Motley Fool Asset Management LLC Sells 10,819 Shares of The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Key Points

• Motley Fool Asset Management reduced its Disney stake by 8%, selling 10,819 shares during the third quarter and retaining 123,621 shares valued at approximately $12.97 million.
• Institutional investors hold 65.71% of Disney’s stock, while several major funds—including Arrowstreet Capital, Amundi and Janus Henderson—recently increased their positions.
• Disney has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with a $128.16 average price target, while shares recently traded near $109; analysts expect strong year-over-year earnings growth and project $6.92 in current-year EPS.

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) by 8.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,621 shares of the entertainment giant's stock after selling 10,819 shares during the period. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC's holdings in Walt Disney were worth $12,968,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in DIS. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Walt Disney during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,386,720,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 14,272,449 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $1,375,579,000 after buying an additional 1,703,264 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 2.5% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 11,349,651 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $1,093,878,000 after acquiring an additional 273,128 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 2.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,416,858 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $714,736,000 after acquiring an additional 149,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 7.7% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,703,179 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $646,047,000 after acquiring an additional 480,104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.71% of the company's stock.

Key Walt Disney News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings per share to increase by more than 50% year over year. Strong earnings expectations could support the stock if Disney delivers on growth in streaming, entertainment and parks. Walt Disney Earnings Preview: What to Expect
• Positive Sentiment: Disney reportedly bid $20 million for a nonexclusive, perpetual license to Character.AI technology and offered positions to most of its engineers. The move could strengthen Disney’s artificial-intelligence capabilities, although the financial impact and strategic benefits remain uncertain. Walt Disney Bids For Character.AI
• Positive Sentiment: Disney and Channel 4 reached a deal to bring Channel 4 content to Disney+, potentially improving the streaming service’s content offering and international appeal. Channel 4 and Disney+ Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison with Versant focuses on which media company offers better value, keeping attention on Disney’s valuation rather than identifying a new company-specific catalyst. VSNT or DIS: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Disney’s decline while the broader market gained indicates near-term selling pressure and investor reluctance to bid up the shares before earnings. The report did not identify a new operational problem, so the move may reflect positioning, valuation concerns or profit-taking. Walt Disney Stock Drops Despite Market Gains
• Negative Sentiment: Netflix’s weaker forward revenue outlook and slowing growth pressured its shares, potentially reinforcing broader concerns about streaming-sector growth and competition ahead of Disney’s results. Netflix Growth Concerns

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DIS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial cut their target price on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $119.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Truist Financial set a $115.00 price target on Walt Disney in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $126.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Walt Disney from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Walt Disney from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $128.16.

Insider Activity at Walt Disney

In related news, EVP Paul Roeder sold 3,596 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.32, for a total transaction of $382,326.72. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Brent Woodford sold 2,856 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.68, for a total transaction of $318,958.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 62,995 shares in the company, valued at $7,035,281.60. The trade was a 4.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 20,926 shares of company stock valued at $2,232,126. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Walt Disney Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE DIS opened at $109.08 on Thursday. The Walt Disney Company has a 12 month low of $92.18 and a 12 month high of $117.09. The company has a market cap of $188.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $107.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.62.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The entertainment giant reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $25.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.39 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 9.90%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.642-6.642 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.92 EPS for the current year.

About Walt Disney

The Walt Disney Company NYSE: DIS is a global entertainment and media company that develops, produces and distributes branded content through film studios, television networks and streaming services. Its portfolio includes Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and other entertainment brands, with distribution through services such as Disney+ and Hulu.

Disney also operates ESPN and related sports media businesses, as well as theme parks, resorts, cruise lines and vacation experiences.

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