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Warner Music Group (WMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.77 -0.16 (-0.53%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$29.78 +0.00 (+0.02%)
As of 07/11/2025 04:54 PM Eastern
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About Warner Music Group Stock (NASDAQ:WMG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.07
$30.00
50-Day Range
$25.91
$30.60
52-Week Range
$25.56
$36.64
Volume
1.22 million shs
Average Volume
1.77 million shs
Market Capitalization
$15.52 billion
P/E Ratio
34.22
Dividend Yield
2.42%
Price Target
$34.19
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Warner Music Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

WMG MarketRank™: 

Warner Music Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 291 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Warner Music Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Warner Music Group has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Warner Music Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Warner Music Group are expected to grow by 8.63% in the coming year, from $1.39 to $1.51 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 34.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 34.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 21.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Warner Music Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Warner Music Group has a P/B Ratio of 22.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Warner Music Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.82% of the float of Warner Music Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Warner Music Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Warner Music Group has recently increased by 186.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Warner Music Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Warner Music Group has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Warner Music Group is 82.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Warner Music Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.68% next year. This indicates that Warner Music Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Warner Music Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.82% of the float of Warner Music Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Warner Music Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Warner Music Group has recently increased by 186.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Warner Music Group has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Warner Music Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for WMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Warner Music Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Warner Music Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    72.21% of the stock of Warner Music Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.88% of the stock of Warner Music Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Warner Music Group's insider trading history.
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WMG Stock News Headlines

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WMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Warner Music Group's stock was trading at $31.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WMG stock has decreased by 4.0% and is now trading at $29.77.

Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.21. The business's revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Warner Music Group (WMG) raised $1.7 billion in an IPO on Wednesday, June 3rd 2020. The company issued 70,000,000 shares at $23.00-$26.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, Macquarie Capital, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, CIBC Capital Markets, HSBC, SOCIETE GENERALE, LionTree, The Raine Group, AmeriVet Securities, Bancroft Capital, Blaylock Van, C.L. King & Associates, Loop Capital Markets, Roberts & Ryan, Ramirez & Co.,, Siebert Williams Shank, Telsey Advisory Group and Tigress Financial Partners were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of Warner Music Group include E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB (0.20%), Perpetual Ltd (0.13%), Balefire LLC (0.01%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Max Lousada, Lincoln E Benet, Timothy Matusch and Valentin Blavatnik.
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Shares of WMG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Warner Music Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AU Optronics (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Record date for 6/3 Dividend
5/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/3 Dividend
5/27/2025
Dividend Payable
6/03/2025
Today
7/12/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST
Sub-Industry
Entertainment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WMG
CIK
1319161
Employees
5,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$44.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.59
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.87
Trailing P/E Ratio
34.22
Forward P/E Ratio
21.42
P/E Growth
1.13
Net Income
$435 million
Net Margins
7.14%
Pretax Margin
9.74%
Return on Equity
64.64%
Return on Assets
4.93%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.43
Current Ratio
0.66
Quick Ratio
0.64

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.43 billion
Price / Sales
2.41
Cash Flow
$1.47 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.24
Book Value
$1.30 per share
Price / Book
22.90

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
521,270,000
Free Float
144,860,000
Market Cap
$15.52 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.24
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This page (NASDAQ:WMG) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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