Zacks Research Forecasts Increased Earnings for Walt Disney

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Walt Disney in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the entertainment giant will post earnings of $5.35 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.31. The consensus estimate for Walt Disney’s current full-year earnings is $5.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Walt Disney’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.74 EPS.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.32. Walt Disney had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 9.95%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Redburn Atlantic raised Walt Disney from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $100.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Prescient Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on shares of Walt Disney from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walt Disney has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.44.

Walt Disney Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:DIS opened at $111.26 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Walt Disney has a 12 month low of $83.91 and a 12 month high of $123.74. The company has a market cap of $201.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.24, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.42.

Walt Disney Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This is a positive change from Walt Disney’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.45. This represents a dividend yield of 0.6%. Walt Disney’s payout ratio is 32.57%.

Insider Activity at Walt Disney

In other Walt Disney news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.74, for a total transaction of $917,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 44,055 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,054,870.70. This trade represents a 15.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.16% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walt Disney

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Walt Disney in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Tacita Capital Inc raised its holdings in Walt Disney by 93.2% in the 4th quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 257 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in Walt Disney during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Walt Disney in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

About Walt Disney

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.