After Hours
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Entertainment industry segment. The current market capitalization of Warner Music Group Corp is $17.09B. A total of 2.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.02M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Blavatnik Valentin sold 28,230 shares of WMG for 35.45 per share on Feb 20 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 68,264 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14 ’25, Matusch Timothy sold 1,103 shares at 36.49 per share. WMG shares that EVP Strategy & Operations owns now total 88,649.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Osherova Maria disposed of 6,553 shares on Feb 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $33.90. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Human Res. Officer holding 44,699 shares of WMG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Matusch Timothy bought 1,103 shares at $36.49 per share on Feb 14 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Warner Music Group Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.71, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.16%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.71. WMG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.98% when it declared a $0.18 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/24/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/19/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.18%. The WMG stock dividend was $0.18 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WMG has a high of $36.64 and a low of $27.06.
As of this writing, WMG has an earnings estimate of $0.28 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.35 per share and a lower estimate of $0.24.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WMG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $499.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.68B in debt and $3.15B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $1.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $46.00M.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WMG is Buy with a score of 4.06.
