WBD short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Jaxson Clark

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc shares valued at $4,999,725 were sold by Wiedenfels Gunnar on Oct 31 ’25. At $22.50 per share, Wiedenfels Gunnar sold 222,210 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 918,940 shares worth approximately $20.6 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Wiedenfels Gunnar purchased 222,210 shares, netting a total of over 4,999,725 in proceeds.

Before that, Wiedenfels Gunnar had sold 530,793 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $10,350,464, the Chief Financial Officer traded Warner Bros. Discovery Inc shares for $19.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 530,793 shares, worth approximately $25.58 million.

As published in a research note from Rothschild & Co Redburn on October 30, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [WBD] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $28. Analysts at Argus upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 26, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Sector weight” for WBD. Earlier on September 16, 2025, TD Cowen downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for WBD stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing WBD Stock Performance

On last trading session, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc [NASDAQ: WBD] plunged -1.49% to $22.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.305, but it reached a high of $23.02 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.70%. Over the course of the year, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc shares have jumped approximately 174.42%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.06 on 11/05/25 and a 52-week low of $7.52 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.87. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.86. The next price resistance is at 23.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.03 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Warner Bros. Discovery Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -15.98 million shares to 76.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 92.43 million shares. A decline of -20.9% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.61.

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In terms of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 21.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.54% from the previous closing price of $22.76. Analysts anticipate Warner Bros. Discovery Inc stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 15. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked Warner Bros. Discovery Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 21, 2025, MoffettNathanson assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $13.

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