Cullinan Associates Inc. Acquires 6,237 Shares of The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Cullinan Associates Inc. boosted its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 80,420 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,237 shares during the quarter. Cullinan Associates Inc.’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $9,208,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kondo Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 1.2% in the second quarter. Kondo Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 7,317 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $904,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Walt Disney by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 5,890 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $730,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Walt Disney by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,606 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Walt Disney by 3.3% during the second quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,749 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $341,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, Apollon Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 6,086 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Friday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Walt Disney from $144.00 to $136.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Arete Research raised Walt Disney to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $135.20.

Walt Disney News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are increasingly bullish — TipRanks highlights a “Strong Buy” outlook and recent analyst attention that can support demand for the stock as investor sentiment improves. Walt Disney Trending With Analysts on StrongBuy Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights ad innovation — AI-driven ad tools, vertical video and streaming ad growth are cited as potential drivers of higher ad monetization and margin expansion for Disney’s streaming and ad-sales businesses. This narrative supports upside to revenue per user and ad-tier take-up. Disney Stock Up 4.4% in a Year: Will Ad Innovation Fuel Further Gains?
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI tie-up highlighted — coverage describes OpenAI as a major partner for Disney, implying potential AI-driven product, content and advertising improvements that could boost long-term revenue and efficiency. Strategic tech partnerships can materially affect content personalization and ad performance. OpenAI: Disney’s Billion-Dollar Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Ride/park experience investments — engineers teasing a fresh update for the Buzz Lightyear ride and coverage of other attraction tweaks are incremental positives: improved guest experience can support attendance and in-park spend. Disney engineers tease fresh update for Buzz Lightyear’s beloved ride
• Neutral Sentiment: Imagineering expansion in focus — WSJ coverage gives rare detail on Imagineering as a roughly $60B expansion accelerates. Large-scale capital plans are strategic but raise questions about near-term spending vs. long-term returns; impact depends on execution and financing. WSJ Offers Rare Look Inside Disney Imagineering as $60 Billion Expansion Accelerates
• Neutral Sentiment: Streaming competitive context — Zacks compares Netflix vs. Disney, noting strengths and pressures on both. Competitive dynamics matter for subscriber growth, pricing and margins but are not an immediate binary catalyst. Netflix vs. Disney: Which Streaming Giant Has an Edge Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/guest-policy updates — guides on Lightning Lane passes and meal-plan changes are user-facing adjustments that could alter per-guest spending and satisfaction; effects are mixed and gradual. A complete guide to Disney World Lightning Lane passes for 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Weather-related park closures — reports that a Disney World park closed for several days due to weather can hit near-term attendance and F&B/merchandise revenue, a tangible short-term drag on park results. Disney World Park Closes For Five Days Due to Weather Conditions

Walt Disney Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:DIS opened at $113.08 on Wednesday. The Walt Disney Company has a 52 week low of $80.10 and a 52 week high of $124.69. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $109.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $114.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market cap of $201.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.44.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The entertainment giant reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $22.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.78 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.37% and a net margin of 13.14%.The company’s revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.14 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walt Disney Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.75 dividend. This represents a yield of 139.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Walt Disney’s dividend payout ratio is 21.87%.

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.