Walt Disney FY2025 EPS Estimate Increased by Zacks Research

• MarketBeat Week in Review – 05/05 - 05/09

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Walt Disney in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the entertainment giant will post earnings of $5.76 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.35. The consensus estimate for Walt Disney's current full-year earnings is $5.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Walt Disney's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.93 EPS.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The entertainment giant reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.24. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 6.07%. The company had revenue of $23.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.21 earnings per share. Walt Disney's quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis.

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Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on DIS. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $135.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Loop Capital boosted their price objective on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Walt Disney from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Wolfe Research raised Walt Disney from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $112.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Prescient Securities cut their price objective on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $123.54.

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Walt Disney Stock Up 0.4%

• MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/28 - 05/02

DIS stock opened at $111.97 on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $96.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Walt Disney has a 1-year low of $80.10 and a 1-year high of $118.63. The stock has a market cap of $201.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.49.

Insider Activity at Walt Disney

In related news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.84, for a total transaction of $110,840.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 46,831 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,190,748.04. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Walt Disney

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Walt Disney during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Walt Disney in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Tacita Capital Inc increased its stake in Walt Disney by 93.2% in the 4th quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 257 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Walt Disney in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Kessler Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Walt Disney by 274.0% in the 1st quarter. Kessler Investment Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is currently 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.

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