Blueprint Investment Partners LLC Invests $771,000 in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Blueprint Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,923 shares of the entertainment giant's stock, valued at approximately $771,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of DIS. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in Walt Disney by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 140,883 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $15,687,000 after buying an additional 13,339 shares during the last quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Walt Disney by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC now owns 85,187 shares of the entertainment giant's stock worth $9,486,000 after purchasing an additional 9,967 shares during the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new position in shares of Walt Disney during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,125,000. Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Walt Disney by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,361,792 shares of the entertainment giant's stock valued at $374,336,000 after buying an additional 422,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Walt Disney during the 4th quarter valued at $446,000. 65.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Walt Disney in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Walt Disney from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $100.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Walt Disney from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. 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, February 4th. Finally, Loop Capital increased their target price on shares of Walt Disney from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walt Disney currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $125.64.

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Walt Disney Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of DIS stock traded up $0.89 on Tuesday, hitting $101.07. The stock had a trading volume of 2,528,689 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,539,415. The firm has a market cap of $182.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.95, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.41. The Walt Disney Company has a twelve month low of $83.91 and a twelve month high of $123.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $107.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $104.86.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The entertainment giant reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.32. Walt Disney had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 9.95%. As a group, analysts forecast that The Walt Disney Company will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.