Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)

NASDAQ: WMG · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
32.14
-0.92 (-2.78%)
At close: Apr 23, 2024, 4:00 PM
32.02
-0.12 (-0.37%)
After-hours: Apr 23, 2024, 6:46 PM EDT
-2.78%
Market Cap 16.64B
Revenue (ttm) 6.30B
Net Income (ttm) 467.00M
Shares Out 517.88M
EPS (ttm) 0.88
PE Ratio 36.52
Forward PE 24.52
Dividend $0.68 (2.12%)
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 21, 2024
Volume 1,963,326
Open 33.16
Previous Close 33.06
Day's Range 32.01 - 33.64
52-Week Range 23.62 - 38.05
Beta 1.46
Analysts Buy
Price Target 35.95 (+11.85%)
Earnings Date May 9, 2024

About WMG

Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The Recorded Music segment is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by such recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously ... [Read more]

Industry Entertainment
IPO Date Jun 3, 2020
Employees 5,900
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WMG
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, WMG's revenue was $6.04 billion, an increase of 1.99% compared to the previous year's $5.92 billion. Earnings were $430.00 million, a decrease of -21.96%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 19 analysts, the average rating for WMG stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $35.95, which is an increase of 11.85% from the latest price.

Price Target
$35.95
(11.85% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Warner Music Group Corp. To Conduct Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, May 9, 2024

NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. will release its financial results on Thursday, May 9, 2024, for the second quarter ended March 31, 2024, and will hold an earning...

13 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music drops plans to bid for France's Believe

Warner Music Group will not submit an offer to acquire French digital music company Believe , the music label said in a statement on Saturday.

17 days ago - Reuters

AYUSHMANN KHURRANA SIGNS GLOBAL DEAL WITH WARNER MUSIC INDIA

MUMBAI, India , April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bollywood superstar Ayushmann Khurrana, an actor and recording artist known both for his blockbuster movies and chartbusting songs, has signed a global re...

21 days ago - PRNewsWire

WARNER MUSIC EXPANDS DEAL WITH JETSYNTHESYS' GLOBAL MUSIC JUNCTION

Agreement makes Warner Music India the largest player in the Indian local language market MUMBAI, India, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music India has expanded its partnership with Global Musi...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

The Ad-Hoc Committee has seized the AMF following Warner Music Group's proposal and the consortium's waiver of the condition precedent related to the favorable opinion of the Believe board of directors

The Ad-Hoc Committee has seized the AMF following Warner Music Group's proposal and the consortium's waiver of the condition precedent related to the favorable opinion of the Believe board of director...

6 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music plans 1.65 bln euro bid to buy France's Believe

Warner Music Group said it planned to make a bid of at least 17 euros ($18.52) per share for Believe , valuing the French digital music company at 1.65 billion euros and topping an earlier takeover of...

6 weeks ago - Reuters

Warner Music Group Confirms Its Indication of Interest in Relation to French Digital Music Company Believe SA

NEW YORK, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group (“Warner Music Group” or WMG”) confirms that on February 21, 2024 it approached Believe SA, a global digital music company headquartered...

6 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music Group Corp. to Participate in Deutsche Bank's Media, Internet & Telecom Conference

NEW YORK, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (“Warner Music Group” or “WMG”) announced today that Bryan Castellani, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will ...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music Group Corp. to Participate in Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (“Warner Music Group” or “WMG”) announced today that Robert Kyncl, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a question and answ...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR NORA FATEHI SIGNS RECORD DEAL WITH WARNER MUSIC GROUP

First major record deal for singer and actress whose music moves millions across the world News arrives following the release of her latest blockbuster action movie, 'Crakk' DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 26, 2024 ...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

US Supreme Court may dump Warner Music dispute over copyright damages

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Wednesday they may dismiss a legal fight between a Miami music producer and Warner Music over a song by rapper Flo Rida.

2 months ago - Reuters

Warner Music Group Corp. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (“Warner Music Group” or “WMG”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music to lay off 10% of workforce as part of restructuring plan

Warner Music Group Corp. is planning to lay off about 600 employees, or around 10% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at freeing up more cash to invest in music and boost growth.

2 months ago - Market Watch

Warner Music Laying Off 600 Employees As It Looks To Sell Uproxx

Warner Music announced plans Wednesday to cut 600 employees in the record label conglomerate's latest cost-cutting effort as the company seeks to sell off its entertainment portfolio, following a stri...

2 months ago - Forbes

Warner Music to cut 600 jobs, or 10% of staff

Warner Music is cutting 10% of its workforce in a plan to restructure the company.

2 months ago - CNBC

Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fiscal First Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Financial Highlights Double-Digit Growth in Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA as both Recorded Music and Music Publishing Deliver Highest Quarterly Revenue in Company History Recorded Music Results Bolstered...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music, Megan Thee Stallion Strike Deal

The rapper gets full ownership of her masters and publishing.

2 months ago - WSJ

Warner Music Group Corp. to Conduct Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, February 8, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. will release its financial results on Thursday, February 8, 2024, for the first quarter ended December 31, 2023, and will hold an e...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Warner Music Group stock jumps after earnings beat expectations, amid strength in recorded music streaming

Shares of Warner Music Group Corp. WMG, -0.54% leapt 2.6% toward a nine-month high after the music recorder and publisher beat fiscal fourth-quarter earnings expectations, as results were boosted by a...

5 months ago - Market Watch

Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended September 30, 2023

Financial Highlights Eclipsed $6 billion of total revenue for the first time in WMG's history Acceleration in Q4 Streaming Growth Driven by Release Slate and Ad-Supported Improvement Continued Strengt...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

As Hollywood reckons with AI, Warner Music will use the tech to make an Edith Piaf biopic

Warner Music Group announced its plans to produce an AI-generated Edith Piaf biopic as Hollywood grapples with the technology.

5 months ago - CNBC

Canva Launches Popular Music Library to Supercharge Content Creation in Partnership with Warner Music Group, Merlin and More

SYDNEY & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Canva launched its popular music library to provide access to chart-topping, commercially released songs for personal use in Canva designs.

5 months ago - Business Wire

Warner Music Group Corp. to Conduct Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, November 16, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. will release its financial results on Thursday, November 16, 2023, for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023,...

6 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Linkfire A/S renews agreement with Warner Music Group

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2023 / Linkfire (STO:LINKFI) Linkfire has, on 11 October 2023, renewed the agreement for providing its Saas Marketing Platform to Warner Music Group glob...

6 months ago - Accesswire

WARNER MUSIC GROUP NAMES CARLETTA HIGGINSON EVP, CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER

NEW YORK , Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG) announced today that Carletta Higginson has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, effective O...

7 months ago - PRNewsWire