Dow Today: Walt Disney (DIS) Higher
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) is trading down one points at 12,882 as of Thursday, Feb 9, 2012, 11:40 a.m. ET. During this time, 467.6 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 818.6 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,254 issues advancing vs. 1,627 declining with 122 unchanged.
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be
(NYSE:
), which is sporting a four-cent gain to $41.31. Volume for Walt Disney currently sits at 6.1 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 11.5 million shares.
Walt Disney has a market cap of $70.25 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 10.1% year to date as of Wednesday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 1.5%.
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.5, equal to the average media industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
TheStreet Ratings rates Walt Disney as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Walt Disney Ratings Report.
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