-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點摘要如下：我們將目標股價調高2美元至37美元，預期TEV/EBITDA倍數為13.4倍，而三年歷史平均值為15.8倍。我們更保守的目標股價反映了WMG正面的績效表現，以及數位串流媒體對音樂產業持續帶來的顛覆性變革。我們將2026財年（截至9月）及2027財年的每股盈餘預期上調0.25美元至1.65美元，營收預期分別為73億美元及76.3億美元。 WMG的一個重要特點是，它是一家代表音樂藝術家的音樂批發商，而非面向音樂聽眾的零售經銷商。 WMG專注於為客戶提供出版版稅處理系統或版稅報表，以從其數位供應和基礎設施中獲得更多收入。 AI Entertainment持有該公司98%的合併投票權。華納音樂集團 (WMG) 與 TikTok 續簽了合作協議，從而改善了其盈利狀況。 WMG 正在投資人工智慧，以擴大市場份額、提升音樂價值，並藉助其技術團隊提高營運效率。
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