Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Has $6.99 Million Position in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,049 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 9,724 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $6,990,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 4.4% during the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 70,978 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $8,127,000 after purchasing an additional 3,019 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 284,894 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $32,620,000 after buying an additional 23,100 shares during the period. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,376 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,303,000 after buying an additional 652 shares during the period. Sound Shore Management Inc CT grew its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Shore Management Inc CT now owns 715,025 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $81,870,000 after acquiring an additional 55,119 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leuthold Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 3.5% in the third quarter. Leuthold Group LLC now owns 53,754 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $6,155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,823 shares during the last quarter. 65.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Walt Disney

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s sizable investment in generative AI and a reported “billion-dollar OpenAI bet” signals dealmaking and technology-driven content/production upside that could lift margins and content velocity over time. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company plans a big 2027 Super Bowl push (including a ManningCast tie-in), which points to ad/revenue opportunities and cross-platform promotion across Disney’s networks and streaming services. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Park and IP product refreshes — new animatronics (Frozen Ever After) and rotating classic animatronic shows at Disneyland — support attendance and guest-spend narratives. These operational improvements are tangible catalysts for parks revenue. Read More. / Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney has filed a patent for an articulating-arm ride system — a long-term innovation that could improve ride design but is not an immediate revenue driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Disney launched a $4 billion senior notes offering — the sizable new debt issuance is seen by markets as a near-term negative, pressuring the stock and raising concerns about capital allocation and leverage. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary linked the $4B borrowing to downward pressure on the stock; some analysts and reports flagged the move as a catalyst for recent share weakness. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/privacy headwinds: Disney agreed to pay about $2.75M to settle alleged CCPA violations in California and has settled a related multimillion-dollar streaming data suit; broader probes of streaming data practices remain active — ongoing regulatory risk and reputational headlines. Read More. / Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile criticism from former CEO Michael Eisner calling parks “too expensive” and criticizing past leadership adds negative PR that could shape public debate about pricing and attendance. Read More.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

DIS opened at $105.46 on Friday. The Walt Disney Company has a 1 year low of $80.10 and a 1 year high of $124.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $111.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $112.18. The stock has a market cap of $186.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.43.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The entertainment giant reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $25.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.54 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 12.80% and a return on equity of 8.90%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.40 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on DIS. Weiss Ratings downgraded Walt Disney from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Friday, November 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $135.80.

About Walt Disney

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.