Netflix rises nearly 5%, with analysts expecting it to win the Warner Bros. bidding war.

NightAirdropper · 2026-02-26T03:05:45+00:00

Netflix stock price rises nearly 5%, trading at $81.98. Paramount's Daywind company has increased its cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 per share, and Warner Bros. Discovery's board believes this proposal may be more advantageous. The current merger agreement with Netflix at $27.75 per share remains in effect and is expected to be completed by 2026. Analysts predict Netflix will win the competition.

NightAirdropper

2026-02-26 03:05:45

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Guanfawang News: On February 25, Netflix (NFLX.US) rose nearly 5%, trading at $81.98.

In the news, Paramount’s Daytime Company has increased its cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.US) to $31 per share. According to public information, the new proposal also includes a $7 billion regulatory termination fee and a $2.8 billion breakup fee payable by Warner Bros. Discovery if it withdraws from the current agreement. The Warner Bros. Discovery board has determined that Paramount’s revised proposal is likely to result in a better deal from a reasonable perspective.

Currently, the merger agreement between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, reached in December last year at $27.75 per share, remains valid and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026. Senior analyst Gary Black predicts Netflix will win the bidding war.

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