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Warner Music Group Corp (NASDAQ: WMG) closed the day trading at $28.24 up 0.82% from the previous closing price of $28.01. In other words, the price has increased by $0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. WMG stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.03.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WMG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 7.06.
On July 15, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $30. BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on July 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $33.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’25 when Matusch Timothy sold 1,000 shares for $31.43 per share. The transaction valued at 31,430 led to the insider holds 87,649 shares of the business.
Matusch Timothy bought 1,000 shares of WMG for $31,430 on Apr 02 ’25. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Blavatnik Valentin, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 28,230 shares for $35.45 each. As a result, the insider received 1,000,754 and left with 68,264 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WMG now has a Market Capitalization of 14720576512 and an Enterprise Value of 18938662912. As of this moment, Warner’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 22.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.824 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.704.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMG is 1.32, which has changed by -0.122163534 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMG has reached a high of $36.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.43%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WMG traded about 1.86M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WMG traded about 2505680 shares per day. A total of 146.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 143.73M. Insiders hold about 72.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 29.65% stake in the company. Shares short for WMG as of 1763078400 were 5772496 with a Short Ratio of 3.11, compared to 1760486400 on 6519716. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5772496 and a Short% of Float of 3.95.
Dividends & Splits
WMG’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.74, up from 0.73 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026062122. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.9.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Warner Music Group Corp (WMG) is underway, with the input of 4.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.31, with high estimates of $0.36 and low estimates of $0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.93 and $1.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.56. EPS for the following year is $1.7, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $1.85 and $1.48.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $1.77B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.81B to a low estimate of $1.74B. As of . The current estimate, Warner Music Group Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.67BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.59B. There is a high estimate of $1.62B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.55B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WMG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.71BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.58B and the low estimate is $7.17B.