World Wrestling Entertainment Company Profile (NYSE:WWE)

World Wrestling Entertainment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WWE."

World Wrestling Entertainment announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, September 25th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 14th. View World Wrestling Entertainment's Dividend History.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.06. The company earned $214.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $209.28 million. World Wrestling Entertainment had a net margin of 2.79% and a return on equity of 11.35%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.01 earnings per share. View World Wrestling Entertainment's Earnings History.

10 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for World Wrestling Entertainment's shares. Their predictions range from $22.00 to $25.86. On average, they expect World Wrestling Entertainment's stock price to reach $24.23 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about World Wrestling Entertainment stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment have outperformed the industry in the past six months. Recently, WWE and Groupe AB extended their partnership and signed multi-year agreement for airing WWE programming. However, continuous decline in pay-per-view and home entertainment revenues have been concerns. On the revenues front, the company continues to impress investors with second straight quarter of beat, when it reported first quarter results. WWE is executing a five-part strategy to strengthen and expand the WWE Network, which includes creating new content, implementing programs that will have higher customer attraction and retention power, introducing new features, expanding distribution platforms and entering into new regions. Of late estimates have been stable for the second quarter and full year 2017." (7/13/2017)
• 2. Benchmark Co. analysts commented, "Reported sales, OIBDA and average paid subscribers all exceeded our expectations. The Company reported sales of $195M (Street: $180M / Benchmark: $180M) over adjusted OIBDA of $20.5M (Guide: $20M to $24M / Street: $21M / Benchmark: $20M). The Company reported 1.41M average paid subscribers (Guide: +1.40M / Benchmark: 1.40M)." (2/10/2017)
• 3. Needham & Company LLC analysts commented, "WWE reported 4Q16 revenue of $195mm (up 17% y/y, 4% above estimates), Adjusted OIBDA of $20.5mm (up over 4Q15 OIBDA of $4mm, 7% below estimates), and EPS of $0.10 (up over 4Q15 EPS Loss of $0.02, 19% below estimates). Based on FY17 guidance, we maintain our 2017 rev estimate at $785mm (up 8% y/y), but lower our EPS estimate to $0.57 (up 30% y/y, 11% below prior estimates) and we raise our capX estimate, owing to higher investments in programming and production facilities. Paying subs at 1/31/17 were 1.50mm (up 18% y/y), of which 1.11mm were US and 0.39mm were international. Total subs (including free trial period) at the same date were 1.68mm, up 15% y/y. Average subscribers were 1.5mm in 2016, up 25% over 2015. Content available via the OTT Network in 4Q16 was 7,000 hours, which is 4x higher than the amount available at launch in February of 2014." (2/9/2017)

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World Wrestling Entertainment's management team includes the folowing people:

• Vincent K. McMahon, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
• George A. Barrios, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer
• Michael John Luisi III, President - WWE Studios
• Paul Levesque, Executive Vice President - Talent, Live Events & Creative, Director
• Casey Collins, Executive Vice President - Consumer Products
• Blake T. Bilstad, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Sal Siino, Senior Vice President - Global Content Distribution & Business Development
• Michelle D. Wilson, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, Chief Marketing Officer
• Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, Director
• Basil V. DeVito Jr., Sr. Advisor, Business Strategy

World Wrestling Entertainment's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include North Star Investment Management Corp. (0.08%), Capital Impact Advisors LLC (0.07%), Great West Life Assurance Co. Can (0.07%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%), Bbva Compass Bancshares Inc. (0.03%) and Capital One National Association (0.02%). Company insiders that own World Wrestling Entertainment stock include Basil V Jr Devito, Casey Collins, K Mcmahon 2013 Irrev Vincent, Kevin Dunn, Mark Kowal, Michael J Luisi, Michelle D Wilson, Stephanie Levesque and Vincent K Mcmahon. View Institutional Ownership Trends for World Wrestling Entertainment.

World Wrestling Entertainment's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Impact Advisors LLC, Bbva Compass Bancshares Inc., Capstone Asset Management Co. and North Star Investment Management Corp.. Company insiders that have sold World Wrestling Entertainment stock in the last year include Basil V Jr Devito, Casey Collins, Kevin Dunn, Mark Kowal, Michael J Luisi, Michelle D Wilson and Vincent K Mcmahon. View Insider Buying and Selling for World Wrestling Entertainment.

World Wrestling Entertainment's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NGAM Advisors L.P., Creative Planning, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Aperio Group LLC and Capital One National Association. View Insider Buying and Selling for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of World Wrestling Entertainment stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.89.