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

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 Spotify Technology (SPOT).

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 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.

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 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$391.04B9.85$93.74B$6.5939.39
Warner Bros. Discovery$39.32B1.34-$11.31B$0.3070.83

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.

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

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.

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)
2.67
Warner Bros. Discovery
0 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Summary

Apple beats Warner Bros. Discovery on 14 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$50.83B$20.87B$8.33B$10.66B
Dividend YieldN/A5.36%3.04%4.86%
P/E Ratio68.4335.1318.5128.52
Price / Sales1.341.396.12128.29
Price / Cash5.2128.7216.3661.42
Price / Book1.502.164.926.52
Net Income-$11.31B$30.12M$256.63M$276.75M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery
2.0443 of 5 stars
$21.25
+3.5%
$17.68
-16.8%
+172.6%$50.83B$39.32B68.4335,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
AAPL
Apple
4.7628 of 5 stars
$247.64
+1.0%
$248.29
+0.3%
+9.6%$3.68T$391.04B37.58164,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.7911 of 5 stars
$220.11
+1.7%
$266.26
+21.0%
+14.9%$2.35T$637.96B33.551,556,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9711 of 5 stars
$29.42
-0.1%
$39.94
+35.8%
-29.2%$108.62B$124.18B4.86182,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FOXA
FOX
1.6446 of 5 stars
$58.14
+1.5%
$57.60
-0.9%
+38.7%$25.90B$16.30B11.8410,400Upcoming Earnings
GOOGL
Alphabet
3.9932 of 5 stars
$244.25
+3.2%
$247.40
+1.3%
+52.4%$2.95T$371.40B26.01183,323Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NFLX
Netflix
4.837 of 5 stars
$1,219.20
-0.1%
$1,337.63
+9.7%
+46.1%$518.07B$39.00B51.9514,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ROKU
Roku
2.6656 of 5 stars
$93.76
+1.9%
$101.33
+8.1%
+25.1%$13.81B$4.39B-223.243,340Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
DIS
Walt Disney
4.847 of 5 stars
$110.32
+1.0%
$131.18
+18.9%
+16.8%$198.35B$94.54B17.29233,000Trending News
T
AT&T
4.9598 of 5 stars
$25.57
-1.2%
$30.75
+20.3%
+18.6%$182.80B$123.98B14.53140,990Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
SPOT
Spotify Technology
4.5308 of 5 stars
$691.38
+0.9%
$731.16
+5.8%
+74.1%$141.53B$16.61B167.817,691Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WBD) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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