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.
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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 Date11/14/2019 (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 Semi-Annual dividend on Wednesday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share on Thursday, July 25th. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 5th. 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, August, 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.41. The entertainment giant earned $20.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.40 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 19.02% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The firm's revenue was up 32.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.87 EPS. View Walt Disney's Earnings History.
When is Walt Disney's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for DIS?
24 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Walt Disney's shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $175.00. On average, they expect Walt Disney's stock price to reach $148.7167 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walt Disney.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Walt Disney?
24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walt Disney in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Walt Disney.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Walt Disney stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Walt Disney stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Disney’s increasing investments in ESPN+ and Disney+ are expected to hurt margins. Higher programming costs at ESPN due to increase in contractual rate for a few sports programs are anticipated to keep profits under pressure. Further, due to the ongoing investments, Disney anticipates DTCI operating loss to be higher in third-quarter fiscal 2019. Notably, shares have underperformed the industry on a year-to-date basis. Nevertheless, Avengers: Endgame tasted phenomenal success, which is expected to reflect in the company’s near-term top line. Currently, the film holds the record for the fastest earning $1-billion film globally, beating Avengers: Infinity War." (7/9/2019)
- 2. Rosenblatt Securities analysts commented, "We update our model for the investor day and put our estimates at the high end of ’24E subscriber guidance for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN +, although we view this as conservative as we think content cost guide is sufficient at this price point. We are ~2% above consensus on FY2Q19 earnings, see pg.2 for details. Sub guidance achievable and likely conservative despite lower spend per sub than Netflix. A key area of pushback we received on our bullishness towards Disney+ from Disney bears and Netflix bulls was content spend guidance is not high enough to meet the sub guidance. As seen in 3, we expect Disney to spend substantially less than Netflix (NFLX – on original programming and licensed content in aggregate, and modestly less on a per sub basis." (5/6/2019)
Has Walt Disney been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about DIS stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walt Disney earned a daily sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the entertainment giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Walt Disney.
Who are some of Walt Disney's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Walt Disney include Comcast (CMCSA), 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), Roku (ROKU), DISH Network (DISH), Discovery Communications (DISCA), Discovery Inc Series C (DISCK), Viacom (VIAB) and Shaw Communications (SJR).
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. EVP & Chief Communications Officer (Age 62)
- 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 investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.28%), Phocas Financial Corp. (3.65%), Phocas Financial Corp. (3.65%), Morgan Stanley (1.54%), Northern Trust Corp (1.42%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%). Company insiders that own Walt Disney stock include Alan N Braverman, Aylwin B Lewis, Brent Woodford, Mary Jayne Parker, Robert A Iger and Zenia B Mucha. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walt Disney.
Which institutional investors are selling Walt Disney stock?
DIS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, Prudential Financial Inc., Holocene Advisors LP, Maplelane Capital LLC, UBS Oconnor LLC and PGGM Investments. Company insiders that have sold Walt Disney company stock in the last year include Alan N Braverman, Brent Woodford, Mary Jayne Parker, Robert A Iger and Zenia B Mucha. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walt Disney.
Which institutional investors are buying Walt Disney stock?
DIS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Phocas Financial Corp., Phocas Financial Corp., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Morgan Stanley, Vanguard Group Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD and Winslow Capital Management LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Walt Disney's stock price today?
One share of DIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $133.30.
How big of a company is Walt Disney?
Walt Disney has a market capitalization of $240.12 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.View Additional Information About Walt Disney.
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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