Meta Platforms and Walt Disney: Undervalued Quality Stocks to Buy
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: Fool
- Strong Ad Revenue for Meta: Meta's Family of Apps generated $50.08 billion in advertising revenue and $24.97 billion in operating income for Q3 2025, achieving an impressive operating margin of 49.9%, despite a 12.6% decline in stock price over the past six months.
- Escalating Losses in Reality Labs: Meta's Reality Labs reported an operating loss of $13.17 billion for the first nine months of 2025, raising concerns among investors about the sustainability of margins due to significant R&D expenditures, despite the profitability of its core business.
- Disney's Box Office Recovery: Disney's latest animated feature, Zootopia 2, has grossed $1.46 billion globally, surpassing Frozen 2, indicating a creative resurgence, with expectations for continued box office success from upcoming releases like Avengers: Doomsday and Toy Story 5.
- Attractive Valuation for Disney: With a forward P/E ratio of 16.8, Disney presents an appealing long-term investment opportunity, as its streaming and theme park segments show robust performance, which is expected to enhance overall profitability despite challenges in its linear networks.
Analyst Views on DIS
Wall Street analysts forecast DIS stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DIS is 137.29 USD with a low forecast of 123.00 USD and a high forecast of 152.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
19 Analyst Rating
16 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 111.200
Low
123.00
Averages
137.29
High
152.00
Current: 111.200
Low
123.00
Averages
137.29
High
152.00
About DIS
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The Company's segments include Entertainment, Sports and Experiences. The Entertainment segment generally encompasses its non-sports focused global film and episodic content production and distribution activities. The lines of business within the Entertainment segment along with their business activities include Linear Networks, Direct-to-Consumer, and Content Sales/Licensing. The Sports segment encompasses its sports-focused global television and direct-to-consumer (DTC) video streaming content production and distribution activities. The lines of business within the Sports segment include ESPN and Star. The Experiences segment includes Parks and Experiences and Consumer Products. Parks and Experiences consists of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, Disney Cruise Line, and others. Consumer Products includes licensing of its trade names, characters, visual, literary and other IP.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
