Zacks Research Expects Increased Earnings for Walt Disney

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Walt Disney in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the entertainment giant will post earnings per share of $5.76 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.35. The consensus estimate for Walt Disney's current full-year earnings is $5.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Walt Disney's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.93 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on DIS. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $120.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Barclays upped their price objective on Walt Disney from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Prescient Securities reduced their price objective on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note 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 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Walt Disney presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $123.54.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

Shares of DIS traded down $0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $112.39. 2,456,672 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,018,258. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $97.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.68. Walt Disney has a 1 year low of $80.10 and a 1 year high of $118.63. The stock has a market cap of $202.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.49.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 6.07%. The business had revenue of $23.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.21 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Walt Disney

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Walt Disney by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,471 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Prossimo Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Walt Disney by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 8,732 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $972,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Onefund LLC increased its holdings in Walt Disney by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Onefund LLC now owns 4,856 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the period. Abundance Wealth Counselors increased its holdings in Walt Disney by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 9,662 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $1,076,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Financial Mangement LLC increased its holdings in Walt Disney by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC now owns 6,287 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $700,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.71% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 1,000 shares of Walt Disney stock in a transaction dated 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 now directly owns 46,831 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,190,748.04. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

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.