Versor Investments LP Cuts Stock Position in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Versor Investments LP decreased its holdings in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 84.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,665 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after selling 14,200 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $305,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DIS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Walt Disney by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 157,501,484 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $19,531,759,000 after purchasing an additional 1,639,123 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Walt Disney by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 79,643,043 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $9,915,465,000 after purchasing an additional 625,893 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Walt Disney by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 39,992,231 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $4,935,928,000 after buying an additional 458,077 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Walt Disney in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,618,295,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Walt Disney by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 20,676,921 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $2,564,145,000 after buying an additional 1,774,772 shares during the last quarter. 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’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 Up 3.0%

Shares of NYSE:DIS opened at $105.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The business has a fifty day moving average of $111.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.18. The stock has a market cap of $186.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.51, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.43. The Walt Disney Company has a 52-week low of $80.10 and a 52-week high of $124.69.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on DIS. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Friday, November 14th. Arete Research raised Walt Disney to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Walt Disney from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $141.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.