9,705 Shares in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Bought by Caxton Associates LP

Caxton Associates LP purchased a new stake in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 9,705 shares of the entertainment giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,081,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Walt Disney during the 4th quarter worth $758,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,345,892 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $372,565,000 after buying an additional 81,754 shares during the period. Baldwin Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Walt Disney by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Baldwin Investment Management LLC now owns 9,176 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $1,022,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares during the last quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in Walt Disney during the 4th quarter worth approximately $89,000. Finally, Benchstone Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Walt Disney during the 4th quarter worth $42,707,000. 65.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

Shares of DIS traded up $3.17 on Thursday, reaching $105.26. 19,256,860 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,047,762. The stock has a market cap of $190.28 billion, a PE ratio of 34.29, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The Walt Disney Company has a 52-week low of $80.10 and a 52-week high of $118.63. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $94.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $104.04.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The entertainment giant reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $23.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.15 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 6.07%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.21 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on DIS shares. UBS Group lifted their price target on Walt Disney from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Loop Capital boosted their target price on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $137.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Walt Disney from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $112.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.54.

About Walt Disney

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.