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WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
Communication Services · Broadcasting
$27.61
+0.93%
Vol: 0.3M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Paramount Skydance sale to net CEO Zaslav up to $887M; Academy Awards winner status mixed with deal uncertainty.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav will receive up to $887 million upon completion of the company's $110 billion sale to Paramount Skydance, while WBD emerged as the biggest Academy Awards winner on Sunday. The stock trades at a premium 149x P/E despite year-to-date weakness at $27.69 (down 0.22% over 24 hours), with uncertainty around deal completion timing weighing on sentiment. Current trading reflects investor caution about deal completion risks and valuation compression, though content strength evidenced by Oscar success suggests franchise value remains intact.
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Fundamentals
Market Cap$68.6B
P/E (TTM)95.3
Forward P/E-1657.5
Beta1.68
Div Yield—
Prev Close$27.35
RSI (14-Day)
41Neutral
0305070100
52-Week Range
$7.52$27.61$30.00
From High-8.0%
From Low+267.1%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$28.08-1.7%
200d SMA
$20.28+36.1%
Price between 50d and 200d. Testing 50d support.
Returns
1W
+0.6%
1M
-4.1%
3M
-4.5%
6M
+53.5%
1Y
+165.7%
YTD
-3.2%
Volume
Today293K
20d Avg27.7M
Ratio0.01x