Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD)’s stock price has plunge by -1.69relation to previous closing price of 10.62. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.85% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. reuters.com reported 2025-01-31 that Warner Bros Discovery and Cutting Edge Group, an investor and manager of media music rights, have created a joint venture to co-own the entertainment studio’s catalog of film and TV music, the companies said on Friday.
Is It Worth Investing in Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for WBD is also noteworthy at 1.50. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 13 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for WBD is 2.22B, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.47% of that float. The average trading volume of WBD on February 03, 2025 was 30.89M shares.
WBD’s Market Performance
The stock of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD) has seen a 1.85% increase in the past week, with a -0.67% drop in the past month, and a 38.28% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.37% for WBD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.73% for WBD’s stock, with a 22.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WBD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WBD stocks, with MoffettNathanson repeating the rating for WBD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WBD in the upcoming period, according to MoffettNathanson is $13 based on the research report published on January 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to WBD, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on August 13th of the previous year.
WBD Trading at 0.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WBD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.37%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.60%, as shares sank -1.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.23% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WBD rose by +1.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.16. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc saw -1.23% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WBD starting from Savalle Sims, who proposed sale 145,733 shares at the price of $12.32 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Savalle Sims now owns shares of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc, valued at $1,795,430 using the latest closing price.
Sims Savalle, the Chief Legal Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc, sale 169,436 shares at $12.36 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Sims Savalle is holding 599,317 shares at $2,093,755 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WBD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc stands at -0.29. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -28.09, with -9.75 for asset returns.
Based on Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.38 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -8.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.80.
Conclusion
In summary, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
