Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative View of Walt Disney Q2 Earnings

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Walt Disney in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the entertainment giant will post earnings of $1.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Walt Disney’s current full-year earnings is $5.41 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Walt Disney’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 9.21% and a net margin of 5.44%.

DIS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Loop Capital boosted their price target on Walt Disney from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Walt Disney in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Walt Disney in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. They set a “hold” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Walt Disney in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $125.85.

Walt Disney Trading Down 1.1 %

NYSE:DIS opened at $110.83 on Friday. Walt Disney has a 12-month low of $83.91 and a 12-month high of $123.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $200.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DIS. Brookstone Capital Management grew its stake in Walt Disney by 10.3% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 127,544 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $12,268,000 after purchasing an additional 11,864 shares in the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank grew its stake in Walt Disney by 98.1% in the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 517 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Walt Disney by 2.9% in the third quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 8,109 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital grew its stake in Walt Disney by 4.4% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 16,289 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock valued at $1,505,000 after purchasing an additional 693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BSN CAPITAL PARTNERS Ltd purchased a new position in Walt Disney in the third quarter valued at about $19,410,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Walt Disney

In other news, CEO Robert A. Iger sold 372,412 shares of Walt Disney stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.57, for a total transaction of $42,667,242.84. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 226,767 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,980,695.19. The trade was a 62.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Brent Woodford sold 5,000 shares of Walt Disney stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.62, for a total value of $568,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 44,055 shares in the company, valued at $5,005,529.10. This represents a 10.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 385,412 shares of company stock valued at $44,153,263 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Walt Disney Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were given 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%.

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.