Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Forecast for WBD Q4 Earnings

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Warner Bros. Discovery’s current full-year earnings is ($4.33) per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on WBD. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Argus raised Warner Bros. Discovery to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Huber Research upgraded Warner Bros. Discovery from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Warner Bros. Discovery currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.33.

Warner Bros. Discovery Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock opened at $11.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $27.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.55 and a beta of 1.54. Warner Bros. Discovery has a 52-week low of $6.64 and a 52-week high of $12.70. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $8.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative return on equity of 30.56% and a negative net margin of 28.16%. The firm’s revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.40) earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Warner Bros. Discovery

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WBD. Prudential PLC increased its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 31.1% during the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 135,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 32,102 shares in the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. purchased a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the fourth quarter worth about $4,914,000. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery during the fourth quarter worth about $168,000. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,022,000. Finally, Hi Line Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 17.8% during the first quarter. Hi Line Capital Management LLC now owns 597,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,411,000 after buying an additional 90,462 shares during the period. 59.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.