The stock of Warner Music Group Corp (NASDAQ: WMG) has increased by 0.91 when compared to last closing price of 33.09.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -2.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-14 that NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Warner Music Group Corp. (“Warner Music Group” or “WMG”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on WMG’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable on March 4, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 24, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Warner Music Group Corp (NASDAQ: WMG) Right Now?
Warner Music Group Corp (NASDAQ: WMG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 34.26x compared to its average ratio. WMG has 36-month beta value of 1.32. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for WMG is 136.00M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.96% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WMG on March 06, 2025 was 1.80M shares.
WMG’s Market Performance
WMG stock saw an increase of -2.57% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.67% and a quarterly increase of 2.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.42%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.79% for Warner Music Group Corp (WMG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.33% for WMG’s stock, with a simple moving average of 7.35% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WMG stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for WMG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WMG in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $42 based on the research report published on February 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WMG reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $44. The rating they have provided for WMG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to WMG, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on October 04th of the previous year.
WMG Trading at 3.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WMG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.42%, as shares surge +3.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMG fell by -2.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.19. In addition, Warner Music Group Corp saw 7.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WMG starting from Blavatnik Valentin, who sale 28,230 shares at the price of $35.45 back on Feb 20 ’25. After this action, Blavatnik Valentin now owns 68,264 shares of Warner Music Group Corp, valued at $1,000,754 using the latest closing price.
Matusch Timothy, the EVP Strategy & Operations of Warner Music Group Corp, sale 1,103 shares at $36.49 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Matusch Timothy is holding 88,649 shares at $40,248 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WMG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Warner Music Group Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 100.20, with 5.57 for asset returns.
Based on Warner Music Group Corp (WMG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.89 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.09 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.69. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.69.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Warner Music Group Corp (WMG) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
