If anyone out there has a few extra dollars laying around, you may want to think about picking up a few shares of disney soon. The stock is sure to take a huge dump this week.
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DisneyFan 2000
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Really?
iubigman
Active Member
It will continue to rise
Actually, Roy's departure will make the stock rise for a while. While the reason's for disliking the move are clear on this site and for good reasons, they have little to do with the money side of things. Investors see that Disney is money-oriented, which will drive up buyers. Pirates did great, as did Nemo and HM seems a surprise hit. Also the announcement that they are focusing on small budget films makes investors happy. The logic is that speding 200 million on one film is a huge risk, it has to be a major hit. If you make 10 movies at 20 mil each and only 2 are hits, you will make money.
Scott
Actually, Roy's departure will make the stock rise for a while. While the reason's for disliking the move are clear on this site and for good reasons, they have little to do with the money side of things. Investors see that Disney is money-oriented, which will drive up buyers. Pirates did great, as did Nemo and HM seems a surprise hit. Also the announcement that they are focusing on small budget films makes investors happy. The logic is that speding 200 million on one film is a huge risk, it has to be a major hit. If you make 10 movies at 20 mil each and only 2 are hits, you will make money.
Scott
DisneyFan 2000
Well-Known Member
Cool! Thanks for the info! :sohappy:
I hope so. I just wonder how much of it was due to the news about Roy and how much was due to a strong report for the economy.
Sales over the weekend were pretty strong. Wal-Mart set a new record for single day sales (although it was down with weaker than expected gains), others reported pretty strong sales. Retail sales were up, factory orders were up. It was a good day to be a stock.
It is interesting to note that volume was roughly 2x average daily volume with over 12 million shares trading. Disney opened lower dropping about 1% in the first 1/2-1 hour of trading before turning back up into positive territory.
garyhoov
Trophy Husband
Looks like Disney was up about 0.35 % while the general market was up about 1.2 %, so Disney was actually lower on a relative basis.
It is interesting though that there was no major up or down move on the news. It would seem to show people don't see it as a particularly big shake-up (or the people who think it's terrible news are balanced by people who think it's great news).
Never really have been a Disney invester myself. I think it's got too much mass for any real growth potential.
It is interesting though that there was no major up or down move on the news. It would seem to show people don't see it as a particularly big shake-up (or the people who think it's terrible news are balanced by people who think it's great news).
Never really have been a Disney invester myself. I think it's got too much mass for any real growth potential.
billybaruch1
New Member
The Walt Disney Company's stock has gained over 50% since last March: http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/charting.asp?Symbol=dis
What to do now? Buy, sell, or hold? I like their long-term prospects, but I've stayed away from owning this company. They may be in disarray right now... or they may be poised for future growth. Some "experts" have written that media conglomerates and theme parks are "mature" industries and are past their growth stages. Each investor needs to determine their own risk tolerance and time horizon. Do some homework and don't believe anything you read here! :lol:
But if I had 1,000 shares of DIS and made $80 on a 8 cents gain (0.35%) from $23.09 to $23.17, I'd probably be wishing I were in a more growth-oriented offering, or even the S&P 500 Index.
What to do now? Buy, sell, or hold? I like their long-term prospects, but I've stayed away from owning this company. They may be in disarray right now... or they may be poised for future growth. Some "experts" have written that media conglomerates and theme parks are "mature" industries and are past their growth stages. Each investor needs to determine their own risk tolerance and time horizon. Do some homework and don't believe anything you read here! :lol:
But if I had 1,000 shares of DIS and made $80 on a 8 cents gain (0.35%) from $23.09 to $23.17, I'd probably be wishing I were in a more growth-oriented offering, or even the S&P 500 Index.
From what I've seen and heard, the Disney stock is pretty stable. It doesn't go up or down too much. The only reason I bought it though is because of my interest in the company, and my dream of workig there some day. I just like to help them out a bit, not because of the money.
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
The stock has not been as stable as one would think. Check the Beta value (now at 1.43...anything greater than 1 is NOT stable)
Earnings are -11% over the last three years.
Stocks that were once worth close to $40/share are now worth about $23.
I bought my stock because Disney was a company I believed in, I'm not going to sell (yet) .
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