Machina Capital S.A.S. Invests $1.95 Million in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Machina Capital S.A.S. bought a new position in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 19,703 shares of the entertainment giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,945,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of DIS. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Walt Disney in the 4th quarter valued at $2,415,427,000. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main grew its position in shares of Walt Disney by 1,900.0% in the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 5,735,961 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $638,699,000 after purchasing an additional 5,449,158 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of Walt Disney by 75.8% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 10,858,108 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $1,209,050,000 after acquiring an additional 4,680,930 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in Walt Disney by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 16,867,017 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $1,878,142,000 after acquiring an additional 3,016,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 1,080.7% during the first quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,816,548 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $277,993,000 after purchasing an additional 2,578,004 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Walt Disney

In other Walt Disney news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.84, for a total transaction of $110,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 46,831 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,190,748.04. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Walt Disney Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Walt Disney stock traded down $0.51 during trading on Friday, hitting $121.44. 5,587,104 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,479,350. The stock has a market cap of $218.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.83, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $117.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.35. The Walt Disney Company has a twelve month low of $80.10 and a twelve month high of $124.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.67.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The entertainment giant reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $23.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.15 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.99% and a net margin of 9.47%. The business's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.21 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Walt Disney from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Walt Disney from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Walt Disney from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. Finally, Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $128.13.

Walt Disney Company Profile

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.