Weiss Asset Management LP Makes New $694,000 Investment in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,200 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock, valued at approximately $694,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of DIS. Cypress Capital Group grew its stake in Walt Disney by 2.3% in the first quarter. Cypress Capital Group now owns 30,782 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,967,000 after purchasing an additional 695 shares during the last quarter. Everest Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Walt Disney by 45.0% during the first quarter. Everest Financial Group LLC now owns 2,657 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 26.8% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 92,890 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $8,953,000 after buying an additional 19,611 shares in the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Walt Disney by 198.1% in the 1st quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,412 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,582,000 after buying an additional 10,906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Diest Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Walt Disney by 156.3% in the 1st quarter. Van Diest Capital LLC now owns 10,964 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,057,000 after buying an additional 6,686 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Phillip Securities raised shares of Walt Disney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays reduced their price target on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $110.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $126.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Walt Disney from $146.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.00.

Walt Disney Price Performance

NYSE DIS opened at $96.61 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $99.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $102.70. The Walt Disney Company has a 1 year low of $92.18 and a 1 year high of $121.40. The company has a market cap of $167.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.43, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.39.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $25.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.87 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 11.54%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.45 EPS. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Walt Disney 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.