Northbridge Financial Group LLC Buys Shares of 6,361 The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Northbridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,361 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock, valued at approximately $724,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Investment House LLC grew its holdings in Walt Disney by 320.3% during the 4th quarter. Investment House LLC now owns 22,570 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,568,000 after buying an additional 17,200 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 38,206 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $4,347,000 after purchasing an additional 3,389 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 257,924 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $29,344,000 after purchasing an additional 15,179 shares in the last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 9,698 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,103,000 after purchasing an additional 510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,243 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Walt Disney

Here are the key news stories impacting Walt Disney this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its FY2026 earnings estimate for Disney to $6.86 per share from $6.63, slightly above the Street’s $6.82 consensus, signaling improving profit expectations for The Walt Disney Company (DIS).
• Positive Sentiment: Disney unveiled a “Blockbuster Summer” marketing push tied to upcoming releases like The Mandalorian and Grogu and Toy Story 5, which could help support park traffic, merchandise sales, and brand momentum. Disney Blockbuster Summer campaign article
• Positive Sentiment: Disney named Joe Schott as the new Walt Disney World president, a leadership change that may be viewed as an operational reset for the company’s most important domestic parks business. Joe Schott named new Walt Disney World president
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney’s Imagineering and park-development updates, including new courtyard music and signage work at Hollywood Studios, are incremental property enhancements with limited immediate financial impact. Walt Disney Studios Courtyard music revealed
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted Disney’s community and military-family events, which are positive for brand image but unlikely to move the stock on their own. Blue Star Families and Disney event
• Negative Sentiment: Disney was sued over the use of facial recognition at California theme parks, adding a potential privacy and regulatory overhang for DIS even if the financial impact is still uncertain. Disney sued over facial recognition at California theme parks

Walt Disney Stock Performance

NYSE:DIS opened at $102.25 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market cap of $177.55 billion, a PE ratio of 16.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $101.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.20. The Walt Disney Company has a fifty-two week low of $92.18 and a fifty-two week high of $124.69.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $25.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.87 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 11.54%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial raised Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Walt Disney from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Walt Disney from $148.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Phillip Securities raised Walt Disney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.47.

Walt Disney 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.