Walt Disney Co (DIS): Today's Featured Media Laggard

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Walt Disney (DIS) pushed the Media industry lower today making it today's featured Media laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Walt Disney fell 96 cents (-1.9%) to $49.12 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 20.3 million shares of Walt Disney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.7 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $48.80-$51.24 after having opened the day at $51.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $50.08. Other companies within the Media industry that declined today were: Charm Communications (CHRM), down 23%, Central European Media (CETV), down 19.2%, QuinStreet (QNST), down 11.3%, and RLJ Entertainment (RLJE), down 7.3%.

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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. Walt Disney has a market cap of $89.86 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.6, equal to the average media industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 33.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Walt Disney a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Walt Disney as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

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On the positive front, ChinaNet Online Holdings (CNET), up 13.1%, Envoy Capital Group (ECGI), up 9.6%, McClatchy Company (MNI), up 8.8%, and KIT Digital (KITD), up 6.9%, were all gainers within the media industry with Discovery Communications (DISCA) being today's featured media industry leader.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the media industry could consider PowerShares Dynamic Media (PBS) while those bearish on the media industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services (SCC).

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