Arvest Bank Trust Division Has $2.96 Million Stock Holdings in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Arvest Bank Trust Division raised its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 869.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 30,746 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,575 shares during the quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $2,963,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 4.9% during the first quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co now owns 3,967 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new stake in shares of Walt Disney in the 1st quarter worth about $13,854,000. ABN Amro Investment Solutions raised its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions now owns 271,985 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $26,214,000 after acquiring an additional 26,871 shares during the last quarter. Triad Investment Management bought a new position in Walt Disney in the 1st quarter valued at about $421,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Walt Disney by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,802,904 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $270,144,000 after acquiring an additional 141,908 shares in the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Walt Disney

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney announced a multiyear partnership with Kraft Heinz that will bring branded food and products into Disney theme parks, cruise ships, streaming, and consumer products. Investors may see this as a low-risk way to deepen brand engagement and generate incremental revenue. Disney and Kraft Heinz ink multiyear partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are heading into Disney’s earnings with expectations that Experiences and Entertainment remain strong, with UBS and other previews suggesting Disney could beat third-quarter estimates if parks and streaming margins hold up. What You Need To Know Ahead of Walt Disney’s Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s upcoming content slate is still drawing attention, including a new premium theatrical format tied to Avengers: Doomsday, which could support box office and franchise monetization. Avengers can’t get an IMAX screen this December, so Disney invented its own premium format to fight back
• Neutral Sentiment: Several reports noted Disney is streamlining parts of its business, with layoffs affecting Pixar, ESPN, and other divisions. While this can improve cost efficiency, it also signals continued restructuring pressure. New Disney Layoffs Hit Pixar, ESPN and Other Divisions in Streamlining
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney’s next earnings release is the main near-term event, and investors are waiting to see whether theme parks, streaming profitability, and guidance updates justify a stronger valuation. What You Need To Know Ahead of Walt Disney’s Earnings Release

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on DIS. Barclays dropped their price objective on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $110.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Wolfe Research set a $131.00 target price on Walt Disney in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded 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, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Friday, June 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.00.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

Walt Disney stock opened at $96.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $103.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.91 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.39. The Walt Disney Company has a 1-year low of $92.18 and a 1-year high of $123.40.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $25.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.87 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 8.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last 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, analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walt Disney Company 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.