Walt Disney Q1 EPS Forecast Increased by Seaport Res Ptn

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Walt Disney in a research report issued on Monday, November 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the entertainment giant will post earnings of $1.54 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.37. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Walt Disney’s current full-year earnings is $5.14 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Walt Disney’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.73 EPS.

DIS has been the topic of several other reports. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $128.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Walt Disney from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Walt Disney from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.83.

Walt Disney Stock Down 1.3 %

NYSE:DIS opened at $113.55 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.60. Walt Disney has a 12-month low of $83.91 and a 12-month high of $123.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $205.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walt Disney

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quent Capital LLC lifted its position in Walt Disney by 4.4% during the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 7,766 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $950,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 3,876 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 11.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 53,008 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $6,487,000 after buying an additional 5,327 shares in the last quarter. Karpus Management Inc. acquired a new position in Walt Disney in the 1st quarter worth about $271,000. Finally, Natixis Investment Managers International raised its position in Walt Disney by 71.0% in the first quarter. Natixis Investment Managers International now owns 340,442 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $41,656,000 after purchasing an additional 141,320 shares during the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Walt Disney

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.