Y.D. More Investments Ltd Purchases 850 Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 2,428.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 885 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 850 shares during the quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $99,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of DIS. Czech National Bank grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 369,397 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $35,532,000 after purchasing an additional 21,998 shares during the period. Reliant Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Walt Disney by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Reliant Investment Management LLC now owns 41,322 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $3,975,000 after buying an additional 535 shares in the last quarter. Leibman Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Walt Disney by 18.2% in the third quarter. Leibman Financial Services Inc. now owns 44,916 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $4,320,000 after acquiring an additional 6,918 shares during the period. Trust Co of Kansas raised its stake in Walt Disney by 2.9% during the third quarter. Trust Co of Kansas now owns 50,537 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $4,861,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in Walt Disney by 10.3% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 127,544 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $12,268,000 after acquiring an additional 11,864 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of Walt Disney stock opened at $110.41 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $112.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $100.89. The stock has a market cap of $199.67 billion, a PE ratio of 40.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The Walt Disney Company has a 12 month low of $83.91 and a 12 month high of $123.74.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.32. Walt Disney had a return on equity of 9.21% and a net margin of 5.44%. Research analysts predict that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.41 EPS for the current year.

Walt Disney Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.50 dividend. 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 yield of 0.6%. Walt Disney’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.90%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walt Disney news, EVP Brent Woodford sold 8,000 shares of Walt Disney stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.74, for a total transaction of $917,920.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 44,055 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,054,870.70. The trade was a 15.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Robert A. Iger sold 372,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.57, for a total value of $42,667,242.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 226,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,980,695.19. The trade was a 62.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 385,412 shares of company stock worth $44,153,263. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on DIS shares. Macquarie reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a report on Monday, January 6th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Walt Disney from $137.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.65.

Walt Disney Profile

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.