The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Receives $134.00 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $132.8125.

DIS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Walt Disney from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Guggenheim reduced their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $136.00 to $132.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “mixed” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Monday, February 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walt Disney

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Old North State Trust LLC acquired a new position in Walt Disney in the fourth quarter valued at about $547,000. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the fourth quarter worth about $372,000. Stance Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Stance Capital LLC now owns 12,455 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,417,000 after acquiring an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning LLC bought a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the fourth quarter worth about $3,000,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. 65.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Walt Disney Price Performance

Shares of Walt Disney stock opened at $96.23 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.67. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $102.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $108.02. Walt Disney has a twelve month low of $80.10 and a twelve month high of $124.69. The firm has a market cap of $170.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.44.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The entertainment giant reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $25.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.54 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 12.80% and a return on equity of 8.90%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.40 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Walt Disney will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Walt Disney

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company insiders (directors Elena Maria Lagomasino and Michael Froman) bought additional DIS shares, signaling management confidence in valuation and providing a supportive signal for investors. Disney Directors Buy More Shares As Valuation And Targets Draw Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Disney is repositioning its Paris park brand to accelerate European growth — a move that targets incremental attendance and revenue lift in a key international market. That strategy supports parks-driven cash flow, which management has emphasized as a core strength. Wall Street Lunch: Disney Revamps Paris Park To Boost European Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/commentary pieces highlight a strategic shift: new CEO Josh D’Amaro’s parks-and-experiences background and continued capital spending on parks/cruises are casting Disney as a parks-driven cash generator while its streaming story evolves — a narrative that can justify current valuation multiple compression being viewed as temporary. Walt Disney Has Been a Streaming Story for Years. Here’s How The Story Has Changed.
• Neutral Sentiment: Profiles on Disney’s Imagineering and local real-estate quirks (e.g., being a landlord on a quiet California street) are interesting for brand and operations color but have limited direct near-term impact on earnings. How Disney Imagineering Has Increased Its Pace of Innovation by Thinking Like a Startup The quiet suburban Calif. street where Disney is the landlord
• Neutral Sentiment: Local news about guests (Ohio high school band instruments stolen) and a senator’s visit are PR noise; they attract headlines but are unlikely to move fundamentals. Ohio high school band instruments stolen while at Disney World
• Negative Sentiment: One of Disney’s original sci‑fi films is reportedly headed to Netflix, suggesting nonexclusive licensing that could dilute Disney+ content differentiation and potential subscription upside. Content licensing/news like this can pressure streaming sentiment. Disney’s Riskiest Original Sci-Fi Movie Is Officially Taking Over Netflix

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.