Nielsen Report: Record Viewership During Holiday Season
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: seekingalpha
- Disney Viewership Surge: Disney experienced a 30% increase in multiplatform viewership during the holiday season, driven by ESPN's Monday Night Football and the expanded College Football Playoff, highlighting its strong performance in sports programming.
- Warner Bros. Discovery Gains: Warner Bros. Discovery's TBS and TNT saw viewership increases of 23% and 24% respectively in December, primarily fueled by College Football playoff coverage and holiday movie viewership, indicating the success of its content strategy.
- Amazon Viewership Rise: Amazon's viewership rose by 12% in December, attributed to Thursday Night Football and the Christmas Day NFL game, showcasing its appeal in sports content.
- Streaming Market Share: Nielsen's report indicated that streaming captured 47.5% of total television viewership in December, reflecting a significant shift in consumer preferences away from traditional broadcast and cable, which held 21.4% and 20.2% shares respectively.
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: 110.610
Low
123.00
Averages
137.29
High
152.00
Current: 110.610
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.
