Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Has $4.35 Million Stake in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its stake in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 18.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 45,111 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,905 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $4,349,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Walt Disney by 29.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,522,860 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $969,646,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924,200 shares in the last quarter. Aviva PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 1,516,177 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $172,495,000 after purchasing an additional 78,914 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors increased its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 18.8% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 96,476 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $10,976,000 after purchasing an additional 15,243 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 23.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 61,677 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $7,016,000 after purchasing an additional 11,570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Xponance LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Xponance LLC now owns 291,158 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $33,125,000 after buying an additional 20,266 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Walt Disney

Here are the key news stories impacting Walt Disney this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Disney as a stock to watch, citing earnings growth and relative price strength, which can support investor confidence in the shares. Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make Walt Disney (DIS) a Stock to Watch
• Positive Sentiment: Disney and Usha Vance teamed up to honor military families with surprise gifts, adding to the company’s brand goodwill and public-relations strength. Disney and Usha Vance team up to honor military families and surprise them with magical gifts
• Positive Sentiment: Disney said its domestic economic impact spans all 50 states, reinforcing the scale of its Experiences segment and the importance of its U.S. operations. As America Celebrates 250 Years, Disney’s Economic Impact Reaches All 50 States
• Positive Sentiment: Disney Advertising announced a partnership with Omnicom to improve sequential advertising in streaming, a move that could help ad effectiveness and monetization. OMNICOM AND DISNEY ADVERTISING TEAM UP TO ENABLE SMARTER SEQUENTIAL ADVERTISING IN STREAMING
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney’s Cannes Lions presentation focused on “eventizing” streaming content, which supports the company’s streaming strategy but does not appear to be a major near-term financial catalyst. New Report from Disney at Cannes Lions Shows ‘Eventizing’ of Streaming Content
• Neutral Sentiment: Several lifestyle and nostalgia pieces about Disney’s private plane, old films, and company myths are mainly informational and unlikely to move the stock materially. Look inside Walt Disney’s private plane after complete restoration
• Negative Sentiment: A Yahoo Finance market item noted Disney had recently fallen more than the broader market, and another report flagged a fresh Trump-ABC dispute, both of which may add pressure on sentiment. Walt Disney (DIS) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights Disney Faces Fresh Trump-ABC Fight

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DIS. Phillip Securities upgraded Walt Disney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.71.

Walt Disney Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of NYSE DIS opened at $101.16 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.68. The Walt Disney Company has a 52-week low of $92.18 and a 52-week high of $124.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $102.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.12. The stock has a market cap of $175.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.39.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $25.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.87 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 8.92%. Walt Disney’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.45 earnings per share. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.85 EPS for the current year.

Walt Disney Profile

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), commonly known as Disney, is a diversified global entertainment and media conglomerate headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1923 by Walt and Roy O. Disney, the company grew from an animation studio into a multi‑national entertainment enterprise known for iconic intellectual property and family‑oriented storytelling. Disney’s operations span film and television production, streaming services, theme parks and resorts, consumer products, and live entertainment.

On the content side, Disney produces and distributes feature films and television programming through a portfolio of studios and labels that includes Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, along with broadcast and cable networks such as ABC, FX and National Geographic.