NYSE:WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $37.03 +0.76 (+2.10 %) (As of 04/9/2020 03:41 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$36.63Now: $37.03▼$38.4950-Day Range$30.44MA: $39.94▼$50.2352-Week Range$29.10Now: $37.03▼$100.45Volume84,163 shsAverage Volume1.77 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.86 billionP/E Ratio44.08Dividend Yield1.34%Beta1.33 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., an integrated media and entertainment company, engages in the sports entertainment business in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates in three segments: Media, Live Events, and Consumer Products. The Media segment engages in the production and monetization of long-form and short-form media content across various platforms, including WWE Network, pay television, and digital and social media, as well as filmed entertainment. The Live Events segment is involved in the sale of tickets, including primary and secondary distribution; provision of event services; and sale of travel packages related to its live events. The Consumer Products segment engages in merchandising of WWE branded products, such as video games, toys, apparels, and books through licensing arrangements and direct-to-consumer sales, as well as through e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingWorld Wrestling Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $61.31, World Wrestling Entertainment has a potential upside of 66.1% from its current price of $36.92.Amount of Analyst CoverageWorld Wrestling Entertainment has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesWorld Wrestling Entertainment has received 458 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesWorld Wrestling Entertainment has received 404 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentWorld Wrestling Entertainment has received 53.13% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about World Wrestling Entertainment and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WWE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WWE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWorld Wrestling Entertainment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWorld Wrestling Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of World Wrestling Entertainment is 56.47 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, World Wrestling Entertainment will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.40 % next year. This indicates that World Wrestling Entertainment will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, World Wrestling Entertainment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $126,403.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders40.20% of the stock of World Wrestling Entertainment is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions75.17% of the stock of World Wrestling Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for World Wrestling Entertainment are expected to grow by 12.67% in the coming year, from $1.50 to $1.69 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of World Wrestling Entertainment is 43.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.48.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of World Wrestling Entertainment is 43.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.07.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWorld Wrestling Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 10.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.3Community Rank: 2.7Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 2.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.59 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Motion picture & video production Sub-IndustryMovies & Entertainment SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNYSE:WWE Previous Symbol CUSIP98156Q10 CIK1091907 Webhttp://corporate.wwe.com/ Phone203-352-8600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.35 Current Ratio1.17 Quick Ratio1.15Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio44.08 Forward P/E Ratio24.69 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$960.40 million Price / Sales2.98 Cash Flow$2.22 per share Price / Cash Flow16.70 Book Value$3.56 per share Price / Book10.40Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.85 Net Income$77.06 million Net Margins8.03% Return on Equity25.56% Return on Assets8.91%Miscellaneous Employees915 Outstanding Shares77,310,000Market Cap$2.86 billion Next Earnings Date4/23/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable Receive WWE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WWE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. WWE Rates by TradingView World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE) Frequently Asked Questions How has World Wrestling Entertainment's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? World Wrestling Entertainment's stock was trading at $38.72 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WWE shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $36.92. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of World Wrestling Entertainment? 15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for World Wrestling Entertainment in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for World Wrestling Entertainment. When is World Wrestling Entertainment's next earnings date? World Wrestling Entertainment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for World Wrestling Entertainment. How can I listen to World Wrestling Entertainment's earnings call? World Wrestling Entertainment will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were World Wrestling Entertainment's earnings last quarter? World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 6th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.07. The business earned $322.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $332.41 million. World Wrestling Entertainment had a return on equity of 25.56% and a net margin of 8.03%. World Wrestling Entertainment's revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. View World Wrestling Entertainment's earnings history. How often does World Wrestling Entertainment pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for World Wrestling Entertainment? World Wrestling Entertainment declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. View World Wrestling Entertainment's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for WWE? 15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for World Wrestling Entertainment's shares. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $101.00. On average, they expect World Wrestling Entertainment's stock price to reach $61.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 66.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for World Wrestling Entertainment. Has World Wrestling Entertainment been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about WWE stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. World Wrestling Entertainment earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutWorld Wrestling Entertainment. Are investors shorting World Wrestling Entertainment? World Wrestling Entertainment saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,906,700 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the February 27th total of 9,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,070,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Approximately 19.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View World Wrestling Entertainment's Current Options Chain. Who are some of World Wrestling Entertainment's key competitors? Some companies that are related to World Wrestling Entertainment include Walt Disney (DIS), Viacom (VIAB), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Madison Square Garden (MSG), News (NWSA), Cinemark (CNK) and Reading International (RDI). What other stocks do shareholders of World Wrestling Entertainment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other World Wrestling Entertainment investors own include Netflix (NFLX), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Twitter (TWTR), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA), Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Roku (ROKU). Who are World Wrestling Entertainment's key executives? World Wrestling Entertainment's management team includes the following people: Mr. Vincent K. McMahon, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO (Age 73)Mr. George A. Barrios, Co-Pres & Director (Age 53)Ms. Michelle D. Wilson, Co-Pres & Director (Age 53)Mr. Kevin Dunn, Exec. VP of Television Production (Age 58)Mr. Paul Levesque, Exec. VP of Talent, Live Events & Creative and Director (Age 49) What is World Wrestling Entertainment's stock symbol? World Wrestling Entertainment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WWE." Who are World Wrestling Entertainment's major shareholders? World Wrestling Entertainment's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own World Wrestling Entertainment stock include Frank A Riddick III, George A Barrios, Jeffrey R Speed, Kevin Dunn, Mark Kowal, Michael J Luisi, Michelle D Wilson, Patricia A Gottesman and Vincent K Mcmahon. View institutional ownership trends for World Wrestling Entertainment. Which institutional investors are buying World Wrestling Entertainment stock? WWE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View insider buying and selling activity for World Wrestling Entertainment. How do I buy shares of World Wrestling Entertainment? Shares of WWE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is World Wrestling Entertainment's stock price today? One share of WWE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.92. How big of a company is World Wrestling Entertainment? World Wrestling Entertainment has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion and generates $960.40 million in revenue each year. The company earns $77.06 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.85 on an earnings per share basis. World Wrestling Entertainment employs 915 workers across the globe. View additional information about World Wrestling Entertainment. What is World Wrestling Entertainment's official website? The official website for World Wrestling Entertainment is http://corporate.wwe.com/. How can I contact World Wrestling Entertainment? World Wrestling Entertainment's mailing address is 1241 E MAIN ST, STAMFORD CT, 06902. The company can be reached via phone at 203-352-8600 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 4/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Stochastic Momentum Index (SMI)
