How to Trade Disney After Fiscal Q2 2025 Performance
The Walt Disney Company, typically known as just Disney, was founded in 1923 and is one of the world's largest entertainment conglomerates. It has operations in movies, merchandise, television networks, online streaming, sports and theme parks. Learn more about Disney's second-quarter 2025 performance and what analysts are forecasting for the stock.
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| Stock: | The Walt Disney Co. |
| Symbol for Invest.MT5 Account: | DIS |
| Date of Idea: | 12 May 2025 |
| Time Line: | 1 - 12 months |
| Entry Level: | $112.00 |
| Target Level: | $140.00 |
| Position Size for Invest.MT5 Account: | Max 5% |
| Risk: | High |
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Disney Q2 2025 Performance
Here are some of the key highlights from the second-quarter 2025 earnings report from Disney:
- Earnings per share: $1.45 vs $1.20 expected
- Revenue: $23.62 billion vs $23.14 billion expected, up 7% year over year
- Net income: $3.28 billion, up from a loss of $20 million during the same quarter last year
- Entertainment revenue: $10.68 billion, up 9% year over year
- Disney+ Subscribers: Increase of 1.4 million during the last quarter
On the face of it, Disney beat analyst expectations on most financial metrics. In the past, Disney had stated it expected a decline in subscriptions at its flagship Disney+ streaming service. The increase of 1.4 million brings its total viewer base to 126 million worldwide. In the earnings report, Disney expects a modest rise in subscriber numbers in its current quarter.
While ticket sales underperformed for Snow White and Captain America: Brave New World, the entertainment division was supported by strong numbers from Mufasa: The Lion King and Moana 2. Its sports segment, primarily consisting of ESPN, also experienced growth of 5% due to higher advertising revenue from airing three College Football Playoff games and an extra National Football League game.
Disney's theme parks and resorts division saw a 9% rise in revenue to $6.5 billion. Revenues from international parks dropped 5%, but Disney announced plans for a new resort and theme park in Abu Dhabi. Disney's share price gained around 10% after the earnings release.
Despite the earnings beat, some analysts remain more cautious on the stock as there are several headwinds for the company. Disney's revenue from its television networks has been on a steady decline in line with broader industry trends as viewers shun traditional TV channels to online streaming. Its sporting segment, ESPN, now faces increased competition as other tech companies like Netflix and Amazon also bid for the rights to stream matches.
Since its record high in March 2021, the stock is still down over 40%. The uncertain outlook has caused some analysts to move to a hold rating on the stock, as highlighted below.
Disney Stock Forecast - What do the Analysts Say?
According to 17 analysts polled by TipRanks offering a 12-month Disney stock price forecast in the past 3 months, there are currently 13 buy, 4 hold and 0 sell ratings on the stock. The highest price level for a Disney stock forecast is $140.00, with the lowest price target at $100.00.
The average price target for a Disney stock forecast is $123.00.
An Example Trading Idea for the Disney Stock Price
The following trading examples are for educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Investors should conduct independent research before making trading decisions.
An example trading idea for the Disney share price could be as follows:
- Buy the stock on a break above its post-earnings high at $112.00 to allow for volatility.
- Target just below the highest analyst price target of $140.00.
- Keep your risk small at a maximum of 5% of your total account.
- Time Line = 1 – 12 months
- If you buy 10 Disney shares:
- If target is reached = $280.00 potential profit [($140.00 - $112.00) * 10 shares].
Remember that markets go up and down. In fact, the stock price may even go much further down, especially due to some of the headwinds Disney's sports segment and television network face.
It is important to exercise good risk management and always know how much you could potentially lose on a trade and the risks involved, as well as the costs.
With the Admiral Markets Invest.MT5 account, you can buy and sell US stocks with a commission from $0.02 per share. This means buying 10 shares in Disney stock would result in a commission of $0.20 ($0.02 * 10 shares) for executing a per-side transaction.
However, there is a minimum transaction fee of $1. So, the example trading idea above would result in a commission of $1 overall.
How to Buy Disney Stock in 4 Steps
With Admiral Markets, you can buy shares in US companies like Disney with a commission from $0.02 per share and a minimum commission of $1.
- Open an account with Admiral Markets to access the dashboard.
- Click on Trade or Invest on one of your live or demo accounts to open the web platform.
- Search for your stock in the search window at the top.
- Input your entry, stop-loss and take profit levels in the trading ticket.
Do You See the Disney Stock Price Moving Differently?
If you believe there is a higher chance the share price of Disney will move lower, then you can also trade short using CFDs (Contracts for Difference). However, these have higher associated risks and are not suitable for all investors. Learn more about CFDs in this How to Trade CFDs article.
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