DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co lifted its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS – Free Report) by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 36,743 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the period. DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $3,534,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its position in Walt Disney by 84.6% in the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,000,267 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $244,754,000 after purchasing an additional 916,772 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC bought a new stake in Walt Disney in the 1st quarter worth about $1,490,492,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 4.2% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 556,658 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $68,113,000 after acquiring an additional 22,568 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 555.9% during the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 956,788 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $117,599,000 after buying an additional 810,923 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arlington Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Walt Disney by 456.9% during the 1st quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 33,462 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $4,094,000 after acquiring an additional 27,453 shares during the period. 65.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Calvin Mcdonald purchased 11,756 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $85.06 per share, with a total value of $999,965.36. Following the purchase, the director now owns 22,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,897,943.78. The trade was a 100.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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Walt Disney Stock Down 0.3 %
Walt Disney stock traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $95.92. 649,687 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,863,818. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.72. The Walt Disney Company has a 12 month low of $79.23 and a 12 month high of $123.74. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $92.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $98.44. The company has a market cap of $174.87 billion, a PE ratio of 104.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The entertainment giant reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.19. Walt Disney had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 8.64%. The company had revenue of $23.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 4.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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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