Walt Disney Co (DIS): Today's Featured Media Winner
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) pushed the Media industry higher today making it today's featured media winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Walt Disney rose $0.79 (1.2%) to $65.24 on average volume. Throughout the day, 6,956,346 shares of Walt Disney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7,901,600 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $64.25-$65.29 after having opened the day at $64.36 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $64.45. Other companies within the Media industry that increased today were:
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), up 6.9%,
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), up 6.3%,
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), up 5.9% and
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), up 5.7%.
The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. Its Media Networks segment engages in broadcast television network, television production and distribution, television stations, broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations. Walt Disney has a market cap of $114.9 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 29.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Walt Disney a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Walt Disney
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.
- You can view the full Walt Disney Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 9.8%,
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), down 5.2%,
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), down 4.5% and
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), down 4.3%.
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) while those bearish on the media industry could consider
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