disney stock

[buzz2400]

does anyone own disney stock. Mousesavers.com says you can buy one share. My question is how much is the dividend check every year if you only own one stock.

 

[caribear]

I own 1 share of stock....just wanted the certificate to frame and hang on my wall I think 1 year I received 34 cents! Woo-hoo!! So it is definitely not a money maker.....only buy 1 share if you want the certificate as a "picture."

 

[poohj80]

The "deal" on Mousesavers isn't much of a deal at all (but might be convenient). Anyone can buy Disney stock and frame it yourself for much less than what oneshare.com charges. DH bought me one share for our first anniversary (it's paper ) and did it on his own.

 

[ohiominnie]

My kids got me one share of Disney stock one year for Mother's day. It came all framed. We get our dividend check every year and I TRY my hardest not to spend it all in one place, but that's hard....because I think the biggest check was $0.22!!!

We do get a fancy annual report and it's interesting to read. We get invited to the stockholder meeting and get a right to vote.

Another mom at play rehearsal said she heard that stockholders (even if you just have ONE share) get all types of perks like discounted tickets, and cheaper hotel rooms at WDW, and special deals. I have yet to get any sort of *perk* with my one measly share.

 

[poohj80]

Disney also offers the option of automatically donating the dividend check when it's less than $1 to charity. I assume with all the checks less than $1, it probably adds up to a nice donation each year.

 

[crisi]

It used to be the case that stockholders were automatically members of the Disney Club - even with just one share. They got a lot of benefits of AP holders, too. It was a cool deal....it ended about 15 years ago. I'm sure if you owned LOTS of Disney stock there are deals, but if you own a million dollars worth of Disney stock you probably don't need them.

I still have shares, I've been sitting on them for years. They aren't exactly a growth stock. Dividends aren't much. I'd do better financially with an ING savings account.

 

[cobbler]

Dividends last year were 21 cents per share. You don't get anything special regarding discounts and such for being a stockholder.

The stock has been very stagnant for the last couple of years.

 

[mitushib]

How much does a share cost?

 

[LordAthens]

How much does a share cost?

As of today, ~$26

 

[Breezy_Carol]

We bought our shares prably 15 - 20 years ago when there were perks to having them. I think we have 8 shares. I won't sell because the certificate is so pretty. Our dividend is a whopping $2.

 

[mitushib]

OK so if I buy 1 who sends the certificate? Do I have to print it myself?

 

[keishashadow]

It will be delivered to you...I got one for my DH last Xmas. He liked it so much, he turned around and bought lots more! We reinvest the dividend, but would be nice to see more of a return.

 

[disneynutt1225]

My parents bought me 30 shares right before it split when I graduated from high school. Now I have 100 shares (because I purchased 10 more on my own) and I have to really really try hard not to spend all $21 a year in one place. I had to request my certificates though, they weren't automatically sent, I guess because we went through my parents broker? In any event, I have them hanging on the wall in my parents house. I'm not exactly planning on getting rich off of them, so I don't pay attention much, but I do read the annual reports - very interesting stuff.

 

[allaboutmm]

O.K., I know I am slow, but can someone point me in the right direction if I like to buy some? I think that would be a fun gift for one of my WDW crazed friends!

 

[JoyG]

www.oneshare.com

Check Mousesavers for a discount code, $10 off.

 

[allaboutmm]

Thank you!

 

[Chris]

We bought 20 shares for each of our children when they were born!
Dh & I own none but the kids do!! Isn't that the way it goes anyway?! LOL

 

[the kabuki]

Grandpa has been buying few shares on the kids' birthday, christmas, etc. Much better than toys that are forgotten few days afterwards. They may not appreciate it now, but they will later.

 

[sandiegosusie]

My former fiance and his whole family owned a few shares of stock. They use to actually go to stockholder meetings. Each stockholder that attended or signed a proxy form were always given a free ticket to Disneyland. We used them once when we were together. Has anyone ever been to one of the meetings and received any perks?

 

[drayke]

Disney has a direct sale program if you won't want to go through a broker. You have to buy $1000 worth or sign up for direct debit of $100/month as the minimum. Dividends are reinvested unless you request othewise. Likewise with the stock certificates, they are held by the plan administrator unless you request them. You can find out more and read the prospectus on their corporate web site. This is what I've found out since I made the original post.

Or, if you just want one to have the cool certificate, there are a couple web site that martket a single share for Disney and lots of other companies.