THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY (DIS)

Trading terms

Trading hours (UTC)
Monday: 11:00 - 00:00
Tuesday - Friday: 00:00 - 00:30, 11:00 - 00:00
Saturday: 00:00 - 00:30

News

About

The Walt Disney Company, formerly TWDC Holdco 613 Corp, is a worldwide entertainment company. The Company operates in four business segments: Media Networks, Parks Experiences and Products, Studio Entertainment, and Direct-To-Consumer and International. The media networks segment includes cable and broadcast television networks, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations, and radio networks and stations. The Company's Walt Disney Imagineering unit designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions, as well as resort properties. The studio entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. The Company also develops and publishes games, primarily for mobile platforms, books, magazines and comic books.

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/

The Walt Disney Company is now one of the largest and most influential conglomerates in the entertainment industry and media market. Founded in 1923 as a small family animation studio, which, thanks to the popularity of the short cartoons produced, became one of the largest in animation and cinema. Since the middle of the 20th century, the company began to actively develop and expand its business and sphere of influence. Now it not only remains one of the most famous animation studios in the world, but also owns other divisions, including:

The company also fully or partially owns a number of other well-known brands:

Financial data

Based on the results of the 2021 financial year:

Walt Disney Investments and Shares

The Walt Disney Company's largest investors are American investment giants The Vanguard Group and BlackRock. Moreover, the company has had a public status since 1957: as a result of the IPO, its shares began to be freely traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DIS. Now they are also a component of stock indices:

How can an individual buy Disney shares?

With us, you can invest in The Walt Disney Company assets directly on the NYSE. To do it: