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The global box office performed strongly in the final months of 2024 reaching $8.74 billion in ticket sales. This marked a 3.4% year-over-year decrease, a significant improvement from a nearly 27% decline seen at the midpoint of last year.
The combination of Disney and Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine," Pixar's "Inside Out 2," Disney Animation's "Moana 2" and Universal's "Wicked" boosted the box office during the final months of 2024. Full-year ticket sales were down just 3.4% from 2023, reaching $8.74 billion, a far cry from the nearly 27% shortage seen at the midway point of 2024.
Disney (DIS 0.04%) has been overlooked and unloved on Wall Street for years, but the business is turning around before our eyes. The company's parks and cruise lines make an incredible amount of money and studios and streaming are rapidly improving.
Disney is projected to deliver ~11% annualized EPS growth through 2027, reaching ~$6.80 in fiscal-27. Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions hit 174M, driving a 15% YoY revenue boost in Direct-to-Consumer. Blockbusters like Deadpool 3 and Avatar: Fire and Ash fuel cross-platform revenue and engagement growth.
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Disney is back on our list of favorite streaming names; we think this is the new growth stock in entertainment for 2025. The price hikes should boost the company's average revenue per user, while the Fubo deal should help expand Disney's streaming visibility and reel in a wider audience. Disney's valuation is attractive compared to rivals, with a forward PE of 20.04x versus Netflix's 36.89x. We think the stock is undervalued at current levels.
Walt Disney (DIS) closed at $108.08 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.52% move from the prior day.
Walt Disney (DIS -0.53%) has struggled in recent years as its pivot to streaming has been messier than investors hoped, and its legacy media business has declined in the meantime.
Disney is being sued over Moana and Moana 2, with an animator claiming the films copied plot points from one of their screenplays.
It's official. The Walt Disney Company (DIS -1.01%) intends to become 70% owner of streaming television outfit (and cable alternative) FuboTV (FUBO -4.49%).
A former Disney employee agreed to plead guilty in a federal criminal case where he is accused of hacking into menu-creation software for the company's restaurants. Michael Scheuer changed menus to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain potentially deadly allergens such as peanuts, a court filing says.