Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS – Free Report) by 22.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 704,887 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 127,859 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $67,803,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 153,769,084 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $18,815,185,000 after buying an additional 2,325,582 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 14,883,983 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,477,831,000 after purchasing an additional 1,449,730 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 14,281,047 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,417,958,000 after buying an additional 425,438 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the first quarter valued at $1,490,492,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of Walt Disney by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 12,040,297 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,473,252,000 after acquiring an additional 293,482 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Walt Disney
In related news, Director Calvin Mcdonald bought 11,756 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $85.06 per share, with a total value of $999,965.36. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 22,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,897,943.78. This represents a 100.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Walt Disney Price Performance
DIS stock traded up $0.83 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $95.86. 2,119,837 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,822,452. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $174.76 billion, a PE ratio of 103.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40. The Walt Disney Company has a 52 week low of $79.53 and a 52 week high of $123.74. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $92.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.99.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The entertainment giant reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.19. Walt Disney had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 8.64%. The business had revenue of $23.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 4.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Walt Disney Profile
The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.
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