Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Purchases 9,724 Shares of The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its position in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 61,049 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 9,724 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $6,990,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Walt Disney in the third quarter worth $25,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC acquired a new position in Walt Disney during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in Walt Disney during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Walt Disney during the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Total Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Walt Disney News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s sizable investment in generative AI and a reported “billion-dollar OpenAI bet” signals dealmaking and technology-driven content/production upside that could lift margins and content velocity over time. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company plans a big 2027 Super Bowl push (including a ManningCast tie-in), which points to ad/revenue opportunities and cross-platform promotion across Disney’s networks and streaming services. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Park and IP product refreshes — new animatronics (Frozen Ever After) and rotating classic animatronic shows at Disneyland — support attendance and guest-spend narratives. These operational improvements are tangible catalysts for parks revenue. Read More. / Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney has filed a patent for an articulating-arm ride system — a long-term innovation that could improve ride design but is not an immediate revenue driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Disney launched a $4 billion senior notes offering — the sizable new debt issuance is seen by markets as a near-term negative, pressuring the stock and raising concerns about capital allocation and leverage. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary linked the $4B borrowing to downward pressure on the stock; some analysts and reports flagged the move as a catalyst for recent share weakness. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/privacy headwinds: Disney agreed to pay about $2.75M to settle alleged CCPA violations in California and has settled a related multimillion-dollar streaming data suit; broader probes of streaming data practices remain active — ongoing regulatory risk and reputational headlines. Read More. / Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile criticism from former CEO Michael Eisner calling parks “too expensive” and criticizing past leadership adds negative PR that could shape public debate about pricing and attendance. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “mixed” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $141.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Walt Disney in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Citigroup cut their price target on Walt Disney from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $135.80.

Walt Disney Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of Walt Disney stock opened at $105.46 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.18. The stock has a market cap of $186.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The Walt Disney Company has a 12 month low of $80.10 and a 12 month high of $124.69.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The entertainment giant reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $25.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.54 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.90% and a net margin of 12.80%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.40 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

About Walt Disney

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.