Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD)’s stock price has increased by 3.03 compared to its previous closing price of 9.89. However, the company has seen a -7.95% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-12 that CARLSBAD, Calif., March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Upper Deck, the worldwide leader in entertainment and sports trading cards, games and collectibles, today launched its inaugural DC trading card set – DC Annual, marking the first full DC comics-based set available for purchase through the company’s collaboration with Warner Bros.
Is It Worth Investing in Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for WBD is 1.46. 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 currently, short sellers hold a 2.88% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WBD on March 17, 2025 was 32.33M shares.
WBD’s Market Performance
WBD stock saw an increase of -7.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 3.77% and a quarterly increase of -6.43%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.97%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.17% for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.39% for WBD stock, with a simple moving average of 14.43% for the last 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 -1.99% 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 -19.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.97%, as shares sank -0.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.04% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WBD fell by -7.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.77. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc saw -3.60% 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 Di Piazza Samuel A Jr., who purchase 17,346 shares at the price of $11.41 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Di Piazza Samuel A Jr. now owns 159,932 shares of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc, valued at $197,918 using the latest closing price.
Savalle Sims, the Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc, proposed sale 145,733 shares at $12.32 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Savalle Sims is holding shares at $1,795,430 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WBD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc stands at -0.29. The total capital return value is set at -0.11. Equity return is now at value -28.54, with -9.95 for asset returns.
Based on Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -6.37 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.89.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
