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Shares of Disney Gain Over 8% As Disney+ Excels

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Shares of the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) closed the week higher after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its fiscal fourth quarter.

Disney reported it lost $0.20 per share, which is much better than $0.71 a share that market analysts expected. Revenue came in at $14.71 billion to beat the Street consensus of $14.20 billion.

Investors were impressed with the fact that Disney+ now offers its services to over 73 million paid subscribers.

“Even with the disruption caused by COVID-19, we’ve been able to effectively manage our businesses while also taking bold, deliberate steps to position our company for greater long-term growth,” said Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company.

Following Q3 results, analysts at numerous firms raised their price targets on Disney after witnessing a narrower loss and an increase in the number of paid subscribers.

Disney share price gained this week on better-than-expected Q4 results November 2020

Disney share price closed the week 8.55% higher to print a new 2020 high.

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Nigel has been in the regulated financial services industry for nearly a decade, has previously owned a financial brokerage and has written many times for sites relating to personal finance and trading.

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