The Walt Disney Company $DIS Shares Purchased by ABN Amro Investment Solutions

ABN Amro Investment Solutions boosted its holdings in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 11.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 271,985 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,871 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Walt Disney were worth $26,214,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of DIS. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 9,060.1% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 38,135,363 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $4,338,660,000 after purchasing an additional 37,719,041 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Walt Disney in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,388,278,000. Viking Global Investors LP purchased a new stake in Walt Disney during the second quarter worth about $725,219,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Walt Disney by 62.5% during 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 in 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 worth $1,429,996,000 after buying an additional 3,450,198 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

Shares of DIS opened at $96.12 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a market cap of $166.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $100.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $103.22. The Walt Disney Company has a 12-month low of $92.18 and a 12-month high of $123.40.

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

Trending Headlines about 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

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Friday, June 12th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $126.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Walt Disney from $139.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $131.00 price objective on Walt Disney in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.00.

About Walt Disney

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.