A. N. Culbertson & Company raised its position in Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) by 22.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The hedge fund owned 16,686 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock after buying an additional 3,040 shares during the period. A. N. Culbertson & Company’s holdings in Walt Disney were worth $1,753,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lowe FS increased its stake in Walt Disney by 4.5% in the third quarter. Lowe FS now owns 368 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Hilton Capital Management increased its stake in Walt Disney by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Hilton Capital Management now owns 10,575 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $1,111,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. GW & Wade increased its stake in Walt Disney by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. GW & Wade now owns 19,848 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $2,086,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Bath Savings Trust Company increased its stake in Walt Disney by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Bath Savings Trust Company now owns 3,839 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $404,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in Walt Disney by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 3,912 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period.

Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) opened at 95.29 on Tuesday. Walt Disney Co has a 12 month low of $90.00 and a 12 month high of $122.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $157.53 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $103.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $108.59.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.06. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. The business earned $13.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.50 billion. Walt Disney’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Walt Disney Co will post $5.66 earnings per share for the current year.

The firm also recently disclosed a semiannual dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 14th were paid a $0.71 dividend. This represents a yield of 1.27%. This is an increase from Walt Disney’s previous semiannual dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 10th.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Walt Disney from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $127.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, November 6th. Guggenheim downgraded shares of Walt Disney from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 16th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Friday, November 27th. Finally, CLSA increased their price objective on shares of Walt Disney from $114.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and twenty-two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $115.52.

In other Walt Disney news, CFO Christine M. Mccarthy sold 49,920 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.09, for a total value of $5,046,412.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 104,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,540,856.48. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Brent Woodford sold 1,237 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.90, for a total value of $132,235.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,292,520. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

The Walt Disney Company together with its subsidiaries and affiliates is a diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. Media Networks comprise an array of broadcast, cable, radio, publishing and digital businesses across two divisions – the Disney/ABC Television Group and ESPN Inc. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (NYSE:DIS) is a provider of family travel and leisure experiences. The Walt Disney Studio brings movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Disney Consumer Products (DCP) delivers product experiences across thousands of categories from toys and apparel to books and fine art. Disney Interactive is a creator of interactive entertainment across all current and emerging digital media platforms.

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