Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD – Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 8,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sessa Capital IM L.P. raised its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 28.8% during the second quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. now owns 22,784,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,520,000 after buying an additional 5,100,000 shares during the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. raised its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 1.1% during the second quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 20,855,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,165,000 after buying an additional 235,192 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 5.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 14,192,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,595,000 after buying an additional 719,869 shares during the last quarter. Yacktman Asset Management LP raised its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 1.2% during the second quarter. Yacktman Asset Management LP now owns 8,152,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,654,000 after buying an additional 100,565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery by 23.9% during the second quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 7,542,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,116,000 after buying an additional 1,452,913 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.95% of the company’s stock.
Warner Bros. Discovery Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:WBD opened at $7.60 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.62 billion, a PE ratio of -6.13 and a beta of 1.48. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has a twelve month low of $6.64 and a twelve month high of $12.70. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $7.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.84.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have weighed in on WBD. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 8th. 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. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.66.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Profile
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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