Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for WBD Earnings

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery in a report released on Monday, March 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.27) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.15). 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 2025 earnings at ($0.43) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.03) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.77) EPS.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.30). The firm 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%.

WBD has been the topic of a number of other reports. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Raymond James lifted their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Barclays boosted their target price on Warner Bros. Discovery from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $11.91.

Warner Bros. Discovery Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ WBD opened at $11.43 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $28.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.50, a PEG ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.49. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.34. Warner Bros. Discovery has a one year low of $6.64 and a one year high of $12.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warner Bros. Discovery

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WBD. Golden State Equity Partners raised its stake in Warner Bros. Discovery by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 16,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 71.8% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 2,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares during the period. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 9,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101 shares during the period. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 42,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after buying an additional 1,174 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Warner Bros. Discovery

In other Warner Bros. Discovery news, insider Savalle Sims sold 169,436 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owns 599,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,407,558.12. The trade was a 22.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Piazza Samuel A. Jr. Di bought 17,346 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $11.41 per share, for a total transaction of $197,917.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now 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 position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.