Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Competitors $18.25 -1.21 (-6.22%) Closing price 09/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.88 -0.37 (-2.03%) As of 06:18 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, ROKU, DIS, T, and AMXShould 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 America Movil (AMX). Warner Bros. Discovery vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast FOX Alphabet Netflix Roku Walt Disney AT&T America Movil Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. 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 more volatility and risk, AAPL or WBD? Apple has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Bros. Discovery has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AAPL or WBD? In the previous week, Apple had 240 more articles in the media than Warner Bros. Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 309 mentions for Apple and 69 mentions for Warner Bros. Discovery. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Warner Bros. Discovery's score of 0.72 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 199 Very Positive mention(s) 31 Positive mention(s) 51 Neutral mention(s) 19 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Warner Bros. Discovery 35 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger 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$391.04B9.04$93.74B$6.5936.14Warner Bros. Discovery$39.32B1.15-$11.31B$0.3060.83 Do analysts prefer AAPL or WBD? Apple currently has a consensus price target of $241.77, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential downside of 27.40%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Warner Bros. Discovery.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Warner Bros. Discovery 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 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$48.18B$22.01B$8.41B$10.31BDividend YieldN/A5.23%2.97%4.63%P/E Ratio60.8433.8318.5226.51Price / Sales1.151.485.69123.58Price / Cash4.9435.3317.2060.46Price / Book1.292.295.086.29Net Income-$11.31B$30.12M$255.59M$270.51M7 Day Performance45.53%4.49%1.91%1.95%1 Month Performance54.01%206.57%18.39%6.33%1 Year Performance115.98%418.85%50.61%25.62% Warner Bros. Discovery Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.4709 of 5 stars$18.25-6.2%$13.25-27.4%+113.2%$48.18B$39.32B60.8435,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownAAPLApple4.7067 of 5 stars$237.74-0.8%$238.99+0.5%+10.1%$3.53T$391.04B36.08164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.8288 of 5 stars$235.68+1.4%$262.87+11.5%+26.6%$2.51T$637.96B35.921,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCMCSAComcast4.9923 of 5 stars$34.01+0.3%$40.63+19.5%-18.0%$125.55B$123.73B5.62182,000Positive NewsFOXAFOX1.9919 of 5 stars$62.45+1.5%$56.47-9.6%+44.7%$27.82B$16.30B12.7210,400GOOGLAlphabet3.8881 of 5 stars$234.03-0.3%$221.44-5.4%+58.9%$2.83T$350.02B24.93183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNFLXNetflix4.5371 of 5 stars$1,244.35+0.0%$1,317.58+5.9%+72.4%$528.81B$39.00B53.0214,000Trending NewsROKURoku2.3958 of 5 stars$99.41+4.4%$100.36+1.0%+31.7%$14.62B$4.11B-236.213,340Trending NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpDISWalt Disney4.779 of 5 stars$118.77+0.7%$131.18+10.5%+25.5%$213.31B$91.36B18.60233,000Trending NewsTAT&T4.5244 of 5 stars$28.91-2.3%$30.60+5.8%+31.9%$206.33B$122.34B16.40140,990Trending NewsAMXAmerica Movil2.7529 of 5 stars$19.69+0.5%$18.12-8.0%+20.5%$59.51B$47.69B20.96178,468 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 America Movil 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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