Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) has received a “BBB+” credit rating from Morningstar. The investment research firm’s “BBB+” rating suggests that the company is a moderate default risk. They also gave their stock a four star rating.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Albert Fried & Company began coverage on Time Warner in a research note on Thursday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Time Warner in a research note on Thursday, January 14th. Drexel Hamilton started coverage on shares of Time Warner in a report on Thursday, January 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price target on the stock. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Time Warner in a report on Tuesday, January 12th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Time Warner from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 11th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Time Warner has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.48.

Shares of Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) opened at 70.89 on Monday. Time Warner has a 52-week low of $62.94 and a 52-week high of $91.34. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $67.29 and its 200 day moving average is $73.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.68 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.13.

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The media conglomerate reported $1.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.16. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.22 earnings per share. The business earned $6.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.52 billion. The firm’s revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Time Warner will post $4.68 EPS for the current year.

In other news, Director Jessica P. Einhorn sold 21,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $1,593,750.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 20,915 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,568,625. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Other hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eagle Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Time Warner by 85.0% in the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management now owns 60,870 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $4,184,000 after buying an additional 27,960 shares during the last quarter. MUFG Americas increased its stake in shares of Time Warner by 11.3% in the third quarter. MUFG Americas now owns 61,007 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $4,194,000 after buying an additional 6,193 shares during the last quarter. Janus Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Time Warner by 16.0% in the third quarter. Janus Capital Management now owns 2,380,816 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $163,681,000 after buying an additional 327,877 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates increased its stake in shares of Time Warner by 24.4% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates now owns 10,389,183 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $714,256,000 after buying an additional 2,040,437 shares during the last quarter.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) is a media and entertainment company. The Company operates in three segments: Turner, which consists of cable networks and digital media properties; Home Box Office, which consists of domestic premium pay television services, and international premium pay and basic tier television services, and Warner Bros., which consists of television, feature film, home video and videogame production and distribution of digital and physical home entertainment products. Turner operates over 165 channels globally. In the United States, its networks and related properties include TNT, TBS, Adult Swim, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Turner Sports, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, CNN and HLN. Outside the United States, Turner’s portfolio of brands and digital businesses reaches consumers in over 200 countries.

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