $8.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.40) EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on WBD. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Monday, June 9th. Huber Research raised Warner Bros. Discovery from a "strong sell" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Barclays raised their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $7.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $12.33.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $11.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 24,154,256 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,356,643. The company has a market capitalization of $27.51 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.55 and a beta of 1.54. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $9.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.93. Warner Bros. Discovery has a one year low of $6.64 and a one year high of $12.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WBD. Colonial Trust Advisors lifted 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the first quarter valued at $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 313.4% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,559 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 1,940 shares during the period. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC bought a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. 59.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.