The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Fell as Investor Reactions to Mixed Performance Indicators in the Parks Segment

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Soumya Eswaran

Wed, November 19, 2025 astatine 5:19 AM CST 3 min read

RiverPark Advisors, an concern advisory steadfast and sponsor of the RiverPark household of communal funds, released its “RiverPark Large Growth Fund” Q3 2025 capitalist letter. A transcript of the missive tin beryllium downloaded here. U.S. equity markets recorded beardown gains successful the 3rd quarter, with the S&P 500 Total Return Index rising 8.12% and the Russell 1000 Growth Index returning 10.51%. The money besides surged successful the 4th and returned 4.73%. Market enactment was constrictive successful the quarter, with a fewer mega-cap tech and user companies thriving connected beardown AI innovation. Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services led assemblage performance, portion Energy and Utilities lagged. In addition, delight cheque the fund’s apical 5 holdings to cognize its champion picks successful 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 capitalist letter, RiverPark Large Growth Fund highlighted stocks specified arsenic The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is an amusement institution that operates done the Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences segments. The one-month instrumentality of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was -6.01%, and its shares mislaid 6.98% of their worth implicit the past 52 weeks. On November 18, 2025, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) banal closed astatine $106.28 per share, with a marketplace capitalization of $191.084 billion.

RiverPark Large Growth Fund stated the pursuing regarding The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) successful its 3rd 4th 2025 capitalist letter:

"The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS): DIS was a apical 5 detractor during the 4th contempt coagulated 3Q25 results. Revenue of $23.65 cardinal modestly missed consensus, but conception operating income of $4.6 cardinal and EPS of $1.61 were up of forecasts arsenic spot successful Sports, Experiences, and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) much than offset softness successful Linear Networks and Content Sales & Licensing. Management raised full-year EPS guidance to $5.85 (from $5.75 previously), driven by an improved DTC EBIT outlook of $1.3 cardinal (vs. $1.0 cardinal prior) and stronger expected Experiences maturation astatine 8% year-over-year (vs. the anterior high-end of 6–8%). Still, the banal declined modestly arsenic investors digested mixed cardinal show indicators successful the Parks segment, with level home attendance versus expectations for +3–4% growth.