Timber Creek Capital Management LLC Sells 23,434 Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. $WBD

Timber Creek Capital Management LLC cut its stake in Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 354,015 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,434 shares during the period. Warner Bros. Discovery makes up about 2.4% of Timber Creek Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Warner Bros. Discovery were worth $10,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. TOWER TRUST & INVESTMENT Co lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 4,730.8% in the fourth quarter. TOWER TRUST & INVESTMENT Co now owns 1,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 49.9% in the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 152.1% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 847 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 226.1% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in Warner Bros. Discovery by 66.5% in the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 1,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. 59.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WBD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from $23.50 to $27.75 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley set a $29.00 target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Moffett Nathanson raised shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $29.50 to $31.00 in a research note on Friday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.30.

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:WBD opened at $27.39 on Tuesday. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has a 1-year low of $7.75 and a 1-year high of $30.00. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.75 and a 200 day moving average of $25.68. The firm has a market cap of $67.93 billion, a PE ratio of 94.45 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.19). Warner Bros. Discovery had a return on equity of 1.98% and a net margin of 1.95%.The business had revenue of $9.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.33 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.20) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. will post -4.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Warner Bros. Discovery News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Warner Bros. Discovery this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Paramount issued public assurances intended to calm talent and investors, pledging to preserve creative independence and greenlight a slate of feature films—an attempt to limit a talent exodus that would hurt WBD’s future content output. Paramount Responds To Letter From Hollywood Figures
• Neutral Sentiment: UK competition authorities have begun soliciting views ahead of a possible formal probe — an early procedural step that raises timing and conditionality risk but does not yet equate to a blocking decision. Watch the CMA’s next moves for more definitive impact. Paramount‑Warner: UK Competition Watchdog Seeks Views
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad industry context: Wall Street continues to focus on streaming profitability (price hikes, ads, subscriber monetization). These sector trends could help or hurt WBD depending on execution and the merged company’s ability to cut costs and grow subscriptions. Wall Street still loves streaming, but are its affections well placed?
• Negative Sentiment: Over 1,000 actors, writers and directors signed an open letter opposing the merger, warning consolidation will reduce opportunities and creative diversity—this public revolt raises the risk of strikes, boycotts or talent flight that would damage WBD’s content engine and the merger’s strategic rationale. Top Hollywood stars come out swinging against the Paramount‑WBD deal
• Negative Sentiment: UK regulator signals a formal probe is likely in the coming weeks — a thorough antitrust review could require divestitures, lengthy remedies, or lead to a block in a major market, materially altering the deal’s economics. UK to probe Paramount‑WBD deal
• Negative Sentiment: Rising market skepticism: recent reporting highlights insider selling and increased short interest, signaling that insiders and traders expect volatility or downside if the merger falters; competitor strength (e.g., Netflix’s continued expansion) intensifies execution risk for WBD. 3 Big Reasons Netflix Will Continue to Soar

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Bruce Campbell sold 41,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.82, for a total value of $1,162,430.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 604,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,821,808.12. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Fazal F. Merchant sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.48, for a total transaction of $961,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 95,539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,625,411.72. This trade represents a 26.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 8,206,827 shares of company stock valued at $230,674,025 over the last quarter. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a global media and entertainment company formed when WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc combined their businesses in 2022. Headquartered in New York City, the company assembles a broad portfolio of film and television production, linear and cable networks, streaming services and consumer distribution operations. Its assets span well-known studio brands, premium scripted and unscripted programming, news and factual entertainment, and licensed franchise properties.

The company’s core activities include film and television production and distribution through units such as Warner Bros.