Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Competitors $11.78 -0.27 (-2.24%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.87 +0.09 (+0.77%) As of 04:37 AM 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, PARA, PARAA, DIS, and TShould 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), Paramount Global (PARA), Paramount Global (PARAA), Walt Disney (DIS), and AT&T (T). Warner Bros. Discovery vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast FOX Alphabet Netflix Paramount Global Paramount Global Walt Disney AT&T Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAPL or WBD? 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$391.04B8.83$93.74B$6.5935.32Warner Bros. Discovery$39.32B0.74-$11.31B$0.3039.27 Does the media prefer AAPL or WBD? In the previous week, Apple had 267 more articles in the media than Warner Bros. Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 308 mentions for Apple and 41 mentions for Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Discovery's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Apple's score of 0.82 indicating that Warner Bros. Discovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 179 Very Positive mention(s) 30 Positive mention(s) 60 Neutral mention(s) 31 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Warner Bros. Discovery 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AAPL or WBD? Apple currently has a consensus target price of $237.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.07%. Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus target price of $13.14, indicating a potential upside of 11.55%. Given Warner Bros. Discovery's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Warner Bros. Discovery is more favorable than Apple.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) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Warner Bros. Discovery 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or WBD? Apple has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Bros. Discovery has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryApple beats Warner Bros. Discovery on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WBD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$29.58B$21.35B$8.29B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A5.13%3.10%4.07%P/E Ratio39.2711.7116.6425.74Price / Sales0.741.424.76115.79Price / Cash3.0635.3116.8259.48Price / Book0.782.074.366.15Net Income-$11.31B$30.12M$226.22M$265.06M7 Day Performance7.97%9.57%2.73%2.60%1 Month Performance-2.08%2.48%2.11%2.83%1 Year Performance62.71%26.79%20.64%25.58% Warner Bros. Discovery Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBDWarner Bros. Discovery3.8893 of 5 stars$11.78-2.2%$13.14+11.6%+69.3%$29.58B$39.32B39.2735,000Insider TradeAAPLApple4.5611 of 5 stars$202.75+0.2%$237.25+17.0%+5.0%$3.03T$391.04B30.74164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAMZNAmazon.com4.6055 of 5 stars$212.06-1.3%$262.45+23.8%+35.8%$2.25T$670.04B32.301,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCMCSAComcast4.9845 of 5 stars$32.59+0.2%$40.73+25.0%-15.7%$121.74B$123.73B5.39182,000Positive NewsFOXAFOX2.6704 of 5 stars$57.05+2.7%$53.53-6.2%+53.3%$25.65B$13.98B14.1910,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet4.0542 of 5 stars$194.64+2.9%$211.39+8.6%+26.5%$2.35T$350.02B20.73183,323Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNFLXNetflix4.1303 of 5 stars$1,169.19+0.9%$1,297.66+11.0%+86.0%$496.78B$39.00B49.8114,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPARAParamount Global1.3573 of 5 stars$12.44-4.4%$11.70-5.9%N/A$8.39B$29.21B-414.8018,600Trending NewsPARAAParamount Global1.953 of 5 stars$18.74-4.4%N/AN/A$12.63B$29.21B-624.1624,500Short Interest ↑DISWalt Disney4.8317 of 5 stars$119.23+2.3%$129.83+8.9%+34.8%$214.28B$94.04B24.38233,000Trending NewsTAT&T4.4924 of 5 stars$27.65-0.4%$29.66+7.3%+46.7%$197.89B$123.98B15.73140,990Trending NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Alternatives Amazon.com Alternatives Comcast Alternatives FOX Alternatives Alphabet Alternatives Netflix Alternatives Paramount Global Alternatives Paramount Global Alternatives Walt Disney Alternatives AT&T 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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