WBD
Warner Bros. DiscoveryNASDAQCommunication ServicesEntertainmentSnapshot 2026-05-08
As of May 8, 2026, WBD has a mixed analyst signal with a composite score of 2.9 and a medium confidence level of 73.2. The company momentum score increased by 28.0 points to 9.5 following fresh earnings. Key drivers affecting the score include macroeconomic factors related to rates, labor, and growth, which are currently seen as unfavorable. The overall risk is categorized as moderate, with a total risk score of 38.6.
Price
Daily closes from AlphaVantage. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Factor signals
Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.
Thesis
— is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?Why this rank
- Direction share-0.89
- Slope (norm)-1.03
- Bonus0.00
Why this rank
Trailing four: 2024-Q3, 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3
Why this rank
Watch
— has something changed worth re-reading?Why this setup
EPS estimate $-0.07 → $-0.08 (-12.2% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 7 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 2 maintained. 5% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 14.3% above current price.
0 positive, 0 negative / 30d.
F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
Recent 8-K events
17 material events in the last 24 months — top 5 listed below.
Stated priorities
Insufficient transcript history for this ticker.
Guidance track record
Insufficient guidance history for this ticker.
Position context
— how violent might the path be while I hold it?Why this risk level
Recent vol — 30d annualized 9%; 252d 45%.
Drawdown — Max 1y −21%. Bad day move −3%.
Beta to sector ETF (XLC) — 1.06 over 1y.
Liquidity — score 100/100.
Sub-scores — vol 24/100, drawdown 57/100, beta 94/100, earnings vol —.
via XLC
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.
What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
- earnings refresh · company_momentum_scoreseverity 47
Company momentum rose by 28.0 points (from -18.5 to 9.5) after fresh earnings.
As of May 8, 2026, WBD's company momentum score increased by 28.0 points, rising from -18.5 to 9.5 after fresh earnings. The overall signal label is "mixed." The composite score remains at 2.9 with a medium confidence level of 73.2. The inputs indicate that the situation is provisional.
as of 2026-05-08
Management scorecard
How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What management is focused on
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
No qualifying priorities for this snapshot. Check back after the next refresh.
How this stock is priced
Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.
Not enough peers to compare yet.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
P/E over the last 5 years
16 monthly pointsHow this compares
A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Composite | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery | +2.9 | — | moderate |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | +31 | fair | moderate |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | +32 | fair | moderate |
META Meta Platforms | +30 | inexpensive | elevated |
NFLX Netflix | +23 | inexpensive | moderate |
Risk — how this stock moves
What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.
- If communication_services sector trend rises from +0.06 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
- If rates state reverses from -0.37 (negative) to +0.37 (positive)-5.8 pts
- If communication_services sector trend falls from +0.06 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
- If labor state reverses from -0.31 (negative) to +0.31 (positive)-3.1 pts
- If growth state reverses from +0.25 (positive) to -0.25 (negative)-3.0 pts
Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-05-062d agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 6, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("we," “Warner Bros. Discovery” or the “Company”) released its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to
earnings preannouncement—score 63 - 2026-04-308d agoItem 5.02
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. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “WBD” or the “Company”) and our wholly-owned subsidiary Discovery Communications, LLC (“DCL”) entered into an employment agreement with Gunnar Wiedenfels, our Chief Financial Officer (the “New Agreement”). The New Agreement will become effective as of July 11, 2026 (the “Effective…
executive changeneutralscore 47 - 2026-03-161mo agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Paramount Skydance Corporation (“PSKY”) and Prince Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”)…
executive changeneutralscore 17 - 2026-02-262mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On February 26, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("we," “Warner Bros. Discovery” or the “Company”) released its earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to
earnings preannouncementnegativescore 15 - 2026-02-272mo agoItem 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On February 27, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“WBD”), Paramount Skydance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“PSKY”), and Prince Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of PSKY (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, at the effective time of the Merger (as defined below) (the “Effective…
mna activitypositivescore 13
Score history
The composite score, snapshot by snapshot. The dotted line at zero separates leaning-positive from leaning-negative.
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