SPC Financial Inc. Acquires 208 Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

SPC Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,589 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 208 shares during the quarter. SPC Financial Inc.’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $288,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIS. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its stake in Walt Disney by 4.5% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 644,017 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $61,948,000 after buying an additional 27,806 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Walt Disney by 51.9% during the third quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,567 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,113,000 after buying an additional 3,950 shares during the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in Walt Disney by 88.1% during the third quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 5,215 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $502,000 after buying an additional 2,443 shares during the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Walt Disney by 24.8% during the third quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,391 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,288,000 after buying an additional 2,662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hixon Zuercher LLC grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 1.1% during the third quarter. Hixon Zuercher LLC now owns 22,623 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,176,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.74, for a total transaction of $917,920.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 44,055 shares in the company, valued at $5,054,870.70. This trade represents a 15.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Walt Disney Trading Up 0.3 %

DIS opened at $109.29 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $110.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market cap of $197.58 billion, a PE ratio of 35.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.41. The Walt Disney Company has a twelve month low of $83.91 and a twelve month high of $123.74.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.32. Walt Disney had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 9.95%. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on DIS shares. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. They set a “hold” rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. Prescient Securities decreased their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Walt Disney from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $100.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $108.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $125.64.

Walt Disney Company 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.