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The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Eisner's Last Stand With Disney in play, the days may be numbered for its CEO. |
The Motley Fool January 30, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar Takes a Pass Upstart Pixar gives Mickey Mouse the old heave-ho. |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar's Folly The emergence of another Toy Story flick leads one to wonder who has the upper hand in Pixar's relationship with Disney. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar's Power Play Pixar is lining up for the last laugh, even if it laughs alone. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's New Mouse Disney tries to compute with its latest big-ticket offering. DisneyThe company will start shipping out kid-friendly PCs, complete with mouse-eared peripherals and bundled with a ton of branded software. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Win, Lose, or Draw When two animation powerhouses go to war, it's not whether you win or lose but how you draw. While still partners, Disney and Pixar continue to wage a public war of words that neither party intends to lose. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Jobs for Disney A look at the possibility of Apple's Steve Jobs taking the helm at Disney. Eisner isn't ready to step out. Jobs isn't ready to step in. That still doesn't detract from the tantalizing possibilities. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney on Ice Disney and Comcast continue their sad courting rituals. |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar on the Block? Now that Pixar is free from Disney, could the rumors be true that they're looking for another partner? |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fools' First Loves: Disney This investor believes that owning a piece of Disney, even a small one, is a vote for pixie dust, ageless enchantment, and family entertainment. It has lived through a long list of other stocks that have since come and gone. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Disney Year Take a tour through Disney's busy 2004. January: Who will ink the next wave of animated Disney classics?... February: In another slap to Disney's managerial performance, Comcast made a hostile buyout bid... etc. |
The Motley Fool August 23, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar, Come Back! Disney plays the field in computer animation and strikes out. Maintaining a brand's luster isn't easy. That's why Disney has to be very careful to protect its lineage. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty |
It's Getting Goofy at Disney Former Disney board members want to shake up the company's board. What happens if they succeed? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 D. Gardner & T. Gardner |
Time for Eisner to Go? David and Tom Gardner talk about the Disney CEO's dismal doings. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Retirement Fanning With Eisner, Disney's 401(k) went for the KO. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Aaron Byrd |
Disney: Notes From the Front Line Even after Disney shareholders voiced their lack of confidence in staggering numbers, the board installed an existing member as the new chairman. |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar Disappoints Me But not Wall Street, which doesn't seem to notice that every quarter is spectacular for Pixar. |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Farewell, Pixar Pixar investors are now receiving 2.3 shares of freshly minted Disney stock for each Pixar stub they hold. The deal, which was valued at $7.4 billion when it was first announced, was ultimately worth $8.3 billion, as improving fundamentals at both companies propelled the shares higher. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Rich Smith |
Dueling Fools: Disney Bear Just because a stock is priced cheap-er today than it was nearly a decade ago, that doesn't mean it's cheap, period. This mouse's shares may be headed for a trap. |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Give Disney Some Credit It seems only months ago that credit rating agencies were threatening to downgrade Comcast if it went through with its proposed acquisition of Disney. Standard & Poor's is now upgrading Disney's corporate credit rating. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Paints it Black Reports have Disney closing its animation studio in Florida. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Three Questions for Disney Just when it appeared the pixie dust had settled after Disney's home wrecker of an annual meeting, five state pension funds asked to meet with the entertainment giant's top brass. It looks like the institutional investors will get their wish next month. |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Deals and Deals Again Comcast acquired the entertainment giant's 39.5% stake in E! Networks. The deal makes sense. Disney gets $1.23 billion for the stake, and now Comcast will own the entertainment network in its entirety. What will it mean to investors? |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Pixar Worth $7 Billion to Disney? The short answer? Yes. CEO Bob Iger won't take the chance of repeating his predecessor's mistake by waiting to figure out the fair price for Pixar while the meter keeps running. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar's Future Unfolds The animation studio Pixar delivers another solid quarter and another shot at a brighter future. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fool on the Street: Disney Goes Digital It's Monday night, and the smell of football runs thick at Disney's ESPN. The gridiron showdown promises plenty of action, but Disney's the one that will truly score. However, fiscal 2007 will be challenging. Analysts expect earnings per share to climb just 7%. |
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Ronald Grover |
Calming The Crowd After Eisner's Thrill Ride On October 1, Robert Iger finally takes over as CEO of the beleaguered Walt Disney Co. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid? |
InternetNews January 24, 2006 David Needle |
Disney Buys Pixar The Walt Disney Company made a bold move toward reclaiming leadership of the movie animation market on Tuesday with the purchase of Pixar Animation Studios. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Save Disney? Roy Disney Jr. continues to battle his former company, virtually. |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Revolutionize Your Portfolio Find the companies set to sink today's giants. The problem with investing in big companies: They're too moribund to do anything too cutting-edge. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Mickey's Smart Move: Selling Stores Children's Place and The Walt Disney Company have come to a definitive agreement for sale of the North American Disney stores -- a win for the Mouse's stakeholders. |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cease-Fire at Disney SaveDisney.com will have to change its name now that a truce has been declared. No matter what, Iger is starting to prove that he was the right choice for Disney. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Bill Mann |
Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Hearts Pixar Disney set to acquire Pixar in a $7.5 billion deal. This is a clear case where the two companies are more valuable together than apart. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Listens to the Land The theme-park giant sells some parcels of land around its Florida theme park. |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Big Cheese Disney scores a great quarter in a sea of turmoil. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Paying Pixar New rides at Disneyland will mean even more dough lining Pixar's pockets. |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Quality Mattered With or without Pixar, Disney will do everything possible to make Toy Story 3 a winner. Consumers need to see that. Mentored studios need to see that. |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Direct? Now it will have Children's Place's expertise in keeping kids happy at prices that make parents smile too. DisneyDirect.com is more like a double reverse, but, hey, if it works, it works. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2004 D. Gardner & T.Gardner |
Eisner's Surreal Ouster Why shareholders sided with Disney over Eisner. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2006 Rick Munarriz |
Apple and Disney Make Nice Disney opens its vault a little wider to keep in the good graces of Apple's chieftain. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Last Dud? Disney's latest -- and maybe last -- hand-drawn feature opens poorly at the box office. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Delivers Disney beats the street again with a heady March quarter. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter in which the media giant crushed estimates by a double-digit percentage margin. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kid Flicks, Adult Profits Pixar's films have averaged a whopping $239 million and that's just at the domestic box office. Scoring riches overseas along with the eventual home video releases and lucrative merchandising opportunities, Pixar's a money machine. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2005 David Gardner |
Disney, Pixar, Apple: Who's to Blame? An interview about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the third of three parts. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar: From Here to Infinity The animation giant zoomed past Wall Street's expectations of just $0.11 a share on $30.6 million in revenues by posting earnings of $0.22 a share on $45.8 million in revenues. |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fool on the Street: Disney Winning All Three Battles It's shaping up to be another good year for Disney -- and CFO Tom Staggs -- as the company's stock reaches highs last seen six years ago. It's winning in all three areas of focus. In theory, that should be good enough to win the war. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Defending Pixar's Life Don't kick Pixar just because you don't see its ticker symbol around. Pixar helped salvage Disney's brand in animation overnight. Investors, take note. |