Disney’s sturdy asset portfolio may assist the transition to streaming, in keeping with Raymond James. The agency initiated protection of Disney inventory on Sunday with an outperform score accompanied by a $97 per share worth goal. Raymond James’ forecast implies greater than 13% upside from Friday’s $85.58 shut. Disney inventory has slipped 1.5% from the beginning of the yr. DIS YTD mountain Disney inventory has declined 1.5% from the beginning of 2023. Analyst Ric Prentiss says Disney is nicely positioned to cushion itself from potential fallout in comparison with friends from the transition to streaming, which has confirmed each pricey and tough to seek out an ample worth level. “Media firms are grappling with the transition from the worthwhile however declining Linear TV to the largely unprofitable (as of now) however rising Streaming enterprise,” Pretiss says. “We imagine Disney’s property place it nicely to navigate this transition.” Disney’s assortment of media mental property and property together with Marvel, Star Wars and a famend parks phase, will underpin a shaky transition to streaming with regular income and free money circulate, Pretiss stated.. The analyst added that whereas the long-term outlook on the legacy media firm is favorable, short-term headwinds together with slower promoting spending and a possible buyout of Hulu from Comcast may weigh on the inventory. “With added points just like the cyclical promoting downturn, broader macroeconomic fears, and disappointing current field workplace outcomes, we predict the near-term outlook and buying and selling could possibly be uneven, however stay optimistic on the long-term return prospects,” he stated. — CNBC’s Michael Bloom contributed to this report.
Disney is the premier stock to play the transition to streaming, Raymond James says
