Q4 EPS Estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery Raised by Analyst

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research boosted their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.02. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery’s current full-year earnings is ($4.33) per share.

WBD has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Macquarie upped their price objective on Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.76.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Up 0.1 %

Warner Bros. Discovery stock opened at $10.20 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $10.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market cap of $25.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.23, a P/E/G ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 1.49. Warner Bros. Discovery has a twelve month low of $6.64 and a twelve month high of $12.70.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.12. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative net margin of 28.34% and a negative return on equity of 27.56%. The company had revenue of $9.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.17) EPS. Warner Bros. Discovery’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Warner Bros. Discovery news, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.36, for a total transaction of $2,094,228.96. Following the sale, the insider now owns 599,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,407,558.12. The trade was a 22.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warner Bros. Discovery

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 4.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 151,285,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,248,109,000 after purchasing an additional 5,898,611 shares during the last quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. boosted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 24.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. now owns 28,410,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,386,000 after buying an additional 5,625,545 shares during the period. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co acquired a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $23,825,000. Drexel Morgan & Co. raised its stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 43.5% during the third quarter. Drexel Morgan & Co. now owns 6,600,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,454,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 54.1% during the fourth quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 5,644,290 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,660,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981,050 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.95% of the company’s stock.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Studios, Network, and DTC. The Studios segment produces and releases feature films for initial exhibition in theaters; produces and licenses television programs to its networks and third parties and direct-to-consumer services; distributes films and television programs to various third parties and internal television; and offers streaming services and distribution through the home entertainment market, themed experience licensing, and interactive gaming.