Disney Stock
Disney is probably one of the most well known and recognized American Corporation around the world. Disney Land theme park, movies like Lion King or Aladdin, and characters such as Mickey Mouse are among few things that have made Disney a household name.
Personal Childhood View
As a child my first aware of Disney was through Mickey Mouse, and in fact Mickey Mouse was my favorite character for a long time. Although, I never considered why it was my favorite character, but I remember loving it, and I believe everyone around me also considered Mickey Mouse to be their favorite character as well. I think it was more of a herd mentality, and in this case everyone seemed to love Mickey Mouse, it was a great character yes - but for some reason it happened to be the favorite character of just about everyone. Movies like Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, and Tarzan further reinfornced my view of Disney as a great creator of entertainment for children. I still fondly remember going to Aladdin and Lion King and seeing their billboards across India, and wanting to go see the movies.
The Walt Disney Company
Disney or Walt Disney Company as it is offically known isn't just about providing entertainment for children but has broad interests in various aspects of the entertainment industry. It owns and operates Disney Channel, ABC Family, Walt Disney Motion Pictures, and even ESPN. Recently, Walt Disney Company even acquired Marvel Entertainment - the company behind memorable characters such as Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Captain America, X-Men, and Hulk.
In addition to this, Disney recently recieved permission from the Chinese government to build a new theme park in Shanghai and Disney will also be distributing live-action films made by Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks SKG.
Disney Stock
Disney Stock is Listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a ticker symbol of "DIS" with outstanding common shareholders of 1,009,288 as of October 3, 2009 according to the company's 2009 Annual Report.
Disney Stock (As of Friday January 29, 2010)
Disney Stock Year To Date
At Closing Prices the highest Disney Stock reached for the year to date was $32.07 on January 4, and had a total volume of 13,700,385 on that day. The stock actually opened at $32.50, and then reached at high of $32.75 before dropping to $32.07.
Disney stock reached a low of $29.32 on January 27, and had a volume of 16,122, 631. The stock opened at $29.56, reached a high of $29.81, and a low of $29.01 before settling at $29.32.
Walt Disney Stock 1 Year Performance (As of Friday January 29, 2010)
For the 52 weeks, the Disney stock had an average volume of 11 million, along with a 52 Week low of $15.14, and a high of $32.75. The company's stock hit a low of $15.14 on March 10, 2009 where it opened at $15.23 , reaching a high of 16.62 and a low of $15.14 before settling at $16.61. The stock's 52 Week high was reached on January 4, which also happens to be the company's YTD 52 Week at close. Disney's 52 Week high at close was on December 16, 2009 when it hit a closing high of $32.43.
Mickey Mouse vs The Competition
The Competitors: News Corporation (NWSA), Time Warner Inc (TWX). Viacom, Inc (VIA.B)
In comparison to its competitors, Disney stock saw its stock rise by 39.06% for the past 1 year. Among the 4 companies, Disney Stock was the 2nd worst performer or the 3rd the best performer (whichever way you like to see it). The stock with the best performance were closely matched - News Corporate appreciating at 85.43% and Viacom appreciating at 89.95%. Time Warner stock was the performer with its stock actually depreciating 7.58%.
Disney Stock Vs The Market
Disney stock performed better than both S&P 500 and the Dow. The S&P 500 appreciated by 27% over the last 1 year, while Dow appreciate by 23.53% in comparison to Disney's 39.06% appreciation.
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Disney Stock
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