Walt Disney에 대한 매도 수량은 투자자에게 Walt Disney의 주식 하락에 베팅하는 정도를 알려줍니다. 매도 수량 데이터는 2주마다 업데이트됩니다.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) 주식, 공매도 수량 보고

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Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from the firm's ownership of iconic franchises and characters. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.

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넷플릭스(NASDAQ:NFLX)의 주식이 수요일에 사상 최고가를 기록했다. 이는 분기 실적 보고서가 애널리스트 예상치를 상회했고 가입자 수가 사상 최고로 증가한 결과이다. 주가 상승으로 인해, 넷플릭스는 이제 네 개의 미국 방송 네트워크를 소유한 미디어 회사들과 여러 다른 스트리밍 회사들을 합친 것보다 더 높은 가치를 지니게 되었다.

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Gary Black has credited Netflix Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43114866/netflix-q4-earnings-record-subscribers-nfl-squid-game-push-past-highest-expectations">fourth-quarter performance</a> to its live sports strategy, original content, and price hike that saw minimal customer attrition.
What Happened: The Future Fund LLC managing partner took to X on Wednesday and highlighted Netflix's ability to attract massive audiences with its live sports and entertainment offerings.
&#8220;$NFLX (+10.5% AH) crushed 4Q net streaming adds (+18.9M vs +9.2M est) behind the strength of live sports and Squid Games 2,&#8221; he stated.
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Black noted that the Mile Tyson&#8211;Jake Paul fight and Beyoncé's Christmas show as pivotal in delivering 18.9 million net subscriber adds, more than double the expected 9.2 million.
"When you have 65 million people go to Netflix for the Tyson-Paul fight and 25 million for Beyoncé&#8217;s halftime show, it was clear Netflix was going to get huge net subscriber adds," Black said.
The prominent investor also pointed out that Netflix's 14% price increase contributed significantly to its revenue growth while maintaining low customer attrition.
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&mdash; Gary Black (@garyblack00) <a href="https://twitter.com/garyblack00/status/1882062783635722505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Netflix&#8217;s fourth-quarter results have been described as one of the best in the company&#8217;s history.
The streaming giant brought its total paid memberships to 301.63 million compared to 290.9 million estimated. It also reported $10.25 billion in revenue, beating the expected $10.11 billion, and an EPS of $4.27, exceeding the projected $4.19.&nbsp;
However, Netflix's first-quarter 2025 guidance slightly missed expectations, with forecasted revenue of $10.42 billion (vs. $10.48 billion expected) and EPS of $5.58 (vs. $6.01 expected).
Analysts have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/25/01/43136402/netflix-stock-firing-on-all-cylinders-10-analysts-react-to-q4-beat-guidance-price-increases">adjusted their price targets</a> for Netflix, with Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen raising the target from $965 to $1,150, and KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson increasing it from $1,000 to $1,100.
Netflix has also surpassed the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/education/25/01/43145703/netflix-worth-more-than-disney-paramount-comcast-fox-combined">combined market cap</a> of entertainment giants like Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>), Paramount Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARA#NASDAQ">PARA</a>) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>).
Price Action: Black predicted a 20% upside for Netflix on Wednesday. During regular trading, the stock gained 9.69%, though it edged down 0.49% in after-hours trading.
Despite the slight after-hours dip, NFLX has delivered impressive gains this year, rising 7.59% year-to-date and an astounding 96.41% over the past 12 months, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
Netflix currently has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 67, indicating that the stock is in neutral territory.
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Netflix Crushed Q4 Thanks To Sports, Squid Game, Says Gary Black: Analyst Highlights Low Attrition Despite Price Hikes, Predicts Stock Upside

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) stock hit all-time highs Wednesday on the heels of a quarterly financial report that beat analyst estimates and saw<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43114866/netflix-q4-earnings-record-subscribers-nfl-squid-game-push-past-highest-expectations"> record subscriber growth.</a>
With the stock price gains, Netflix is now worth more than the media companies that own the four U.S. broadcast networks and several other streaming companies combined.
What Happened: Netflix reported 18.9 million net new paid subscribers in the fourth quarter, setting a new company record. The company ended the quarter with 301.6 million global paid subscribers, continuing its dominance in<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/streaming"> the streaming sector.</a>
Along with dominating the streaming sector, Netflix is also dominating the overall entertainment sector taking time away from traditional broadcasters and cable networks.
The company is also seeing its valuation rise while other media companies have had falling stock prices over the last year.
Netflix is now worth more than the four broadcast network parent companies combined as shown below.
<ul>
<li>CBS, owned by Paramount Global (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARA#NASDAQ">PARA</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARAA#NASDAQ">PARAA</a>): $7.4 billion</li>
<li>NBC, owned by Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>): $141.8 billion</li>
<li>FOX, owned by Fox Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FOX#NASDAQ">FOX</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FOXA#NASDAQ">FOXA</a>): $21.4 billion</li>
<li>ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>): $197.6 billion</li>
<li>Total: $368.2 billion</li>
</ul>
Compare that to Netflix's current market capitalization of $410.0 billion.
Netflix is also worth more than many of its streaming competitors combined, which includes some of the media companies listed above:
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<li>Paramount+, owned by Paramount: $7.4 billion</li>
<li>Peacock, owned by Comcast: $141.8 billion</li>
<li>Tubi, owned by Fox: $21.4 billion</li>
<li>Disney+, Hulu, owned by Disney: $197.6 billion</li>
<li>MAX, owned by Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WBD#NASDAQ">WBD</a>): $24.0 billion</li>
<li>The Roku Channel, owned by Roku Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROKU#NASDAQ">ROKU</a>): $11.7 billion</li>
<li>Total: $404 billion</li>
</ul>
Netflix is worth more than the combined market caps of the four broadcast channel owners and Warner Bros and Roku combined.
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Why It's Important: Outside of companies like Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), which own streaming platforms, Netflix is worth significantly more than its streaming and media rivals.
The other key competitor is YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), another tech giant valued higher than Netflix.
YouTube and Netflix ranked first and second respectively for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43104552/youtube-vs-netflix-streamers-top-usage-leaderboard-in-december-sector-makes-more-gains-on-broadcast-and-cable">December market share</a> for streaming according to a Nielsen report. YouTube's December market share hit a company record 11.1% in December. Netflix tied its company record with an 8.5% market share in December.
Streaming hit a market share of 43.3%, up 9% from November. Broadcast television had market share of 22.4%, cable television had market share of 23.8% and other options came in at 10.6%, according to the report.
Netflix highlighted its strong lineup of content in the fourth quarter helping subscriber growth. That lineup included NFL games on Christmas, a second season of "Squid Game" and a record-breaking boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
The streaming company highlighted its 2025 content slate including new seasons of "Squid Game," "Stranger Things" and "Wednesday." The company will also have several live streamed events again including at least one NFL game on Christmas along with its WWE partnership that kicked off in January.
Netflix's commanding market share and encroachment into traditional media has been going on for years and could continue well into the future.
NFLX Price Action: Netflix stock is up 10% to $959.38 on Wednesday versus a 52-week trading range of $481.40 to $999.00. The stock hit new all-time highs on Wednesday and shares traded over $1,000 in the premarket session. Netflix stock is now up 98% over the last year.
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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Walt Disney (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with DIS, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 25 uncommon options trades for Walt Disney.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 48% bullish and 40%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $347,879, and 21 are calls, for a total amount of $993,788.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $75.0 and $135.0 for Walt Disney, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Walt Disney options trades today is 3649.41 with a total volume of 6,392.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Walt Disney's big money trades within a strike price range of $75.0 to $135.0 over the last 30 days.
<h3>Walt Disney Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1737572442_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

