Schroder Investment Management Group Increases Stock Position in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 79.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,938,252 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 855,500 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $221,930,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new stake in Walt Disney during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in Walt Disney in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 48.5% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 291 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Total Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney Price Performance

NYSE DIS opened at $101.57 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $179.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $109.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.89. The Walt Disney Company has a 1 year low of $80.10 and a 1 year high of $124.69.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $25.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.40 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DIS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $123.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Walt Disney from $152.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Walt Disney from $136.00 to $132.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Seventeen research 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $135.80.

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.