Disney Stock

[BWV Dreamin]

We did.....purchased some for the kids. They each have a certificate to hang on the wall framed..........the certificate is pretty cool which contains the qty of shares owned. Performance wise over the last few years it has done fairly well. But I couldn't tell you where it sell at today....I should check.

Not sure if I can add this in, but check this out if you haven't already...

http://corporate.disney.go.com/investors/faq_investmentplan.html

Brownie

Ok, after reading further, I see there is a $1000 minimun purchase. So the inital stock purchase price is already set. Thanks for all this info...I thinkI will go this route to invest. Will I get one of those certificates that is framed like thru onestock.com to hang?

 

[sjdisneywedding]

I bought my DVC in the late 90's for around $85 a share. I remember right around the time the Animal Kingdom opened, it was up around $120, and then went down. And then they did the 3 for 1 split. For a while after the split, it seemed to be floating around in the $15 range, but has increased since there.

I love getting the Annual Report each year, and usually read it cover to cover. It's really interesting.

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yep and just before that it did 4 for 1 splits, twice

boy it would be great to get back to that

its all unpredictable, IMO Disney is doing better than ever in many areas

 

[sjdisneywedding]

Obviously Disney (DIS) dabbles in more than just theme parks. Media is another arm of there business; including ESPN, ABC, Pixar, etc. The media arm seems to be a bit more stable than the theme park business as a long term investment. You never know what can happen as far as tourist destinations go.

I wanted to buy some Disney stock, but my advisor said there were better, more reliable ways to invest my money. He noted the reason above for not purchasing the stock.

All this being said it has been performing well lately.

yep its amazing what the parent compnies own, theme parks is small potatoes compared to everything else under their umbrella

take a look at what companies like coke and pepsi own, chances are pretty good if you drink any soda, water, or sport beverage that it falls under one of those 2

 

[browniemtb]

Ok, after reading further, I see there is a $1000 minimun purchase. So the inital stock purchase price is already set. Thanks for all this info...I thinkI will go this route to invest. Will I get one of those certificates that is framed like thru onestock.com to hang?

Go this route for contiued investment......for our kids we did oneshare.com because the certificate is framed and easy to acquire. Good Luck!

Brownie

 

[nunzia]

Has anyone purchased Disney stock? If so, care to say how the performance has been? An article in the Orlando Sentinel on Nov. 9th stated Disney had record profits for the second year in a row. Was wondering if now would be a good time to buy?

I have had it for years and have gone thorugh 2 splits. I've been happy with it. There was a long stagnant lull at the end of Eisner's reign, but it seems to be popping back nicely.

 

[nunzia]

Ok, after reading further, I see there is a $1000 minimun purchase. So the inital stock purchase price is already set. Thanks for all this info...I thinkI will go this route to invest. Will I get one of those certificates that is framed like thru onestock.com to hang?

If you don't care about the stock certificate ( I have one but not framed and it's for quite a few than 1 share), then I find a good way to buy individual stocks sharebuilder.com. I've been doing it for years for several stocks and it's reasonable pricewise and I enjoy having part of my investments in stocks I get to pick (not the bulk, just some..biggest holdings Disney and MGM..yes, I know heavily tilted toward entertainment, but I worked for MGM and have faith in them as well as Disney)
Does the DRIP program have a minimum initial investment? I think it's like 100 a month though.

 

[llmurphy17]

Thanks for the tip about onestock.com
Great gift for Christmas

 

[Mike©]

Has anyone purchased Disney stock? If so, care to say how the performance has been? An article in the Orlando Sentinel on Nov. 9th stated Disney had record profits for the second year in a row. Was wondering if now would be a good time to buy?

NO !

 

[sjdisneywedding]

NO !

based on? I would say Disney is in about its best position to buy in years.
every analyst I have seen lately says its somewhere between a hold and a strong buy.

of course, by all means, if you have some good info, please share

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Is there any advantage to purchasing through DRIP vs. a conventional stock broker? Maybe the fees charged? I really like the DRIP program, I am leaning this way.

 

[nunzia]

If I remember right, the DRIP is minimum 100.00 a month, and I don't think there are fees. It is done by automatic deposit. Since I buy an assortment of stocks I use Sharebuilder, but if you just want Disney at that much a month, than I would go with a DRIP (My friend had a Disney DRIP and they canceled her because her account was too low one month..it was low becasue she was on a Disney cruise and hadn't deposited money into her account I thought that was pretty amusing...)

 

[drusba]

Disney has generally been a somewhat steady but not stellar performer. It does pay a dividend. Bought several years ago when I thought it had been beaten down as far as it could go when Eisner was at his worst, ABC was in the dumps as a network, and the parks were still suffering from 9/11. Has steadily improved since then. Bought again when Eisner replaced as CEO (it was, as many said, his time to go). Would not personally buy any right now. The theme parks are generally a solid base but stock fluctuations can come quickly with the ups and downs of its TV stations and movies. Using a Drip is one way to go al though I do not. Generally, you do not get actual stock certificates (I have none) when buying (whether Drip or through a brokered account) and if you want a certificate you have to specifically request it when buying.

 

[DVC Mike]

I own one share of Disney stock -- just so I'll get the annual report and other stockholder info.

I don't invest in any one company's stock, as I'm risk adverse. I only invest in mutual funds -- and most of them are index funds.

 

[Mike©]

based on? I would say Disney is in about its best position to buy in years.
every analyst I have seen lately says its somewhere between a hold and a strong buy.

of course, by all means, if you have some good info, please share

Well , When and IF I start seeing dividends being paid out then I'll stand corrected. Other than that I'll just stand on thier historic track record which has been rather bad for years now. Now if their credit rateing is upgraded back to pre 90s levels it would indeed be a good buy.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Well , When and IF I start seeing dividends being paid out then I'll stand corrected. Other than that I'll just stand on thier historic track record which has been rather bad for years now. Now if their credit rateing is upgraded back to pre 90s levels it would indeed be a good buy.

What is their current credit rating? And the one pre-90's?

 

[Mike©]

What is their current credit rating? And the one pre-90's?

You can look it up HERE

 

[BWV Dreamin]

You can look it up HERE

Wow, in Jan of 1989, the stock traded between $65 and $68/share, compared to today's close of around $32.00. Does anyone know what the driving factor was in '89? Did the sell off result from just 9/11 or factors prior to that?

 

[Quiksilvr]

Didn't the stock split a couple of times in the 90s? I seem to recall reading a disney case in b-school where they talked about disney splitting in the 90s to get the price back to what they thought was a more manageable level.

 

[sjdisneywedding]

Didn't the stock split a couple of times in the 90s? I seem to recall reading a disney case in b-school where they talked about disney splitting in the 90s to get the price back to what they thought was a more manageable level.

it split 3 times in a relatively short period of time , 2 4 for 1 splitsand a 3 for 1.

 

[sjdisneywedding]

Well , When and IF I start seeing dividends being paid out then I'll stand corrected. Other than that I'll just stand on thier historic track record which has been rather bad for years now. Now if their credit rateing is upgraded back to pre 90s levels it would indeed be a good buy.

well then I guess you better take a better look. Their dividend payouts the last 8 years have been higher than any point in their history. by a huge margin as well, somewhere between 5-10 X's higher each and every year since 1999

granted no splits but dividends themselves, much much stronger

also--you dont talk historic records in one sentence and then compare it to one down period; even over its slow down period since the late 90's one probably would still be at the very least even over that period