The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. The company's Media Networks segment operates cable programming businesses under the ESPN, Disney, and Freeform brands; broadcast businesses, including ABC TV Network and eight owned television stations; and radio businesses. It also produces original live-action and animated television programming to first-run syndication and television markets; and subscription video-on-demand services and in home entertainment formats, as well as operates ESPN+, a direct-to-consumer streaming service providing multi-sports content. Its Parks and Resorts segment owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and the Disneyland Resort in California. This segment also operates Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii, Disney Vacation Club, Disneyland Paris, Disney Cruise Line, and Adventures by Disney; and manages Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort, as well as licenses its intellectual property to a third party for the operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan. The company's Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution in the theatrical, home entertainment, and television markets primarily under the Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Touchstone banners. This segment also produces stage plays and musical recordings; licenses and produces live entertainment events; and provides visual and audio effects, and other post-production services. Its Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment licenses its trade names, characters, and visual and literary properties; develops and publishes mobile games, books, magazines, and comic books; distributes branded merchandise directly through retail, online, and wholesale businesses; offers Website management and design; and develops and distributes online video content. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Cable & other pay television services
Sub-IndustryMovies & Entertainment
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone818-560-1000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$59.43 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees201,000
Next Earnings Date5/14/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Walt Disney's stock symbol?
Walt Disney trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DIS."
How often does Walt Disney pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Walt Disney?
Walt Disney declared a semiannual dividend on Thursday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share on Thursday, January 10th. This represents a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 7th. This is a positive change from Walt Disney's previous semiannual dividend of $0.84. View Walt Disney's Dividend History.
How were Walt Disney's earnings last quarter?
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.27. The entertainment giant earned $15.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.20 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 18.46% and a return on equity of 20.50%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.89 earnings per share. View Walt Disney's Earnings History.
When is Walt Disney's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for DIS?
14 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Walt Disney's shares. Their predictions range from $95.00 to $144.00. On average, they anticipate Walt Disney's share price to reach $126.0909 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walt Disney.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Walt Disney?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walt Disney in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Walt Disney.
Has Walt Disney been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about DIS stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walt Disney earned a news impact score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the entertainment giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
Are investors shorting Walt Disney?
Walt Disney saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 35,074,930 shares, an increase of 29.7% from the February 15th total of 27,032,910 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,214,521 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Walt Disney's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Walt Disney's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Walt Disney include Comcast (CMCSA), Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA), Charter Communications (CHTR), Rogers Communications (RCI), Liberty Global (LBTYB), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Liberty Global (LBTYK), Liberty Broadband Corp Series C (LBRDK), Liberty Broadband Corp Series A (LBRDA), Altice USA (ATUS), DISH Network (DISH), Discovery Communications (DISCA), Discovery Inc Series C (DISCK), Shaw Communications (SJR) and Viacom (VIAB).
What other stocks do shareholders of Walt Disney own?
Who are Walt Disney's key executives?
Walt Disney's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Robert A. Iger, Chairman & CEO (Age 68)
- Ms. Christine Mary McCarthy, Sr. EVP & CFO (Age 64)
- Mr. Alan N. Braverman, Sr. EVP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 71)
- Ms. Zenia B. Mucha, Sr. Exec. VP of Corp. Communications (Age 63)
- Ms. Mary Jayne Parker, Sr. EVP & Chief HR Officer (Age 58)
Who are Walt Disney's major shareholders?
Walt Disney's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.22%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (3.57%), FMR LLC (1.66%), Northern Trust Corp (1.41%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.39%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.35%). Company insiders that own Walt Disney stock include Alan N Braverman, Aylwin B Lewis, Brent Woodford, Maria Elena Lagomasino, Mary Jayne Parker, Robert A Iger and Susan E Arnold. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walt Disney.
Which major investors are selling Walt Disney stock?
DIS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SRS Investment Management LLC, FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC, Scharf Investments LLC, Global Thematic Partners LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. Company insiders that have sold Walt Disney company stock in the last year include Alan N Braverman, Brent Woodford, Mary Jayne Parker and Robert A Iger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walt Disney.
Which major investors are buying Walt Disney stock?
DIS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Legal & General Group Plc, Cortland Advisers LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd and Prudential Financial Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walt Disney.
How do I buy shares of 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Walt Disney's stock price today?
One share of DIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $108.23.
How big of a company is Walt Disney?
Walt Disney has a market capitalization of $161.35 billion and generates $59.43 billion in revenue each year. The entertainment giant earns $12.60 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.08 on an earnings per share basis. Walt Disney employs 201,000 workers across the globe.
What is Walt Disney's official website?
How can I contact Walt Disney?
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.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Walt Disney (NYSE DIS)
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