Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Buy, Sell or Hold

Walt Disney Co. (DIS)

102.67

-2.68 (2.54%)

as of Sep 18, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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COMMENT

He used to own it, but sold it. There were worries about theme parks, cruise ships and movies. These worries have not passed. The Disney+ is doing well and they have good licenses. If the theme park business was spun out and covid disappears, it could be a good pick.

BUY

Overhang of Covid on cruises and parks. Disney Plus has been a huge success story. Fund flows are staying away right now. He continues to buy it for new clients. Long-term, it's created excellent value. Great stock. He's not worried about the current level. They have cash reserves to sustain them until the recovery.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 06/19, Down 17%) He stop-lossed at the end of 2019 when Disney started to underperform. He sees significant challenges here given its cruises and theme parks.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 26/19, Down 14%) Sold with the downturn. He's traded more in the last 6 months than in the last 3 years. As fundamentals of the economy change, portfolios have to change. Requires density of population to be successful for parks, hotels, cruises, and sports. Would love to buy it in the future, but at less than $90.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 15/19, Down 10%) Great management; they wisely cut their dividend just as the COVID troubles started. Disney+ beat their own expectations. But the parks make up a lot of their revenues and face tough quarters given the virus. Still, Disney has great content and has made smart acquisitions (i.e. Fox). They'll probably sell some assets and continue to cut costs. Disney won't face balance sheet problems and will get through this. But the amusement parks remain a serious challenge. Their blockbusters will eventually reach theatres. This'll go sideways until we return to normal.

WEAK BUY

Disney fell victim to miss-allocation of capital. ESPN has really held them back the last few years. If they can get back on track, the value of their content is exceptional. In the short term COVID will be an impingement on their cruise line and theme parks.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jul 02/19, Down 22%) He still owns this. A lot of their revenue comes from parks, although they are slowly reopening. On the media side, there has been a delay in new movie releases. Their streaming business has beaten all expectations. A tough story for this year, better next year. They cut the dividend quickly and he sees this as a good signal that management can make tough decisions when needed.

TOP PICK

This one is going to be a survivor and people are going to want to do business with them. When things start to normalize people are going to want to go to Disney World. ESPN is going to come back as sports come back. People are ONLY going to be able to watch sports as they won’t be able to go watch them for a while yet. Online movie streaming is more profitable for them than selling to a movie theater. Cruse lines are a small part of the company. Next year he thinks the dividend will come back. (Analysts’ price target is $118.68)

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TOP PICK

The House of the Mouse is a barometer of the global recovery. Disney an international brand operating several businesses, namely content streaming and theme parks. No one questions the success of Disney+ during the lockdown, but the theme parks remain a question mark: Can they thrive in today's reality? Stockchase staff are split, but one editor points out that the Shanghai Disneyland's May 11 reopening instantly sold out. However, the Chinese government is capping capacity at 30%. Still, this illustrates strong demand. On May 20, Disney Springs in Florida reopened, also at reduced capacity and observing other safety measures (such as wearing masks) that apparently are keeping visitors safe and assuerd. Several more parks will open in mid-July. Altogether, the parks will inject additional revenues into the company, but ESPN will continue to lie dormant until live sports returns in the summer. Under what restrictions, the various sporting leagues are still hammering out. And Disney's cruiselines? Forget them for now. That's why bearish analysts are avoiding the stock. However, the bulls point to Disney's dominant position in entertainment and its strong long-term prospects and, increasingly, investors are siding with the bulls. Since Shanghai Disneyland reopened, DIS has climbed roughly 13%. The continued park openings should, at least, sustain current stock levels if not increase them further. Mickey is back.

BUY

He sold half his position before the lockdown. Disney is a powerhouse, though its amusement parks and movies are being hit. He's watching live-streaming and virtual reality in enhancing and accelerating when crowds can attend sporting events--how will this effect sports and betting? Disney remains a dominant entertainment company.

HOLD

The re-opening phase in the parks and cruise lines will be difficult. It does not mean it will be a bad investment. It should get back to the $121+ range next year. It is an experience-oriented company. You have to be patient with this one.

DON'T BUY

The parks hit them but the streaming service is way up in subscribers. This company is going to lag in the whole phase of turning on of the economy. ESPN will be a difficult thing and he is not sure it will be a total success. Disney Shanghai is opening up next week but he is not sure how it will work with social distancing. This is not the seasonal time for this stock. It usually picks up in the second half of the year.

SELL

When the CEO stepped down, he should have sold then. It is hard to see how the parks will recover. They don’t make money from their streaming business. In the Mid $70 range he would take another look at it.

TOP PICK

More than half its revenues come from the media division (cable channels). Disney is not just theme parks. Disney+ has signed up over 50 millions subs since November vs. Netflix's 165 million. Also, Disney + is rolling out globally. This is on sale, so buy now, down 35% in recent months. (Analysts’ price target is $131.96)

TOP PICK

Don't let a good crisis go to waste. They have great franchises. Near term there will be problems with cruises and parks. The dividend may be safe. There will be some recovery in the cruise market and kids will still want to go to the parks. (Analysts’ price target is $133.81)

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