Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [NASDAQ: WBD] stock went on an upward path that rose over 1.35% on Friday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 7.41%.
Over the last 12 months, WBD stock rose by 6.91%. The one-year Warner Bros. Discovery Inc stock forecast points to a potential downside of -350707271.56. The average equity rating for WBD stock is currently 1.89, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $27.96 billion, with 2.47 billion shares outstanding and 2.23 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 47.10M shares, WBD stock reached a trading volume of 86104288 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [WBD]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WBD shares is $13.43 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WBD stock is a recommendation set at 1.89. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
MoffettNathanson have made an estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on January 21, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on November 11, 2024, representing the official price target for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $10 to $8, while Bernstein kept a Mkt Perform rating on WBD stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.83, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.62. Price to Free Cash Flow for WBD in the course of the last twelve months was 6.44 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.84.
WBD Stock Performance Analysis:
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [WBD] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.41. With this latest performance, WBD shares gained by 12.77% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 8.24% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 6.91% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Warner Bros. Discovery Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [WBD] shares currently have an operating margin of 1.47% and a Gross Margin at 25.01%. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -28.18%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -9.75%, with Return on Assets sitting at -9.75%.
WBD Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WBD. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc go to 71.24%.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [WBD] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $71.00%, or 78.92% of WBD stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WBD stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 248.57 million shares, which is approximately 10.1416%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 165.19 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.23 billion in WBD stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.08 billion in WBD stock with ownership which is approximately 5.9318%.
