A share price of Walt Disney Co [DIS] is currently trading at $121.53, down -0.68%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The DIS shares have gain 4.88% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.92%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Walt Disney Co [NYSE: DIS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 27, 2024, when UBS reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $140 from $120. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 25, 2024, and elevated its price target to $135. On February 08, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $120 on the stock. UBS reiterated its Buy rating and decreased its price target to $110 on October 16, 2023. Seaport Research Partners initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $93 as its price target on October 06, 2023. Bernstein started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on October 06, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $103. In a note dated September 20, 2023, BofA Securities reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $135 to $110.
Walt Disney Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $78.73 and $123.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $149.87 within the next 12 months. Walt Disney Co [NYSE: DIS] shares were valued at $121.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.32% based on the average DIS price forecast.
Analyzing the DIS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Walt Disney Co [NYSE:DIS] were 88.57B which represents 0.49% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.47.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 120.74 points at the first support level, and at 119.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 122.36, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 123.19.
Walt Disney Co [DIS] reported earnings per share of $1.22 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.99/share, meaning a difference of $0.23 and a surprise factor of 23.20%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.82 per share as compared to estimates of $0.7 per share, a difference of $0.12 representing a surprise of 17.10%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Walt Disney Co [NYSE:DIS] is 0.79. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.73, while the Cash Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.52, the price to book ratio is 2.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 74.65.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WOODFORD BRENT, EVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax, that happened on Feb 15 ’24 when 4792.0 shares were sold. Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer, Coleman Sonia L completed a deal on Jan 02 ’24 to sell 898.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax WOODFORD BRENT sold 18788.0 shares on Dec 18 ’23.
