Albion Financial Group UT Cuts Stake in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Albion Financial Group UT lowered its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 6.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 103,044 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after selling 6,674 shares during the quarter. Albion Financial Group UT’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $11,723,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 3.1% in the third quarter. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC now owns 2,995 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 0.5% during the third quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 20,202 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,313,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. CFO4Life Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 1.2% during the third quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 7,894 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $904,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Stonebrook Private Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 4.1% during the third quarter. Stonebrook Private Inc. now owns 2,357 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Finally, Foster Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 1.1% during the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 8,336 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $955,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney Price Performance

DIS opened at $96.23 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company has a market cap of $170.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.44. The Walt Disney Company has a 12-month low of $80.10 and a 12-month high of $124.69.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The entertainment giant reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.06. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.90% and a net margin of 12.80%.The firm had revenue of $25.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.40 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DIS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Walt Disney from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Walt Disney from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $123.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Guggenheim decreased their target price on Walt Disney from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $151.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $132.81.

Key Stories Impacting Walt Disney

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company insiders (directors Elena Maria Lagomasino and Michael Froman) bought additional DIS shares, signaling management confidence in valuation and providing a supportive signal for investors. Disney Directors Buy More Shares As Valuation And Targets Draw Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Disney is repositioning its Paris park brand to accelerate European growth — a move that targets incremental attendance and revenue lift in a key international market. That strategy supports parks-driven cash flow, which management has emphasized as a core strength. Wall Street Lunch: Disney Revamps Paris Park To Boost European Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/commentary pieces highlight a strategic shift: new CEO Josh D’Amaro’s parks-and-experiences background and continued capital spending on parks/cruises are casting Disney as a parks-driven cash generator while its streaming story evolves — a narrative that can justify current valuation multiple compression being viewed as temporary. Walt Disney Has Been a Streaming Story for Years. Here’s How The Story Has Changed.
• Neutral Sentiment: Profiles on Disney’s Imagineering and local real-estate quirks (e.g., being a landlord on a quiet California street) are interesting for brand and operations color but have limited direct near-term impact on earnings. How Disney Imagineering Has Increased Its Pace of Innovation by Thinking Like a Startup The quiet suburban Calif. street where Disney is the landlord
• Neutral Sentiment: Local news about guests (Ohio high school band instruments stolen) and a senator’s visit are PR noise; they attract headlines but are unlikely to move fundamentals. Ohio high school band instruments stolen while at Disney World
• Negative Sentiment: One of Disney’s original sci‑fi films is reportedly headed to Netflix, suggesting nonexclusive licensing that could dilute Disney+ content differentiation and potential subscription upside. Content licensing/news like this can pressure streaming sentiment. Disney’s Riskiest Original Sci-Fi Movie Is Officially Taking Over Netflix

Walt Disney 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.