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Walt Disney (DIS) Stock Moves -1.62%: What You Should Know

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Walt Disney (DIS - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $109.19, demonstrating a -1.62% change from the preceding day's closing price. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.71%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 1.9%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 3.56%.

Heading into today, shares of the entertainment company had lost 5.2% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 3.63% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.5%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Walt Disney in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on November 13, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.03, down 9.65% from the prior-year quarter. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $22.91 billion, indicating a 1.48% upward movement from the same quarter last year.

For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.87 per share and a revenue of $94.84 billion, representing changes of +18.11% and 0%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Walt Disney. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.13% downward. Walt Disney is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In the context of valuation, Walt Disney is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 17.13. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 19.07, so one might conclude that Walt Disney is trading at a discount comparatively.

One should further note that DIS currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.46. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Media Conglomerates industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.48.

The Media Conglomerates industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 160, positioning it in the bottom 36% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.


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