Fielder Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 12,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $128,000.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 448.3% during the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 4,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 54.1% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 4,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,754 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.95% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have commented on WBD. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.50 to $10.75 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Macquarie lifted their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $11.76.
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Up 4.8 %
WBD stock opened at $11.00 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $10.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.20. 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 company has a market capitalization of $26.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.49. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.64 and a 52 week high of $12.70.
Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.30). Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative net margin of 28.34% and a negative return on equity of 27.56%. The firm had revenue of $10.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.16 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. will post -4.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.36, for a total value of $2,094,228.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 599,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,407,558.12. This represents a 22.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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.
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