We're taking a closer look at Warner Music today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 7.0% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally.
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Warner Music has moved 13.0% over the last year compared to 10.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 3.0%
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WMG has an average analyst rating of buy and is -0.06% away from its mean target price of $32.74 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $0.82
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Warner Music has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.12 and its forward P/E ratio is 29.2
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WMG has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 4.07, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 67.05 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Warner Music is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
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Warner Music has on average reported free cash flows of $956.0 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 22.0%