Versor Investments LP Purchases Shares of 332,757 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. $WBD

Posted by Stanley Muller on May 12th, 2026

Versor Investments LP purchased a new stake in Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 332,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,590,000. Warner Bros. Discovery makes up approximately 1.5% of Versor Investments LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of WBD. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 7.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 281,214,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,492,112,000 after buying an additional 18,736,600 shares in the last quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 108.9% in the third quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 35,095,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $685,413,000 after buying an additional 18,291,865 shares in the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in the second quarter valued at $74,916,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 170.1% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 9,326,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,156,000 after buying an additional 5,873,183 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery by 59.6% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 15,523,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,189,000 after buying an additional 5,798,592 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.95% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on WBD. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Warner Bros. Discovery from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Arete Research reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $31.25 target price on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.36.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO David Zaslav sold 4,004,149 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.26, for a total value of $113,157,250.74. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 7,200,627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $203,489,719.02. This represents a 35.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Paul A. Gould sold 600,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.35, for a total transaction of $16,410,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 244,357 shares in the company, valued at $6,683,163.95. This trade represents a 71.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 8,206,827 shares of company stock valued at $230,674,025 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Warner Bros. Discovery Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ WBD opened at $27.24 on Tuesday. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.82 and a 1-year high of $30.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a market capitalization of $68.28 billion, a PE ratio of -38.91 and a beta of 1.57. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.77.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported ($1.17) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by ($1.07). Warner Bros. Discovery had a negative return on equity of 4.77% and a negative net margin of 4.67%.The company had revenue of $8.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.89 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.18) earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. will post -0.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

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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.