Walt Disney Co (DIS)

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Disney (DIS) Stock Lower as Park Demand Slows
By: Schaeffer's Investment Research | August 7, 2024

• Disney reported upbeat results for the fiscal third-quarter

• DIS is brushing off upbeat fiscal third-quarter results

Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) stepped into the earnings confessional this morning, where it reported fiscal third-quarter results. The entertainment giant announced earnings of $1.39 per share on revenue of $23.16 billion, both of which beat Wall Street's expectations thanks to strength in its streaming units, though lackluster demand at Disney parks are weighing on the shares.

At last glance, DIS is 2.6% lower at $87.57. The security has steadily worked lower since a roughly two-year high on March 28, with its 30-day moving average pressuring it lower on the charts. After finishing negative in four of the last five sessions, the stock is 3.5% lower in 2024.

The security's option pits are exploding with activity. Already, 87,000 calls and 45,000 puts have traded hands. That's three times the average intraday volume, with the most activity taking place at the September 80 put.

Bullish bets were already the popular choice too, per the equity's 50-day call/put volume ratio of 3.65 over at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which sits higher than 91% of readings from the past year. This indicates these bullish bets are getting picked up at a much quicker-than-usual clip.

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