Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Competitors $21.25 +0.72 (+3.51%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.28 +0.03 (+0.14%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WBD vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, FOXA, GOOGL, NFLX, ROKU, DIS, T, and SPOTShould you be buying Warner Bros. Discovery stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Warner Bros. Discovery include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), FOX (FOXA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Netflix (NFLX), Roku (ROKU), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), and Spotify Technology (SPOT). Warner Bros. Discovery vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast FOX Alphabet Netflix Roku Walt Disney AT&T Spotify Technology Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is AAPL or WBD more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Warner Bros. Discovery's net margin of 2.00%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Warner Bros. Discovery's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% Warner Bros. Discovery 2.00%2.14%0.74% Which has higher valuation and earnings, AAPL or WBD? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Warner Bros. Discovery. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warner Bros. Discovery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$391.04B9.85$93.74B$6.5939.39Warner Bros. Discovery$39.32B1.34-$11.31B$0.3070.83 Which has more risk & volatility, AAPL or WBD? Apple has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Bros. Discovery has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AAPL or WBD? In the previous week, Apple had 204 more articles in the media than Warner Bros. Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 279 mentions for Apple and 75 mentions for Warner Bros. Discovery. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Warner Bros. Discovery's score of 0.36 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 186 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 17 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Warner Bros. Discovery 25 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AAPL or WBD? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer AAPL or WBD? Apple presently has a consensus target price of $252.47, suggesting a potential downside of 2.74%. Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus target price of $17.68, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Warner Bros. Discovery.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Warner Bros. Discovery 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummaryApple beats Warner Bros. Discovery on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Warner Bros. Discovery News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWarner Bros. DiscoveryBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$50.83B$20.87B$8.33B$10.66BDividend YieldN/A5.36%3.04%4.86%P/E Ratio68.4335.1318.5128.52Price / Sales1.341.396.12128.29Price / Cash5.2128.7216.3661.42Price / Book1.502.164.926.52Net Income-$11.31B$30.12M$256.63M$276.75M7 Day Performance16.18%2.87%1.88%0.20%1 Month Performance8.64%-3.70%-2.57%1.67%1 Year Performance189.90%396.25%39.43%32.73% Warner Bros. Discovery Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.0443 of 5 stars$21.25+3.5%$17.68-16.8%+172.6%$50.83B$39.32B68.4335,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAAPLApple4.7628 of 5 stars$247.64+1.0%$248.29+0.3%+9.6%$3.68T$391.04B37.58164,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.7911 of 5 stars$220.11+1.7%$266.26+21.0%+14.9%$2.35T$637.96B33.551,556,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCMCSAComcast4.9711 of 5 stars$29.42-0.1%$39.94+35.8%-29.2%$108.62B$124.18B4.86182,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFOXAFOX1.6446 of 5 stars$58.14+1.5%$57.60-0.9%+38.7%$25.90B$16.30B11.8410,400Upcoming EarningsGOOGLAlphabet3.9932 of 5 stars$244.25+3.2%$247.40+1.3%+52.4%$2.95T$371.40B26.01183,323Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNFLXNetflix4.837 of 5 stars$1,219.20-0.1%$1,337.63+9.7%+46.1%$518.07B$39.00B51.9514,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionROKURoku2.6656 of 5 stars$93.76+1.9%$101.33+8.1%+25.1%$13.81B$4.39B-223.243,340Upcoming EarningsGap UpDISWalt Disney4.847 of 5 stars$110.32+1.0%$131.18+18.9%+16.8%$198.35B$94.54B17.29233,000Trending NewsTAT&T4.9598 of 5 stars$25.57-1.2%$30.75+20.3%+18.6%$182.80B$123.98B14.53140,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeSPOTSpotify Technology4.5308 of 5 stars$691.38+0.9%$731.16+5.8%+74.1%$141.53B$16.61B167.817,691Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Alternatives Amazon.com Alternatives Comcast Alternatives FOX Alternatives Alphabet Alternatives Netflix Alternatives Roku Alternatives Walt Disney Alternatives AT&T Alternatives Spotify Technology Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WBD) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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