The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. The street (28 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $129. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Walt Disney Company (The) DIS
Clears both ethical standards
An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company in Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
read at $94.85
Walt Disney Company (The) holds its Markup at $94.85.
- PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
- INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
- SCScreen · passes the values gate
- edge confirmed
- edge broken
- edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
The investor read · the season, not the day
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 27 days |
| Price | $94.85 |
| Valuation | 15.18 trailing · 12.70 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 86.5 |
| Beta | 1.40 |
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Our framework reads OPPORTUNITY — it trades at roughly a 53% discount to our $145.51 fair value, moderate competitive moat, 6.50% revenue growth.
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
| Revenue growth | 6.50% |
| Profit margin | 11.54% |
| Debt to equity | 41.07 |
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy · 30 covering |
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
This company clears both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. Here is how it did on each:
Used by most halal investing apps ✓ PASSES
The one Titan applies ✓ PASSES
What these two standards are, and how they differ →
- Business activity Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
- Debt load Interest-bearing debt is just 22.7% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling — it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
- Interest-bearing cash Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 4.1% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
- Receivables Money owed to the company is 8.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
- Revenue purity Only 0.5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line. Pass
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Disney still packs the parks and screens
Think of Disney as the old theme park ride that keeps pulling queues even when the economy wobbles. At a forward multiple of 13.1 times and a 49 percent gap to our fair value of 145.96, the shares look cheap against 6 percent revenue growth, 12 percent margins and an 11 percent return on equity. The moderate moat sits in the brands and the parks, not the streaming ledger, and the ethical screen clears without issue.
Analysts see the same value, with a 130 median target from thirty firms. Sports rights and live events keep cash flowing while film output recovers, giving the business a steadier profile than pure content plays.
Risk sits in execution on streaming costs and in any fresh hit drought that clips margins. Entertainment spending can turn quickly when households tighten. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 12.7x priced for continued growth |
| Trailing P/E | 15.2x reasonably valued |
| Revenue growth | 6.5% slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 11.5% thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 11.0% a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 0.41 minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 0.68 below 1 — short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 1.40 moves a little more than the market |
| Market cap | $164.7B |
| Employees | 175,560 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Latest news · what the market is reading on DIS
- › S&P 500 Posts Weekly Gain Amid AI Monetization Optimism MT Newswires · 3d ago
- › Activist Investors Shift Back to Basics: ICR Global Head of Governance Gabriel Hasson, Live at NYSE CorpGov.com · 3d ago
- › 3 Dates for Disney Investors to Circle in August, Including a Big Financial Update Motley Fool · 3d ago
- › Disney Selling 50% A+E Stake To Hearst For More Than $1B MediaPost · 3d ago
- › Stay Ahead of the Game With Disney (DIS) Q3 Earnings: Wall Street's Insights on Key Metrics Zacks · 3d ago
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference — not our reporting, not advice.
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The trader read · the latest dated commentary
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. The street (28 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $129. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. The street (28 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $129. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. The street (28 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $129. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 4.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. The street (28 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $129.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. The street (28 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $129.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The insider ledger · Form 4 filings, as filed
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Chang Amy | Dir | Purchase | 916 | $98,791 |
| 2026-01-22 | Coleman Sonia L | Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer | Sale | 2,473 | $281,922 |
| 2025-12-24 | Coleman Sonia L | Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer | Sale | 2,431 | $277,134 |
| 2025-12-12 | Gorman James P | Dir | Purchase | 18,000 | $2,013,943 |
| 2025-08-25 | Coleman Sonia L | Sr. EVP, CHRO | Sale | 1,971 | $233,701 |
| 2026-03-31 | DARROCH JEREMY | Director | 1,034 | $100,286 | |
| 2026-03-31 | MCDONALD CALVIN | Director | 1,080 | $104,785 | |
| 2026-03-31 | LAGOMASINO MARIA ELENA | Director | 1,266 | $122,829 | |
| 2026-03-31 | FROMAN MICHAEL B. G. | Director | 1,087 | $105,463 | |
| 2026-03-31 | RICE DERICA W | Director | 1,229 | $119,222 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
The political ledger · congressional disclosures
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr2026 | Scott Peters | Democrat | buy | 50K–100K |
| 7 May2026 | Josh Gottheimer | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 6 May2026 | Dave McCormick | Republican | buy | 500K–1M |
| 6 May2026 | Scott Peters | Democrat | buy | 50K–100K |
| 6 May2026 | Scott Peters | Democrat | buy | 50K–100K |
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $104.72 | -5.4% | · | $946 | -5.4% |
| 2 months | $99.17 | -0.1% | · | $999 | -0.1% |
| 3 months | $99.43 | -0.3% | · | $997 | -0.3% |
| 6 months | $110.71 | -10.5% | $0.75 | $902 | -9.8% |
| 1 year | $117.43 | -15.6% | $1.25 | $854 | -14.6% |
| 2 years | $100.70 | -1.6% | $2.20 | $1,006 | +0.6% |
| 3 years | $89.81 | +10.3% | $2.50 | $1,131 | +13.1% |
| 5 years | $173.30 | -42.8% | $2.50 | $586 | -41.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.