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After finishing at $108.18 in the prior trading day, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) closed at $106.46, down -1.59%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.81 million shares were traded. DIS stock price reached its highest trading level at $108.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $106.16.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DIS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.42.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Redburn Atlantic on January 07, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $147 from $100 previously.
On December 05, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $120.
On October 16, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $95.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on October 16, 2024, with a $95 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 17 ’24 when Coleman Sonia L bought 3,078 shares for $111.36 per share.
Coleman Sonia L sold 3,078 shares of DIS for $342,766 on Dec 17 ’24. The Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $111.36 per share. On Dec 11 ’24, another insider, WOODFORD BRENT, who serves as the EVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax of the company, sold 8,000 shares for $114.74 each. As a result, the insider received 917,920 and left with 44,055 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DIS now has a Market Capitalization of 195907682304 and an Enterprise Value of 244472922112. As of this moment, Walt’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.716 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.595.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DIS is 1.43, which has changed by 0.14399314 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DIS has reached a high of $123.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $83.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.55%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6822850 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.81B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.81B. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.68% stake in the company. Shares short for DIS as of 1730332800 were 17535028 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1727654400 on 20605221. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17535028 and a Short% of Float of 0.97.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38. The current Payout Ratio is 27.62% for DIS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1720396800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-13 when the company split stock in a 10000:9865 ratio.
