Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) Receives Outperform Rating from Barrington Research

Barrington Research reiterated their outperform rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) in a research report report published on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $16.00 target price on the stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery's Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, 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.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on WBD. Moffett Nathanson raised shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $9.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $7.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Warner Bros. Discovery presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $12.22.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Performance

WBD traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.16. The company had a trading volume of 32,361,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,180,125. The stock has a market cap of $22.49 billion, a PE ratio of -2.00, a P/E/G ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $9.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.88. 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) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $8.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 business's quarterly revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.40) earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Warner Bros. Discovery will post -4.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Piazza Samuel A. Jr. Di bought 17,346 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $11.41 per share, with a total value of $197,917.86. Following the purchase, the director now owns 159,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,824,824.12. This trade represents a 12.17% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Colonial Trust Advisors lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 71.8% during the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 2,383 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 996 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 313.4% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,559 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,940 shares during the period. 59.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.