Warner Bros Discovery rises as BofA recommends strategic options
** Shares of media giant Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O rise 6.4% to $7.89
** Bank of America says exploring strategic alternatives such as asset sales, restructuring or mergers would create more shareholder value vs status quo
** "Several of WBD's assets are best in class with tremendous unrecognized value. However, in our view, the current composition as a consolidated public company is not working," says BofA
** While sale of co enticing option for shareholders, there appears to be a small buyer universe for the entire company given its size and complexity - BofA
** Brokerage also cuts price objective to $12 vs previous target of $14; new PT represents a 61.7% upside to the stock's last close
** Fourteen of 30 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 14 "hold" and 2 "sell" or lower; their median PT is $10.50 - LSEG
** Including session moves, stock has fallen ~30.6% YTD
Reporting by Arsheeya Bajwa in Bengaluru
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