Barrington Research Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) – Analysts at Barrington Research boosted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note 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 estimate 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 subject of a number of other reports. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Moffett Nathanson upgraded shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $9.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Macquarie raised their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.50 to $10.75 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Raymond James raised their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.76.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Performance

WBD stock opened at $10.20 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $25.02 billion, a PE ratio of -2.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.96. Warner Bros. Discovery has a 1-year low of $6.64 and a 1-year high of $12.70.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $9.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.17) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity at Warner Bros. Discovery

In related news, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.36, for a total transaction of $2,094,228.96. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 599,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,407,558.12. This trade represents a 22.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warner Bros. Discovery

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 313.4% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,940 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 59.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Warner Bros. Discovery Company Profile

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.