NYSE:DIS

Walt Disney - DIS Stock Forecast, Price & News

$96.81

-3.23 (-3.23%)

(As of 10/7/2022 02:52 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $96.65
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$100.04
50-Day Range: $94.33
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$124.96
52-Week Range: $90.23
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$179.63

Volume: 447,333 shs
Average Volume: 10.16 million shs
Market Capitalization: $176.49 billion

P/E Ratio: 56.28
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $148.32

Walt Disney MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.83 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 53.1% Upside
$148.32 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.13% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -0.46
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.41
Based on 71 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$357,090 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.43%
From $3.85 to $5.06 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

3.09 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

9th out of 275 stocks

Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation Services Industry

1st out of 17 stocks

4.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Walt Disney has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 20 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $148.32, Walt Disney has a forecasted upside of 53.1% from its current price of $96.89.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Walt Disney has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.13% of the outstanding shares of Walt Disney have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Walt Disney has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Walt Disney has recently increased by 4.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Walt Disney does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Walt Disney does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

4.0

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Walt Disney has received a 55.64% net impact score from Upright. Walt Disney seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Meaning & joy", and "Jobs". The positive contribution in the "Meaning & joy" impact category is mostly driven by its "Digital recordings of pop songs", "Amusement park services", "Production of theatre shows", and "Broadcasting of storytelling television programs" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Walt Disney is -0.46.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Walt Disney has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 71 news articles for Walt Disney this week, compared to 55 articles on an average week.
Social Mentions This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 17 reddit mentions for Walt Disney this week, compared to 34 mentions on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 141 people have searched for DIS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 96 people have added Walt Disney to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Walt Disney insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $357,090.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.10% of the stock of Walt Disney is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
61.37% of the stock of Walt Disney is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Walt Disney are expected to grow by 31.43% in the coming year, from $3.85 to $5.06 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Walt Disney is 56.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.11.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Walt Disney is 56.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 9.03.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Walt Disney has a PEG Ratio of 1.00. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Walt Disney has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Stock

The Walt Disney Company is the world’s second-largest entertainment company by revenue and market cap. It is built on the work of Walt Disney, a revolutionary entertainer and cartoon innovator, and is now a multinational conglomerate of entertainment venues, channels, and brands. The company was founded in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Studio and operated under several other names before being branded as The Walt Disney Company in 1986.

The company is based in Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, and is best known for its work in animation and for creating the character Mickey Mouse. Over the years, the company expanded into live-action movies, theme parks, and even new corporate divisions such as Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. The new divisions provided new avenues for growth that helped accelerate the company’s business to a record high revenue near $85 billion in F2022.

Among the many innovations, are its work with technicolor and multiplane motion picture cameras. These advances were used throughout the groundbreaking Silly Symphonies series which featured animated shorts set to music.

Today, The Walt Disney Company, through a network of subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. The company operates through two segments; Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution and Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products creating long-lasting memories for children of all ages. In total, the company has earned 135 Oscars including 32 awarded directly to Walt himself and is said to have created many of the most loved and enduring films of all time as well as revolutionizing the theme park industry.

Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution is focused on the film and television production and distribution industries including the operation of television networks under the ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brands. The company’s studios produce major motion pictures and content for its channels and digital streaming services under the Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Searchlight Pictures banners. This segment also hosts streaming services including but not limited to Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and Star+ as well as post-production services by Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound.

The Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products segment includes a network of theme parks, resorts, and cruises under the Walt Disney World and Disneyland banners. Parks include the flagship Walt Disney World in Florida, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Guests can also enjoy themed vacations under the National Geographic banner and others. This segment also provides a wide range of licensed and branded themed products based on each of its many franchises.

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