Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - (WBD) Stock Analysis
Communication Services · Entertainment
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $26.60: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 8.47; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
For convenience, the terms "Warner Bros. Discovery", "WBD", the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" are used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to refer to both Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and collectively to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and one or more of its consolidated... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $26.60: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 8.47; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. -
Latest news
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- NEWS Bernie Sanders Says Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery Merger 'Not Acceptable' After Elizabeth Warren Renews Calls To Block — benzinga Jun 14, 2026 negative
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Generated 2026-06-17T09:07:23Z.
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- 2026-04-30Item 5.02MEDIUM. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 29, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
5 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -1.0% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -4.7%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $26.60: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 8.47; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $25.72. Score 4.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $26.89 (+1.1% upside). Prior stop was $25.72. Stop-loss: $25.72.
Target reached (-3.0% upside); Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0).
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -3690.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
28 analysts cover WBD with a consensus score of 2.8/5. Average price target: $30.
What does Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - do?For convenience, the terms "Warner Bros. Discovery", "WBD", the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" are used in this Annual...
For convenience, the terms "Warner Bros. Discovery", "WBD", the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" are used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to refer to both Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and collectively to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.