Little House Capital LLC Sells 247 Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Little House Capital LLC lowered its stake in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,308 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after selling 247 shares during the quarter. Little House Capital LLC’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $389,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Intellectus Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 31.3% in the 4th quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 23,874 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,163,000 after acquiring an additional 5,689 shares in the last quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Walt Disney by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 5,037 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $455,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Sargent Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Walt Disney by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Sargent Investment Group LLC now owns 3,319 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC increased its stake in Walt Disney by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC now owns 13,706 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,242,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principle Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Walt Disney by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,893 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $2,338,000 after purchasing an additional 2,410 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $112.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $115.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Walt Disney from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $95.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Monday, March 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $125.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walt Disney

In other Walt Disney news, EVP Sonia L. Coleman sold 1,857 shares of Walt Disney stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.92, for a total transaction of $226,405.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 4,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $536,448. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney Stock Performance

NYSE DIS traded down $0.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $112.73. 6,304,843 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,049,604. The stock has a market capitalization of $206.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.59, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.42. The Walt Disney Company has a 12-month low of $78.73 and a 12-month high of $123.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $114.18 and a 200-day moving average of $99.76.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $23.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.71 billion. Walt Disney had a net margin of 3.36% and a return on equity of 7.88%. The company’s revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The Walt Disney Company will post 4.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walt Disney Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 8th. Walt Disney’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.52%.

Walt Disney Company Profile

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.