NYSE:DISWalt Disney Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walt Disney's stock was trading at $105.51 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, DIS shares have increased by 14.6% and is now trading at $120.95. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walt Disney in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Walt Disney.

Walt Disney is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Walt Disney.

Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The entertainment giant reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.23. The entertainment giant earned $18.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.49 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.09% and a net margin of 6.88%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.61 EPS. View Walt Disney's earnings history.

Walt Disney declared a semi-annual dividend on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share on Thursday, January 16th. This represents a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. View Walt Disney's dividend history.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Walt Disney's stock. Their forecasts range from $96.00 to $175.00. On average, they anticipate Walt Disney's stock price to reach $126.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Walt Disney.

Headlines about DIS stock have been trending negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walt Disney earned a news sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the entertainment giant a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutWalt Disney.

Some companies that are related to Walt Disney include Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Viacom (VIAB), News (NWSA), Madison Square Garden (MSG), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Cinemark (CNK) and Reading International (RDI). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Walt Disney investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V), AT&T (T), Boeing (BA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Home Depot (HD).

Walt Disney trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DIS."

Walt Disney's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.15%), Morgan Stanley (1.52%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.42%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.26%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.92%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (0.66%). Company insiders that own Walt Disney stock include Alan N Braverman, Brent Woodford, Christine M Mccarthy, Mary Jayne Parker, Robert A Iger and Zenia B Mucha. View institutional ownership trends for Walt Disney.

DIS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Parnassus Investments CA, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Bessemer Group Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., California Public Employees Retirement System, and Fred Alger Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Walt Disney company stock in the last year include Alan N Braverman, Brent Woodford, Christine M Mccarthy, and Zenia B Mucha. View insider buying and selling activity for Walt Disney.

DIS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Public Investment Fund, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, APG Asset Management N.V., Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Invesco Ltd., Third Point LLC, and Swiss National Bank. View insider buying and selling activity for Walt Disney.

Shares of DIS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of DIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $120.95.

Walt Disney has a market capitalization of $218.47 billion and generates $69.57 billion in revenue each year. The entertainment giant earns $11.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.77 on an earnings per share basis. Walt Disney employs 223,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walt Disney is www.thewaltdisneycompany.com.

Walt Disney's mailing address is 500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA ST, BURBANK CA, 91521. The entertainment giant can be reached via phone at 818-560-1000.