Arlington Financial Advisors LLC Grows Stake in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Arlington Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 3.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,018 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,304 shares during the quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $4,591,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIS. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 26,767 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,980,000 after acquiring an additional 1,904 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 8.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 24,830 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,451,000 after acquiring an additional 1,856 shares during the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 9.9% in the first quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,798 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $868,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares during the last quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 9.6% in the first quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 28,808 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,843,000 after acquiring an additional 2,527 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adero Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 2,095 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on DIS shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Susquehanna restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Walt Disney from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Chardan Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.18.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

Walt Disney stock opened at $111.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $115.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $199.79 billion, a PE ratio of 17.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.54. The Walt Disney Company has a 1-year low of $80.10 and a 1-year high of $124.69.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $23.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.69 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 9.67%. Walt Disney’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walt Disney 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.