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Disney CEO Bob Iger Rejects Activist Shareholder's Board Picks On Potential $7.5B Savings
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 6:02am | 663In a recent development, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) has publicly dismissed the board nominees of activist shareholders. The company’s CEO, Bob Iger, has communicated this decision in a preliminary proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What Happened: In a letter to...
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Disney Partners With ValueAct Capital For Strategic Counsel In Anticipation Of 2024 Shareholder Meeting
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 11:35am | 555In a move to fortify its strategic posture, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has brought onboard investment firm ValueAct Capital. The firm will provide strategic counsel and bolster Disney’s director nominees in preparation for the 2024 annual shareholder meeting. What Happened: Reuters...
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Deutsche Bank Raises PT on The Walt Disney Company to $48 (DIS)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 10:08am | 100Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), raising its PT from $46 to $48. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Disney has favorable dynamics such as 63% of EBIT from cable networks, limited secular growth concerns (particularly given its focus on...
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JP Morgan Raises Estimates And PT On Disney
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:15am | 141JP Morgan has published a research report on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and has raised estimates and the price target on the company. In the report, JP Morgan writes "We are raising our Q1 FY11 EPS estimate for Disney by 2c to $0.58. Overall, we expect the company to report a solid quarter...
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JP Morgan Raises PT On Walt Disney
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:03am | 29JP Morgan has raised the price target on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) from $35 to $40.50 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Deutsche Bank Raises Estimates And PT On Walt Disney
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 10:28am | 264Deutsche Bank has published a research report on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and has raised estimates and the price target on the company due to its strong competitive positions, leading global brands, and excellent governance. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "The strong growth trends...
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Deutsche Bank Raises PT On Walt Disney
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 9:10am | 29Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) from $44 to $46 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Wunderlich On Movies At The Box Office
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 10:28am | 202Wunderlich Securities has covered the Entertainment segment on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA.B) after the holiday box office fan. In the report, Wunderlich writes "Universal's Little Fockers grossed only $34mm over the weekend, with a disappointing $48.3mm cume...
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Wunderlich On Walt Disney: Box Office Flat
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 9:06am | 206Wunderlich Securities has published a research report on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) after the holiday weekend's showing of the company's top-12 movie releases. In the report, Wunderlich writes "Receipts for the top-12 releases fell less than 1% to $173.9mm for the three-day period...
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Fox Goes To #1 With NFL Broadcast, Goldman Sachs Reports
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 10:03am | 120Benefiting from a 50-minute NFL overrun on Sunday evening, Fox (NASDAQ: NWS) launched into first place in Week 8 with a 2.8 rating, up from 2.2 the prior week, Goldman Sachs reports. The NFL overrun posted a 6.3 rating, making it the #2 show of the week. Glee delivered a 4.6 rating, matching its...
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Wunderlich Securities Reiterates Disney Rating And PT Following Premature Earnings Release
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 8:12am | 140In a report released this morning, Wunderlich Securities said that it maintains its Hold rating and $36 price target on Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) following a (premature) earnings release that likely overly upset investors. “The variance in segment oper. inc. between our $1,934mm estimate and the $1,...
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J.P. Morgan Previews The Walt Disney Company Earnings
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:24am | 100When The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) reports its earnings after the market close, J.P. Morgan will be looking for total company revenue of $9.93B and EPS of $0.43. Consensus, meanwhile, is looking for revenue of $10.02B and diluted EPS of $0.47. “We are modeling revenue of $1.64B for Studio...