Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $17.21 Million Stock Holdings in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) by 29.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 154,537 shares of the entertainment giant's stock after acquiring an additional 35,510 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Walt Disney were worth $17,208,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in DIS. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,471 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 8,732 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $972,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. now owns 3,412 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Onefund LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Onefund LLC now owns 4,856 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Abundance Wealth Counselors lifted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 9,662 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 1,000 shares of Walt Disney stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.84, for a total transaction of $110,840.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 46,831 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,190,748.04. This trade represents a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DIS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Loop Capital increased their target price on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wolfe Research upgraded Walt Disney from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $112.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Walt Disney from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.54.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:DIS traded up $1.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $113.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,940,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,029,360. The stock has a market capitalization of $203.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.89, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.49. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $94.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.54. The Walt Disney Company has a fifty-two week low of $80.10 and a fifty-two week high of $118.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.68.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The entertainment giant reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) 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 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 firm's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.21 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current year.

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.