Warner Bros
About: Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2022 through the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications. It operates in three global business segments: studios, networks, and direct-to-consumer. Warner Bros. Pictures is the crown jewel of the studios business, producing, distributing, and licensing movies and television shows. The networks business consists of basic cable networks, such as CNN, TNT, TBS, Discovery, HGTV, and the Food Network. Direct-to-consumer includes HBO and the firm's streaming platforms, which have now been consolidated to Max and Discovery+. Much of the DTC content is created within the firm's other two business segments. Each segment operates with a global reach, with Max available in over 70 countries.
Employees: 35,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
35% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 [Q4 2024] → 27 (+7) [Q1 2025]
1.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.02% [Q4 2024] → 66.61% (+1.59%) [Q1 2025]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.9B [Q4 2024] → $17.5B (+$628M) [Q1 2025]
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 403 | Existing positions reduced: 400
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 113
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $444M | Put options by funds: $480M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,175 [Q4 2024] → 1,139 (-36) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Barrington Research James Goss | 60%upside $16 | Outperform Maintained | 9 Jun 2025 |
Citigroup Jason Bazinet | 40%upside $14 | Buy Maintained | 29 May 2025 |
Wells Fargo Steven Cahall | 0%downside $10 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
Barclays Kannan Venkateshwar | 10%downside $9 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Benjamin Swinburne | 0%downside $10 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 6 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 72 articles about WBD published over the past 30 days









