Warner Music Group (WMG) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) recently:

• 5/11/2026 – Warner Music Group was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $40.00 to $42.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group was given a new $39.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $43.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group was given a new $39.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group had its price target raised by Guggenheim from $34.00 to $36.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Warner Music Group had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $40.00 to $43.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Warner Music Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $37.00 to $38.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Warner Music Group had its price target lowered by Guggenheim from $37.00 to $34.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – Warner Music Group had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Warner Music Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 26th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Warner Music Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 89.41%.

Warner Music Group is a major global music company that operates across recorded music and music publishing. Its recorded-music business comprises a portfolio of well-known labels—including Atlantic, Warner Records and Parlophone—as well as distribution and artist-services operations that support both established and emerging artists. The company’s publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, manages songwriting catalogs and administers rights for compositions across multiple media, providing licensing for film, television, advertising and other commercial uses.

WMG’s activities span the full music value chain: signing and developing artists, producing and marketing recordings, distributing music through physical channels and streaming platforms, and monetizing rights through licensing, synchronization and neighboring-rights collection.