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Why Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock Could See Much Higher Prices Ahead

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is -2.90% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $83.91 and a high of $123.74 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The DIS stock was last observed hovering at around $108.08 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.04%.

Currently trading at $108.12, the stock is -2.70% and -1.93% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 5.5 million and changing 0.04% at the moment leaves the stock 6.03% off its SMA200. DIS registered 20.87% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 11.61%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $109.985 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $102.03815.

The stock witnessed a -5.66% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 14.86%, and is -2.64% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.04% over the week and 1.77% over the month.

Walt Disney Co (DIS) has around 233000 employees, a market worth around $195.80B and $90.89B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 39.80 and Fwd P/E is 17.57. Profit margin for the company is 5.47%. Distance from 52-week low is 28.85% and -12.62% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (3.49%).

with sales reaching $24.69B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 9.13% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 3.75% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 4.86% in year-over-year returns.

Walt Disney Co (DIS) Top Institutional Holders

3744.0 institutions hold shares in Walt Disney Co (DIS), with institutional investors hold 69.82% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 1.81B, and float is at 1.81B with Short Float at 1.08%. Institutions hold 69.78% of the Float.

The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 154.81 million shares valued at $15.37 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 8.4414% of the DIS Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 122.28 million shares valued at $12.14 billion to account for 6.6675 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 77.11 million shares representing 4.2042% and valued at over $7.66 billion, while MORGAN STANLEY holds 2.4842 of the shares totaling 45.56 million with a market value of $4.52 billion.

Walt Disney Co (DIS) Insider Activity

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Walt Disney Co disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Dec 17 ’24 that Coleman Sonia L (Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer) sold a total of 3,078 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Dec 17 ’24 and was made at $111.36 per share for $0.34 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.0 shares of the DIS stock.

Still, SEC filings show that on Dec 11 ’24, WOODFORD BRENT (EVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax) disposed off 8,000 shares at an average price of $114.74 for $0.92 million. The insider now directly holds 44,055 shares of Walt Disney Co (DIS).

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