Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD – Free Report) by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 74,344 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,206 shares during the quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery were worth $613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in Warner Bros. Discovery in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. OFI Invest Asset Management lifted its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 45.9% during the 2nd quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 3,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,221 shares during the period. Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 665.4% during the 1st quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 4,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 3,480 shares during the period. Finally, LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery in the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. 59.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have issued reports on WBD. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Raymond James lifted their price target on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $7.50 to $8.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $9.00 target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Warner Bros. Discovery from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.55.
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Performance
Warner Bros. Discovery stock opened at $9.22 on Friday. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.64 and a 1 year high of $12.70. The company’s 50-day moving average is $8.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The company has a market cap of $22.61 billion, a PE ratio of -2.01 and a beta of 1.48.
Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $9.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.79 billion. Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative net margin of 28.34% and a negative return on equity of 27.56%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.17) earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. will post -4.37 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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