NYSE:DISWalt Disney Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walt Disney's stock was trading at $105.51 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, DIS stock has increased by 7.6% and is now trading at $113.52. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walt Disney in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 12 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." 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) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The entertainment giant reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.23. The entertainment giant had revenue of $18.01 billion for 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business 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 paid a dividend of $0.88 per share on Thursday, January 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. View Walt Disney's dividend history.

26 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Walt Disney's shares. Their forecasts range from $96.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Walt Disney's stock price to reach $126.54 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Walt Disney.

Media stories about DIS stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. 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 media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the entertainment giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Walt Disney.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Thomasville National Bank (0.01%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.01%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%), Boltwood Capital Management (0.00%), Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV (0.00%) and Modus Advisors LLC (0.00%). 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 Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV, Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE, M&R Capital Management Inc., and Boltwood Capital Management. Company insiders that have sold Walt Disney company stock in the last year include Alan N Braverman, Brent Woodford, and Christine M Mccarthy. View insider buying and selling activity for Walt Disney.

DIS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Financial Bank Trust Division, Modus Advisors LLC, and Thomasville 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 $113.52.

Walt Disney has a market capitalization of $205.05 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.