First Bancorp Inc ME Takes Position in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

First Bancorp Inc ME bought a new stake in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 4,800 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock, valued at approximately $462,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of DIS. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Walt Disney by 4.6% in the first quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 2,266 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,192 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $888,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 32,991 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $3,188,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Convergence Financial LLC raised its stake in Walt Disney by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Convergence Financial LLC now owns 3,211 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. Finally, Keebeck Wealth Management raised its stake in Walt Disney by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 2,808 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on DIS. Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. UBS Group set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Walt Disney from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $134.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.61.

Insider Activity

In other Walt Disney news, EVP Paul M. Roeder sold 3,596 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.32, for a total transaction of $382,326.72. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Brent Woodford sold 7,238 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.31, for a total value of $762,233.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 62,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,563,235.13. The trade was a 10.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Walt Disney News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s streaming operation is increasingly being viewed as a profit driver rather than a cash drain, potentially improving margins and supporting a higher valuation as the company shifts beyond parks and theatrical releases. The Hidden Engine That Could Drive Walt Disney Stock Higher
• Positive Sentiment: Disney+ is adding live sports through a multiyear Formula E agreement covering 144 territories. The content could improve subscriber retention and make the streaming platform more valuable internationally. Disney Adds Formula E to Disney+
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results reportedly exceeded expectations, with revenue up about 7%, a substantial adjusted EPS beat, strong Experiences growth, reaffirmed full-year guidance and a higher share-repurchase target. These factors reinforce the recovery narrative for DIS. DIS Opinions on Q3 Earnings Beat and Box Office Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Disney is expanding its cruise lineup for 2027, offering another potential growth channel within its higher-margin Experiences segment. Disney Is Expanding Its Cruise Lineup
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney is offering early-retirement packages to qualifying U.S. executives and preparing for broader staff reductions. The effort could reduce expenses and simplify management, but it also highlights continued pressure across media and streaming. Disney Offers Voluntary Early Retirement Packages
• Neutral Sentiment: Above-average call-option activity suggests bullish short-term positioning, while analyst price targets remain generally above the current trading range. Options and target data can signal sentiment but do not guarantee future gains.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent reported insider activity consisted of sales rather than purchases, a modest cautionary signal for investors assessing management confidence.

Walt Disney Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DIS opened at $111.29 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $192.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $100.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.52. The Walt Disney Company has a fifty-two week low of $92.18 and a fifty-two week high of $119.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The entertainment giant reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $25.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.39 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 9.90%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.61 earnings per share. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.642-6.642 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.