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 Date5/8/2019 (Confirmed)
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 announced a semiannual dividend on Thursday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share on Thursday, January 10th. This represents a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 results on Tuesday, February, 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.27. The entertainment giant had revenue of $15.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.20 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 18.46% and a return on equity of 20.50%. The firm's revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.89 EPS. View Walt Disney's Earnings History.
When is Walt Disney's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Walt Disney's earnings call?
Walt Disney will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 8th at 4:30 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
What price target have analysts set for DIS?
21 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Walt Disney's stock. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Walt Disney's share price to reach $131.6412 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for Walt Disney.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Walt Disney?
21 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 17 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 strong film slate is expected to boost its Studio Entertainment segment results. Recently released Captain Marvel became the third-highest domestic release of all times in the month of March and the seventh highest MCU debut film. Additionally, future releases including Avengers 4 may aid top-line growth. Moreover, with the completion of Fox’s acquisition, Disney can strengthen its TV slate and expand its international presence and DTC offerings. Disney’s upcoming streaming service Disney+, supported by content strength from Disney and Fox, may give tough competition to Netflix and Amazon. Notably, shares have outperformed the industry over the past year. However, higher programming costs at ESPN and heavy investments in streaming services continue to hurt profitability. Moreover, softness experienced in tourism in China negatively impacted Shanghai Disney Resort results." (4/15/2019)
- 2. Rosenblatt Securities analysts commented, "We also highlight investor feedback from our NFLX and ROKU initiations on page 2. (1) Domestic Launch Date – We assume October 1st in the US." (4/8/2019)
Has Walt Disney been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about DIS stock has trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog 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 media sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the entertainment giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Are investors shorting Walt Disney?
Walt Disney saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 13,978,131 shares, a drop of 67.7% from the March 15th total of 43,262,491 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,809,878 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. 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), 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), DISH Network (DISH), Altice USA (ATUS), Discovery Communications (DISCA), Discovery Inc Series C (DISCK), Viacom (VIAB), Shaw Communications (SJR) and Qurate Retail Inc Series B (QRTEB).
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 shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.09%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.08%), Cohen Klingenstein LLC (0.08%), Strs Ohio (0.07%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%) and Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.05%). 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, Susan E Arnold 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 Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Pennsylvania Trust Co, Jag Capital Management LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO and Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.. 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 Cohen Klingenstein LLC, Hexavest Inc., Global Thematic Partners LLC, Cacti Asset Management LLC, Saratoga Research & Investment Management, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Strs Ohio and FNY Investment Advisers 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Walt Disney's stock price today?
One share of DIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $132.45.
How big of a company is Walt Disney?
Walt Disney has a market capitalization of $197.45 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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