Ascentis Independent Advisors Increases Holdings in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Ascentis Independent Advisors boosted its position in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 170.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 12,613 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,944 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors’ holdings in Walt Disney were worth $1,216,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its holdings in Walt Disney by 9,060.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 38,135,363 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $4,338,660,000 after acquiring an additional 37,719,041 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,388,278,000. Viking Global Investors LP bought a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $725,219,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 62.5% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,876,878 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,578,773,000 after buying an additional 5,334,866 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Walt Disney by 37.8% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 12,569,185 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,429,996,000 after buying an additional 3,450,198 shares during the period. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DIS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $126.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings cut Walt Disney from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Phillip Securities raised Walt Disney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $131.00 price objective on Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.33.

Key Walt Disney News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating on Disney and set a $126 price target, implying meaningful upside from recent levels. Benzinga article
• Positive Sentiment: Disney is reportedly among the companies interested in U.S. FIFA World Cup broadcast rights for 2030 and 2034, which could expand ESPN’s sports content if it wins part of the package. CNBC article
• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s animated film Hexed received a California film tax credit, which could modestly support production economics for its studio pipeline. AOL article
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney continues defending The View as a news program in response to FCC scrutiny, but the issue is still more of a regulatory overhang than a confirmed financial hit. Los Angeles Times article
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney is also facing questions around ABC license review and broader FCC compliance concerns, adding uncertainty but not an immediate earnings impact. Yahoo Finance article
• Neutral Sentiment: Several stories about park refurbishments, restaurant closures, and nostalgia pieces around Disney World are largely consumer-interest content and are unlikely to move the stock on their own. MSN article
• Negative Sentiment: A recent report noted Disney shares have been under pressure, with year-to-date performance weaker and the stock trading below key moving averages, reflecting cautious market sentiment. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James reportedly cut its price target on Disney to $111 from $119, which may have weighed on investor confidence even though the rating remained positive. Stocktwits article

Walt Disney Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE DIS opened at $97.39 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $101.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.39. 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 company has a market cap of $169.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.39. The Walt Disney Company has a one year low of $92.18 and a one year high of $123.71.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. Walt Disney had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 8.92%. The company had revenue of $25.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS. Walt Disney’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.86 EPS for the current fiscal 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.