1,463 Shares in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Acquired by Hurley Capital LLC

Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,463 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock, valued at approximately $164,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIS. United Bank raised its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 6.2% in the third quarter. United Bank now owns 12,145 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,168,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc lifted its position in Walt Disney by 17.5% during the third quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 21,366 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $2,055,000 after acquiring an additional 3,185 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 151.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,326 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,211 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 41.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 119,027 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $11,449,000 after acquiring an additional 35,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc now owns 7,403 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $712,000 after buying an additional 992 shares in the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on DIS shares. Redburn Atlantic raised Walt Disney from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $100.00 to $147.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Monday, February 10th. Prescient Securities decreased their price objective on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Walt Disney from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $137.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.33.

Walt Disney Trading Down 6.0 %

DIS stock opened at $83.52 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $105.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The Walt Disney Company has a twelve month low of $83.08 and a twelve month high of $118.86.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.32. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 6.07%. As a group, analysts anticipate that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Walt Disney Company Profile

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.