What is Barrington Research's Estimate for WBD Q1 Earnings?

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.13) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.14). Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $16.00 price target 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.

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

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Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $18.00 price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Bank of America reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.50 to $10.75 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $11.91.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Up 3.5 %

Warner Bros. Discovery stock opened at $11.07 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $10.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.39. Warner Bros. Discovery has a twelve month low of $6.64 and a twelve month high of $12.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.42, a PEG ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Warner Bros. Discovery news, Director Piazza Samuel A. Jr. Di acquired 17,346 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 159,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,824,824.12. The trade was a 12.17 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the company's 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,407,558.12. This trade represents a 22.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warner Bros. Discovery

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WBD. Colonial Trust Advisors boosted its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 71.8% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 2,383 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 996 shares during the period. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 313.4% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,559 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,940 shares in the last quarter. Graney & King LLC purchased a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.95% of the company's stock.

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.

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