The Walt Disney Company $DIS Shares Sold by BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas cut its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 49.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 146,923 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after selling 144,513 shares during the period. BNP Paribas’ holdings in Walt Disney were worth $16,721,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 26,767 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,980,000 after buying an additional 1,904 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 31.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,470 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $678,000 after buying an additional 1,322 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its position in Walt Disney by 16.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 17,955 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its position in Walt Disney by 28.6% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 8,330 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 1,855 shares during the period. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC raised its position in Walt Disney by 10.8% in the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 115,759 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $14,355,000 after purchasing an additional 11,304 shares during the period. 65.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on DIS. Raymond James Financial raised Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and issued a $123.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group restated a “mixed” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $148.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.47.

Walt Disney News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Walt Disney this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s advertising business looks set to benefit from a strong 2027 event calendar, including the Super Bowl, Oscars, and Grammys, which should support higher ad sales and reinforce growth in its already booming ad segment. Disney is poised to ramp its already booming advertising business. Rita Ferro is behind the push
• Positive Sentiment: Disney appears to be extending the value of its intellectual property through new live-action film development, which could bolster long-term franchise monetization and fan engagement. Another Disney Classic Getting a Live-Action Movie — Report
• Positive Sentiment: Playtika said its Disney Solitaire game has scaled faster than any title in its history and continues to outperform expectations, which suggests Disney-branded licensing remains a valuable consumer property. Playtika (PLTK) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Netflix hired a former Disney executive, Caitlin Conant, for a U.S. policy communications role; this is more of a personnel move than a direct operating impact for Disney. Netflix taps Disney’s Caitlin Conant for new D.C.-based role
• Negative Sentiment: Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about regretting an apology “for the good of the Disney company” revive attention on Disney’s sensitivity to public controversy, which could be a slight reputational overhang. Jimmy Kimmel says he regrets apologizing for joke ‘for the good of the Disney company’
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage arguing that Disney’s costs and prices are pushing the middle class away could reinforce concerns about theme-park affordability and demand at the margin. 5 Disney Costs Pricing Out the Middle Class

Walt Disney Stock Performance

NYSE DIS opened at $102.88 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The Walt Disney Company has a 1 year low of $92.18 and a 1 year high of $124.69. The company has a market capitalization of $178.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $101.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.65.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. Walt Disney had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 8.92%. The business had revenue of $25.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Walt Disney Company Profile

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), commonly known as Disney, is a diversified global entertainment and media conglomerate headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1923 by Walt and Roy O. Disney, the company grew from an animation studio into a multi‑national entertainment enterprise known for iconic intellectual property and family‑oriented storytelling. Disney’s operations span film and television production, streaming services, theme parks and resorts, consumer products, and live entertainment.

On the content side, Disney produces and distributes feature films and television programming through a portfolio of studios and labels that includes Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, along with broadcast and cable networks such as ABC, FX and National Geographic.