Disney is a entertainment company located in California, United States, which is part of the Communication Services sector, and is traded under the ticker DIS on the NYSE exchange.
Disney stock last closed at $112.73, down 0.04% from the previous day, and has increased 16.69% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Entertainment industry by 0.03 percentage points. Disney stock is currently +43.18% from its 52-week low of $78.73, and -8.9% from its 52-week high of $123.74.
At the moment, there are 1.83B DIS shares outstanding. The market capitalization of DIS is $206.78B. In the last 24 hours, 6.29M DIS shares were traded.
How to Buy Disney Stock
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Choose where to buy Disney stock: You need to choose a stock brokerage, but don't worry - we've tested dozens of stock brokerages and apps to help you figure out where to buy Disney stock.
Create your brokerage account: Sign up for 0% fee trading with the highest-rated brokerage we've identified.
Deposit money your investment account: Pick your payment method and add your info.
Analyze Disney stock: The Disney ticker symbol is DIS. Is Disney stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of DIS? How do DIS's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think Disney is a good buy? Why has DIS's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock research tools can help you figure out if DIS is a good stock to buy).
Make your DIS buy order: Decide if you will purchase DIS shares at the current market price or use a limit order to buy DIS shares at a particular price.
Keep tabs on your DIS investment: Create a watchlist to important updates regarding your investment in Disney stock.
Step 1: Choose where to buy Disney stock
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Step 2: Create your brokerage account
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Step 4: Analyze Disney stock
Once you have figured out the best place to buy Disney stock, it's crucial to analyze their stock prior to investing, so you can understand the risk and opportunity.
Disney Metrics
DIS Price
$112.73
1w %
0.11%
1y %
16.69%
5y %
-19.43%
P/E
68.74x
P/B
2.05x
P/S
2.32x
PEG
1.2x
Revenue
$88.94B
Earnings
$2.99B
Fore. Rev. Growth
4.5%
Fore. Earn. Growth
57.31%
Market Cap
$206.78B
Next Earnings
May 7, 2024
Next Dividend
N/A
Fundamentals of DIS
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You can see all of the due diligence checks on DIS's stock page.
Is DIS stock undervalued or overvalued?
Investors use many financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge DIS's fair value.
Using relative valuations metrics:
DIS may be overvalued based on its P/E ratio of 68.74x, relative to Entertainment industry P/E ratio of 35.95x
DIS could be undervalued based on its P/B ratio of 2.05x, relative to Entertainment industry P/B ratio of 2.64x
DIS may be overvalued based on its PEG ratio of 1.2x
You can access additional valuation research on DIS's stock here.
A look at DIS Cashflows and Balance Sheet
Positive Financial Indicators:
DIS earnings of $5.83B is not enough to cover its interest payments.
DIS's operating cash flow of $13.03B allows it to safely service it's debt of $47.69B.
Negative Financial Indicators:
DIS profit margin has gone down from 3.9% to 3.4% in the past year.
DIS has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 0.92.
Total DIS debt is higher than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
There are more long-term liabilities than short-term assets on the DIS balance sheet.
There are more short-term liabilities than short-term assets on the DIS balance sheet.
Is it a good time to buy DIS stock, according to Wall Street analysts?
Out of 16 sell side analysts who monitor DIS, the consensus analyst rating on Disney is a Strong Buy
Please note that analyst forecasts are not recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
Most Recent DIS Analyst Forecasts
Barton Crockett, a top 11% analyst from Rosenblatt maintains DIS with a strong buy rating and raises their DIS price target from $129.00 to $137.00, on Apr 2, 2024.
Rosenblatt's Barton Crockett raised their price target on Disney (NYSE: DIS) by 6.2% from $129 to $137 on 2024/04/02. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Crockett explained that their elevated price target takes into account Disney management's commentary that free cash flow is expected to "exceed guidance for more than $8B" and that domestic and international Parks operating income is trending up at a low- to mid-teens Y/Y percentage."
The analyst added that the company is now expected to win its proxy battle with Nelson Peltz and Trian Fund Management.
Laura Martin, a top 2% analyst from Needham maintains DIS with a buy rating and maintains their DIS price target from $145.00 to $145.00, on Apr 2, 2024.
Jessica Ehrlich, a top 31% analyst from Bank of America maintains DIS with a strong buy rating and raises their DIS price target from $130.00 to $145.00, on Apr 1, 2024.
Jonathan Kees, a bottom 20% analyst from Daiwa Capital maintains DIS with a strong buy rating and maintains their DIS price target from $133.00 to $133.00, on Apr 1, 2024.
John Hodulik, a bottom 21% analyst from UBS maintains DIS with a strong buy rating and raises their DIS price target from $120.00 to $140.00, on Mar 27, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Disney stock forecast page.
DIS Momentum
SMA10
112.99
SMA20
115.62
SMA50
113.98
SMA100
104.3
SMA200
94.97
MACD
-0.52
MACD Signal
0.04
MACD Histogram
-0.56
RSI
43.98
Stochastic %K
31.53
Stochastic %D
29.09
StochRSI %K
27.45
StochRSI %D
28.36
DIS Earnings
Last year, DIS earnings were $2.99B. In the past five year, DIS's earnings have increased by -25.9% per year. This was slower than the Entertainment industry average of 11.57%.
Last year, DIS revenue was $88.94B. During the past five year, DIS's revenue has gone up by 8.41% per year. This was slower than the Entertainment industry average of 14.89%.
No, Disney doesn't provide an income stream by paying out dividends.
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Step 5: Make your DIS buy order
There are two main types of orders:
Market order: A market order is an order to buy or sell a security at the best price on the market. Market orders are usually the easiest way to buy.
Limit order: A limit order is an order to buy or sell a security at a specific price (or better). If you want to be sure you're buying or selling at a particular dollar amount, place a limit order.
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As of Apr 26, 2024, it costs $112.73 to buy one share of Disney stock.
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