Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Given “Buy” Rating at Needham & Company LLC

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Needham & Company LLC in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $125.00 target price on the entertainment giant’s stock. Needham & Company LLC’s target price points to a potential upside of 24.53% from the company’s current price.

DIS has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $148.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $121.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.71.

Walt Disney Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DIS opened at $100.38 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $102.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Walt Disney has a 12-month low of $92.18 and a 12-month high of $124.69. The company has a market cap of $174.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.39.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.08. Walt Disney had a net margin of 11.54% and a return on equity of 8.92%. The business had revenue of $25.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. Walt Disney’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Walt Disney will post 6.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walt Disney

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DIS. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Walt Disney by 29.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,522,860 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $969,646,000 after acquiring an additional 1,924,200 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,121,947 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $18,104,963,000 after buying an additional 620,463 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 18.8% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 96,476 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $10,976,000 after buying an additional 15,243 shares during the last quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 50.4% during the third quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 226,240 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $25,904,000 after buying an additional 75,791 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 92.4% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 833,540 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $95,440,000 after buying an additional 400,307 shares during the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Walt Disney Company Profile

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), commonly known as Disney, is a diversified global entertainment and media conglomerate headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1923 by Walt and Roy O. Disney, the company grew from an animation studio into a multi‑national entertainment enterprise known for iconic intellectual property and family‑oriented storytelling. Disney’s operations span film and television production, streaming services, theme parks and resorts, consumer products, and live entertainment.

On the content side, Disney produces and distributes feature films and television programming through a portfolio of studios and labels that includes Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, along with broadcast and cable networks such as ABC, FX and National Geographic.