Moseley Investment Management Inc. Has $1.57 Million Stock Holdings in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Moseley Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 5.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,658 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 611 shares during the quarter. Moseley Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $1,570,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG increased its position in shares of Walt Disney by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 222,747 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $21,983,000 after purchasing an additional 16,781 shares during the last quarter. Planning Directions Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Walt Disney during the 1st quarter worth approximately $326,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Walt Disney during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,220,599,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its position in shares of Walt Disney by 8,744.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 320,329 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $39,724,000 after purchasing an additional 316,707 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WoodTrust Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Walt Disney by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp now owns 96,158 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $9,491,000 after purchasing an additional 6,047 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on DIS. Barclays lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $134.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Walt Disney from $130.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Walt Disney from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Walt Disney has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $131.18.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

DIS opened at $110.91 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $115.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.29. The company has a market capitalization of $199.41 billion, a PE ratio of 17.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

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