Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Acquires 28,226 Shares of The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 118.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,998 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,226 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $5,916,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Walt Disney by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,121,947 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $18,104,963,000 after buying an additional 620,463 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 3.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,019,749 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $9,391,261,000 after buying an additional 2,376,706 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 7.6% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 15,258,722 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,892,393,000 after buying an additional 1,080,427 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 6.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,994,916 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,487,918,000 after buying an additional 790,365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 12,971,705 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,462,645,000 after acquiring an additional 254,626 shares during the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Walt Disney

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo kept an “overweight” rating and only trimmed its price target slightly to $148, implying large upside versus the current level — a vote of confidence from a major shop. Wells Fargo price target note
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish research and op-eds argue DIS is undervalued given its IP, parks recovery and monetization routes — several buy- and upgrade-style pieces suggest this pullback could be a buying opportunity. Buy Disney When Valuation Is Low
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group nudged up its FY2027 EPS forecast marginally, signaling some analyst confidence in medium‑term earnings resilience even as consensus remains split. (Research note summarized in market feeds.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and contributors keep highlighting parks as the company’s “core” — strong park demand supports cash flow even if media/tech bets stumble. Disney: Parks Is The Company’s Core Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate and brand news (D23/Disney Legends, merchandise and park promotions) remain positive for consumer engagement but are unlikely to move the stock materially in the near term. Disney Legends 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Major tech partnerships unraveled: OpenAI shut down the Sora project (central to Disney’s planned AI content tools), and Disney is reviewing/cancelling related deals — this undercuts a high-profile strategic growth pillar and drove investor concern. Disney Cancels OpenAI Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Exposure to Epic Games and its layoffs (after Disney’s commitment to a shared digital universe) raises doubts about the returns on a roughly $1.5B strategic push into gaming/virtual worlds. Market headlines frame this as an early, costly misstep for the new CEO. Disney CEO’s First Week Marred
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary pieces highlighting a “narrative problem” and blunt takes like “Disney’s stock is a dog” have amplified selling pressure — the market is punishing perceived strategic uncertainty and execution risk under new leadership. Disney Has a Narrative Problem

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on DIS. Weiss Ratings cut Walt Disney from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Walt Disney in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Phillip Securities upgraded Walt Disney to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Walt Disney Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DIS opened at $92.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.67. The Walt Disney Company has a 52 week low of $80.10 and a 52 week high of $124.69. The firm has a market cap of $163.87 billion, a PE ratio of 13.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $104.53 and its 200-day moving average is $108.90.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The entertainment giant reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $25.98 billion during 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%.Walt Disney’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.40 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 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.