10,000 Shares in The Walt Disney Company $DIS Purchased by Pinnacle Holdings LLC

Pinnacle Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 10,000 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock, valued at approximately $962,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in DIS. Iyo Bank Ltd. bought a new position in Walt Disney during the 2nd quarter worth $10,181,000. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in Walt Disney during the second quarter worth about $612,000. Pinnacle West Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,296,000. AlpenGlobal Capital LLC bought a new stake in Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,660,000. Finally, Jupiter Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter valued at about $421,000. Institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Walt Disney News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney struck a content partnership with Dhar Mann Studios, including a 20-episode series order. The deal expands Disney’s pipeline with creator-led, potentially cost-efficient programming and could support engagement across its streaming and media platforms. Disney Strikes Content Deal With Dhar Mann Studios
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains constructive, with Morgan Stanley describing a potential path to $125. The thesis points to new theme-park and cruise capacity, stronger guest spending and improving demand. Disney’s advertising-supported streaming tiers may also provide resilience during an economic slowdown. Morgan Stanley Outlines Path to $125 Streaming Stocks in a Recession
• Positive Sentiment: Disney plans to launch an employee stock-purchase program and change health-insurance plans. The stock program could better align employees with shareholders, while benefits changes may help control expenses. Disney Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Neutral Sentiment: A new Disney-NFL apparel collection and additional Walt Disney World merchandise and Halloween preparations highlight continued efforts to monetize valuable intellectual property, but these announcements are unlikely to materially change near-term earnings. Disney NFL Apparel Collection
• Negative Sentiment: Executive Vice President Paul Roeder sold 3,596 DIS shares for approximately $382,000. The transaction may modestly weigh on sentiment, although a single insider sale does not necessarily signal a change in Disney’s business outlook. Disney Executive Stock Sale

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DIS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Phillip Securities upgraded Walt Disney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Friday, June 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $139.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $128.61.

Walt Disney Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:DIS opened at $107.93 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market cap of $186.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $99.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.44. The Walt Disney Company has a 52 week low of $92.18 and a 52 week high of $119.78.

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