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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 5, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's New Circle of Life The family entertainment giant plots four more films for 3-D rerelease. |
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
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
March 4, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Deer Disney Disney's re-release of a classic lives up to its status as a platinum title. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Meets the New Neighbors Investors, don't read too much into what should be ordinary numbers for Meet the Robinsons over the weekend. Better indications will come when Disney-animated projects including American Dog and The Frog Princess are released over the next couple of years. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Animation Niche's Overdrawn Here is a closer look at DreamWorks, Disney, and Pixar and the sector's potential for great rewards -- as well as perilous pitfalls. |
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. |
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
November 1, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Drawn to DreamWorks This stock has gone nowhere. The playing field is crowded. Direct-to-video is drying up as a major release outlet. What's an investor to do? Its third-quarter profit is just the beginning of a possible upswing. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Time Warner Thinks Small Screen The media giant hops on the "direct to video" bandwagon. If it can avoid the likely pitfalls, Time Warner may find a hungry market. Investors, take note. |
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
August 16, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Not-So-Valiant Retreat Disney's latest animated entry isn't really its own handiwork. There's never a good reason for Disney not to try to win over an audience on the merit of its own name first. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney, Pixar Permanently Pals? Disney and Pixar would be worth more as a combined entity than as bitter foes. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Break It Off, Bob Disney's Bob Iger has a lot of things to do. Playing nice with Pixar isn't one of them. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Chicken Feed for Disney Disney's latest animated feature opens with mixed results. Investors, take note. |
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
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
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
March 21, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Digging DreamWorks? Rumors of Disney making a play for DreamWorks Animation seem ludicrous, though stranger things have happened. |
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
December 4, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Animated Response More layoffs at Disney? It's not as bad as you think. As long as it leans on the Pixar gray matter, which has done nothing but serve up classy epic after classy epic, Disney's future will be brighter than its bleaker recent past in in-house animation. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pinch Me, I'm DreamWorks The lackluster share price doesn't mean that DreamWorks Animation has been stagnant. The volatile stock has ridden box-office winners and losers up and down, finally laying to rest a completed secondary offering that was weighing on the company. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Is Cool Again The family entertainment giant is showing off these days. The long path it took to get to this point is almost immaterial now. The important thing for investors is that it has finally arrived. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Don't Be Goofy, Send Mom Some Disney Love Disney is pretty special. Just like mom. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Disney Toys with Jobs' Baby Disney reportedly plans to make another sequel to once-Pixar film "Toy Story." Whether or not Disney will be able to capture the magic of its former pixilated partner in crime on its own is a subject for debate. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
More in Store for Disney Disney is in advanced talks with retailer Children's Place to return many of the Disney Store units back to Disney, reversing a 2004 deal by the kid apparel specialist to take over the then-troubled Disney Store concept. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar's About-Pace An analyst raises Pixar's price target aggressively on the premise of a busier production slate. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Back to the Drawing Board Computer animation is all the rage these days, but that may be why Disney should go back to its roots. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
That's Incredibles! Pixar is hoping for an "incredible" opening to its latest animated feature. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Under the Sea With Disney The Little Mermaid swims away with 4 million DVDs in one week. Disney's stock is doing well this year; the upcoming holiday season will be, at least in part, helped along by The Little Mermaid brand. |
Salon.com
June 2, 2000
Gregg Kilday |
The toons that won't be "King" The most successful cartoon ever made is also the worst thing that could ever happen to animation. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2010
Nathan Alderman |
Why Buzz and Woody Aren't Shrek The diminishing returns of DreamWorks' ogre may not extend to Disney's toybox. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Extreme Makeover Disney's quarter isn't as good as its potential. Entertainment giants tend to get these quarterly fluctuations. |
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
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
July 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Smells a Rat There's a rodent in the kitchen, but he's working on more than leftovers. The box office receipts are in, and it's a mixed bag for Disney's latest computer-rendered flick. Investors, take note. |
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
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. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Has the Kingdom of Disney Lost its Magic? Despite the popularity of its megahit movie The Lion King, the Walt Disney Co. these days is hardly king of the jungle. Its revenues are sagging amid declining theme park attendance, a lack of movie hits, and poor ratings for its ABC network. Long-time Disney CEO Michael Eisner on the hot seat. |
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
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
February 16, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Date DreamWorks, Marry Disney, Kill Viacom Investors, here are recommendations for a short-term trade (date), a long-term investment (marry), and a stock to short (kill). |
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%. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2010
Anders Bylund |
DreamWorks Squeezes Cash From Dragons DreamWorks Animation SKG is sitting down to milk a few plump cash cows. Well, technically, a cash ogre, panda, and dragon. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fool on the Street: Eye of the Iger Disney's new CEO has the family-entertainment giant heading in the right direction. Investors, take note. |
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
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
July 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Screens for Greens The media giant may be ready to scale back its live action studio productions. A lighter slate will give Disney the luxury to spend more on fewer flicks, but that also exposes Disney to more risk if it puts out too many flops in a row. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Hello DreamWorks, Goodbye Pixar? With Michael Eisner out of the picture, Disney has more options |
