Barrington Research Has Bullish Estimate for WBD Q4 Earnings

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research raised their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.02. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $16.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery's current full-year earnings is ($4.33) per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on WBD. Moffett Nathanson raised shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $9.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $9.50 to $10.75 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Barclays upped their price objective on Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $11.76.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $10.16. 22,033,577 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 24,469,668. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $10.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.98. Warner Bros. Discovery has a 1-year low of $6.64 and a 1-year high of $12.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.92 billion, a PE ratio of -2.22, a P/E/G ratio of 7.98 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.17) earnings per share. Warner Bros. Discovery's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Transactions at Warner Bros. Discovery

In other news, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 599,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,407,558.12. This represents a 22.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WBD. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 313.4% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,559 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,940 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc raised its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 258.1% during the 4th quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc now owns 2,775 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. 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.