Barrington Research Has Strong Estimate for WBD Q1 Earnings

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) – Analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.13) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.14). 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. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.17) EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on WBD. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.91.

Warner Bros. Discovery Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of WBD opened at $10.37 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $10.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.43. Warner Bros. Discovery has a twelve month low of $6.64 and a twelve month high of $12.70. The stock has a market cap of $25.46 billion, a PE ratio of -2.26, a P/E/G ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $10.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.16 billion. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative net margin of 28.34% and a negative return on equity of 27.56%.

Institutional Trading of Warner Bros. Discovery

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter worth $14,547,000. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter worth $3,022,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Forum Financial Management LP raised its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 201.5% in the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 43,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $457,000 after purchasing an additional 28,874 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Michels Family Financial LLC bought a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter worth $497,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Warner Bros. Discovery news, Director Piazza Samuel A. Jr. Di purchased 17,346 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $11.41 per share, with a total value of $197,917.86. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 159,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,824,824.12. The trade was a 12.17 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 22.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.80% 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.