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WBD vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, FOXA, GOOGL, NFLX, ROKU, DIS, T, and AMX

Should 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 (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Apple has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Bros. Discovery has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Apple presently has a consensus target price of $239.05, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus target price of $13.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.75%. Given Warner Bros. Discovery's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Warner Bros. Discovery is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apple
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Warner Bros. Discovery
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Apple had 250 more articles in the media than Warner Bros. Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 277 mentions for Apple and 27 mentions for Warner Bros. Discovery. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Warner Bros. Discovery's score of 1.02 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple
195 Very Positive mention(s)
24 Positive mention(s)
38 Neutral mention(s)
12 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Warner Bros. Discovery
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Apple$391.04B9.01$93.74B$6.5936.01
Warner Bros. Discovery$39.32B0.73-$11.31B$0.3038.85

Summary

Apple beats Warner Bros. Discovery on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WBD vs. The Competition

MetricWarner Bros. DiscoveryBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$28.78B$22.02B$8.47B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A5.12%3.01%4.49%
P/E Ratio38.7528.7718.1526.42
Price / Sales0.731.475.02163.22
Price / Cash2.959.3715.0328.92
Price / Book0.772.654.776.51
Net Income-$11.31B$30.12M$228.48M$266.13M
7 Day Performance-3.36%0.84%0.33%-1.18%
1 Month Performance-8.95%207.34%18.36%3.36%
1 Year Performance59.22%397.34%49.91%23.58%

Warner Bros. Discovery Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.1011 of 5 stars
$11.66
-2.2%
$13.14
+12.7%
+62.0%$28.78B$39.32B38.7535,000News Coverage
Positive News
AAPL
Apple
4.6693 of 5 stars
$227.48
-0.1%
$237.98
+4.6%
+7.0%$3.38T$391.04B34.54164,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.8425 of 5 stars
$228.33
-0.2%
$262.87
+15.1%
+28.2%$2.44T$637.96B34.851,556,000Trending News
Gap Up
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9216 of 5 stars
$34.07
-0.2%
$40.73
+19.6%
-14.2%$125.52B$124.18B5.62182,000Positive News
FOXA
FOX
2.6535 of 5 stars
$59.87
+0.8%
$56.20
-6.1%
+46.4%$26.67B$16.30B12.1910,400
GOOGL
Alphabet
3.7177 of 5 stars
$208.89
+1.4%
$211.53
+1.3%
+46.6%$2.53T$371.40B22.24183,323Trending News
Analyst Forecast
NFLX
Netflix
4.2718 of 5 stars
$1,219.58
+1.2%
$1,297.66
+6.4%
+81.6%$518.36B$39.00B51.9814,000Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
ROKU
Roku
1.7651 of 5 stars
$94.03
-0.2%
$98.96
+5.2%
+51.0%$13.86B$4.39B-223.933,340Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
DIS
Walt Disney
4.7968 of 5 stars
$117.93
-0.8%
$131.18
+11.2%
+31.6%$212.18B$91.36B18.50233,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
T
AT&T
4.6823 of 5 stars
$28.80
+0.1%
$30.21
+4.9%
+41.9%$205.77B$122.34B16.35140,990Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AMX
America Movil
2.2881 of 5 stars
$20.06
-0.4%
$18.12
-9.6%
+20.2%$60.51B$926.22B21.31178,468Positive News

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