Hudson Value Partners LLC Sells 5,938 Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Hudson Value Partners LLC trimmed its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) by 37.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,115 shares of the entertainment giant's stock after selling 5,938 shares during the quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC's holdings in Walt Disney were worth $1,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of DIS. Trek Financial LLC raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 479.9% in the 4th quarter. Trek Financial LLC now owns 36,320 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $4,044,000 after acquiring an additional 30,057 shares during the period. Greystone Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 13.3% in the 4th quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC now owns 85,187 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $9,486,000 after acquiring an additional 9,967 shares during the period. FourThought Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Walt Disney in the 4th quarter valued at about $446,000. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,361,792 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $374,336,000 after acquiring an additional 422,339 shares during the period. Finally, Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt now owns 3,569,400 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $397,667,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the period. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Walt Disney from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $112.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Walt Disney from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.54.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

NYSE DIS opened at $111.08 on Friday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $199.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.49. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $95.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $105.09. The Walt Disney Company has a 1 year low of $80.10 and a 1 year high of $118.63.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.84, for a total value of $110,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 46,831 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,190,748.04. This represents a 2.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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