The Walt Disney Company $DIS Shares Sold by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC lessened its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 21.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 307,730 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after selling 83,769 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $29,652,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 159,342,154 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $18,128,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,220,207 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 83,873,646 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $9,604,567,000 after buying an additional 1,853,897 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Walt Disney by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 40,588,604 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $4,597,804,000 after buying an additional 1,361,888 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 9,060.1% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 38,135,363 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $4,338,660,000 after acquiring an additional 37,719,041 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Walt Disney in the 4th quarter worth $2,388,278,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Disney is reportedly selling its remaining 50% stake in A+E Networks to Hearst for more than $1 billion. The transaction, expected to close alongside earnings, would provide cash and allow Disney to further simplify its portfolio, although it also removes exposure to A&E, History and Lifetime. Disney Selling 50% A+E Stake To Hearst For More Than $1B
• Positive Sentiment: Disney’s streaming business is being positioned as a growth driver. A report says the company has moved from multibillion-dollar streaming losses to profitability and is now pursuing international expansion, supporting the investment case if subscriber growth and margins continue improving. Disney turns $4 billion streaming loss into profit, and now it chases global growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney reports fiscal third-quarter results on August 5. Analysts are examining streaming profitability, park trends, content performance and other operating metrics beyond revenue and earnings estimates. The report is a near-term catalyst after the stock’s recent decline. Stay Ahead of the Game With Disney Q3 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle is retiring after 36 years. The leadership transition could create execution uncertainty for the parks division, but the departure was presented as a planned retirement rather than an abrupt management change. Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle Signs Off on His Last Day
• Neutral Sentiment: Disney continues investing in its parks and consumer experiences, including a planned Carousel of Progress refurbishment and new merchandise collaborations with Starbucks. These initiatives may support attendance and per-guest spending, but their financial impact is not yet quantified. Disney and Starbucks Fall Collection Debuts
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution is weighing on sentiment. Citigroup issued a pessimistic forecast for DIS, while other reports discuss FY2027 earnings estimates. The divergence highlights uncertainty around Disney’s medium-term growth and valuation. Citigroup Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Walt Disney Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Disney’s restructuring includes additional Pixar job cuts. Pixar reportedly eliminated 108 positions, reinforcing concerns about cost pressure, content-production efficiency and the pace of Disney’s creative recovery, even as the company continues investing in its parks. How Pixar Cuts and Park Investments Have Changed Disney’s Investment Story

Walt Disney Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE DIS opened at $96.29 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $167.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.38, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $102.23. The Walt Disney Company has a 12-month low of $92.18 and a 12-month high of $119.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The entertainment giant reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.08. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 11.54%.The business had revenue of $25.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.45 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. Walt Disney has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.640-6.640 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DIS. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $138.00 to $133.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Guggenheim boosted their target price 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. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $145.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $139.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, June 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.38.

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.