The Walt Disney Company $DIS Shares Acquired by Inspire Trust Co. N.A.

Inspire Trust Co. N.A. grew its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 23.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,000 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 10,000 shares during the quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A.’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $5,916,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 159,342,154 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $18,128,357,000 after buying an additional 1,220,207 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 3.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,019,749 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $9,391,261,000 after buying an additional 2,376,706 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 40,588,604 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $4,597,804,000 after buying an additional 1,361,888 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 6.5% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,994,916 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,487,918,000 after buying an additional 790,365 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 2.0% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 12,971,705 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,462,645,000 after buying an additional 254,626 shares in the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Walt Disney from $138.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $123.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.47.

Walt Disney Price Performance

Walt Disney stock opened at $103.72 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $180.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $105.81. The Walt Disney Company has a 12-month low of $92.18 and a 12-month high of $124.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $25.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.87 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 11.54%.Walt Disney’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.45 EPS. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. Equities analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Walt Disney News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney announced a new partnership with Philips to integrate Disney stories and characters into MRI experiences for children in hospitals across 87 countries, a brand-extension move that could strengthen licensing and consumer affinity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Disney is continuing to invest in its theme-park business with ride upgrades and new attractions at Walt Disney World, which supports the company’s core parks-and-experiences growth story. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Disney and Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 5 is driving a promotional tie-up with Papa Johns, showing continued merchandising and franchise momentum ahead of the film’s release. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney is pushing ahead with plans to unify Hulu into its flagship streaming app, which could simplify the streaming offering but also signals ongoing product restructuring. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investor sentiment is being pressured by Disney’s escalating fight with the FCC, after the company filed early broadcast-license renewals “under protest” and accused the regulator of unconstitutional behavior. The dispute adds regulatory uncertainty for Disney’s ABC stations. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Related coverage highlighted Disney’s broader legal clash with the Trump-era media regulator over early license reviews, keeping attention on potential political and compliance risk rather than operating performance. Article Title

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.