Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co Decreases Position in The Walt Disney Company $DIS

Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co lessened its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 65.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,684 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after selling 37,948 shares during the period. Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $2,239,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,121,947 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $18,104,963,000 after purchasing an additional 620,463 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Walt Disney by 3.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,019,749 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $9,391,261,000 after purchasing an additional 2,376,706 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Walt Disney by 6.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,994,916 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,487,918,000 after buying an additional 790,365 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in Walt Disney by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 12,971,705 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,462,645,000 after buying an additional 254,626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Walt Disney by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 12,650,425 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,448,474,000 after buying an additional 515,938 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Walt Disney

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

• Positive Sentiment: Higher pricing and park demand: early 2027 booking releases and published ticket/price changes point to higher per-guest revenue and stronger pricing power at Disney’s parks, supporting near-term top-line and margin outlooks. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Operating cost & ESG tailwind: a new Walt Disney World solar facility will supply 100% of daytime power for all parks, which can lower utility costs and improve sustainability metrics over time. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing park investments and new experiences: fresh looks at revamped coasters, a new resort near Magic Kingdom and planned attraction reopenings (including a Muppets-themed coaster) support attendance and in-park spend recovery. These initiatives help justify park pricing power. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Cost discipline: reports of a plan to cut roughly 1,000 roles as part of a streamlining push signal management focus on margins and efficiency, which can boost EPS if execution avoids revenue disruption. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Internal AI adoption visibility: an internal “AI Adoption Dashboard” that highlights heavy users has drawn attention — a workplace/HR story that is unlikely to move fundamentals but could influence culture and execution over time. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Content pipeline updates: creative news such as Taika Waititi working on multiple Disney projects (including Marvel & Star Wars) supports long-term content value but is a longer-dated earnings driver. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst PT trimmed: Barclays lowered its price target on DIS to $130 from $140 while keeping an Overweight rating — a sign the firm sees less upside in the media sector near term and a limit on analyst-driven upside momentum. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reputation & safety headlines: mixed guest reactions to a new lodge and reports of a disturbing “swatting” incident that prompted stricter influencer enforcement are minor PR risks that could pressure perception and require additional operational focus. Article Title

Walt Disney Stock Performance

NYSE:DIS opened at $104.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $107.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $185.52 billion, a PE ratio of 15.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.44. The Walt Disney Company has a 52-week low of $86.77 and a 52-week high of $124.69.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The entertainment giant reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $25.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.54 billion. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 8.90% and a net margin of 12.80%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.40 EPS. Analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 6.61 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on DIS. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Walt Disney from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Guggenheim lowered their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Walt Disney from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Walt Disney from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $151.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $133.53.

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.