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<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$27.4</td>
<td>$26.9</td>
<td>$27.4</td>
<td>$95.00</td>
<td>$174.8K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
<td>64</td>
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<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$26.95</td>
<td>$26.85</td>
<td>$26.85</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$166.2K</td>
<td>205</td>
<td>64</td>
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<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$1.4</td>
<td>$0.99</td>
<td>$1.15</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$115.0K</td>
<td>2.8K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
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<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$22.5</td>
<td>$21.85</td>
<td>$21.9</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$98.5K</td>
<td>308</td>
<td>46</td>
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<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$10.25</td>
<td>$10.05</td>
<td>$10.09</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$58.5K</td>
<td>5.0K</td>
<td>60</td>
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<h3>About Walt Disney</h3>
Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from the firm's ownership of iconic franchises and characters. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Walt Disney, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Present Market Standing of Walt Disney</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 4,433,466, the price of DIS is up by 0.27%, reaching $108.99.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 14 days from now.</li>
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<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Walt Disney</h3>
3 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $127.33333333333333.
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&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Citigroup lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $125. 
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Millions of people tuned into media coverage of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, which came with the stock market also being closed and some people having the day off in observance of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/01/43085323/trump-sworn-in-as-47th-president-declares-golden-age-of-america-begins-right-now">Martin Luther King Jr. Day.</a>
Here's a look at how many people watched the inauguration and how it compares to the last two presidential inaugurations.
What Happened: While <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/broad-u-s-equity-etfs/25/01/43085491/where-will-sp-500-open-after-trumps-inauguration-39-pick-this-range">investors are enthusiastic</a> about the potential stock market returns under Trump's new term in the White House, some may have skipped watching the inauguration.
The 2024 presidential election was watched by an average of 24.59 million viewers according to Nielsen data, as <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-inauguration-ratings-1236262953/">reported </a>by Deadline.
Among the viewership totals, 17.4 million were aged 55 and older, 4.67 million were aged 35-54 and 1.43 million were aged 18-34.
Former President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021 was watched by an average of 33.76 million viewers. Trump's first inauguration in 2017 was watched by an average of 30.64 million viewers.
The 2024 inauguration saw significantly lower viewership compared to the past two events.
The 12 p.m. ET to 12:45 p.m. ET swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address of Trump on Monday saw 27.12 million viewers, which was also down from around 40 million for 2021 and 38.3 million for the same portion of the past two inaugurations.
Many media outlets including broadcast and cable outlets aired the inauguration. Here is the viewership from the top five network leaders:
<ul>
<li>Fox News, a unit of Fox Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FOX#NASDAQ">FOX</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FOXA#NASDAQ">FOXA</a>): 10.67 million</li>
<li>ABC News, a unit of Walt Disney Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>): 4.58 million</li>
<li>CBS News, a unit of Paramount Global (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARA#NASDAQ">PARA</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARAA#NASDAQ">PARAA</a>): 4.35 million</li>
<li>CNN, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WBD#NASDAQ">WBD</a>): 1.80 million</li>
<li>MSNBC, a unit of Comcast (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>): 880,000</li>
</ul>
Fox News was the overall winner and had the highest viewership in the 25-54 demographic at 2.09 million, nearly double second-place NBC News (1.22 million).
Deadline noted that the viewership by network could be the result of partisanship. Fox News, which is Republican-leaning, had the lowest viewership of major networks for Biden's inauguration in 2021.
Trump's second inauguration also followed a trend of presidents having lower viewership the second time they are sworn into office. President Barack Obama had 37.8 million viewers for his inauguration in 2009 and saw only 20.6 million viewers for his second ceremony in 2013.
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Why It's Important: The lower viewership figure for Trump's inauguration comes as the 2024 election season helped boost viewership for many cable news outlets and boosted advertising rates around items such as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/09/40840076/trump-vs-harris-presidential-debate-viewership-tops-trump-biden-total-but-falls-short-of-re">the presidential debates </a>and election night coverage.
The 2024 election had two debates featuring Trump with the June debate against Biden having 51.3 million viewers and the September debate against former Vice President Kamala Harris having 67.1 million viewers.
These figures were down from 73.1 million viewers for a debate between Biden and Trump in 2020 and a record-breaking 84 million viewers who watched a 2016 debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Fox winning the viewership race could continue its momentum from <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/11/41715564/foxs-q1-earnings-revenue-and-eps-beat-political-ads-tubi-expansion-boosts-growth">the political season</a>. The media company also has its eyes set on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/05/38625265/heres-how-much-a-super-bowl-lix-commercial-will-cost-how-fox-corporation-stock-could-benefi">upcoming Super Bowl LIX </a>on Feb. 9 for which it was seeking at least $7 million per 30-second ad.
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On CNBC's &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/01/21/final-trades-disney-affiliated-managers-unitedhealth-and-block.html">Halftime Report Final Trades</a>,&#8221; Joseph M. Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners picked Block, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XYZ#NYSE">XYZ</a>).
Adding support to his choice, Wells Fargo analyst Andrew Bauch, on Jan. 16, maintained Block with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $85 to $95.
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Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management named The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42890512/disney-now-has-157-million-monthly-ad-supported-viewers-on-disney-hulu-and-espn-globally">his final trade</a>.
In recent news, on Jan. 8, Walt Disney said that its streaming platforms have reached another milestone. The company&#8217;s streaming platforms, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, have amassed approximately 157 million monthly active users globally who engage with ad-supported content.
In the healthcare sector, Stephanie Link of Hightower said she likes UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>) at 17 times earnings and long-term average is 24 times. &#8220;I like the discount,&#8221; she added.
In recent earnings news, UnitedHealth Group, last week, reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and reaffirmed 2025 guidance. The company reported adjusted EPS of $6.81, up from $6.16 a year ago, beating the consensus of $6.72.
Rounding out the trades, Brian Belski of BMO Capital Markets picked Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMG#NYSE">AMG</a>), a financial stock.
Supporting his view, Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Bedell, on Nov. 11, maintained Affiliated Managers Group with a Buy rating and raised the price target from $204 to $208.
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<li>Disney shares gained 1.6% to close at $108.70 during Tuesday's session.</li>
<li>Affiliated Managers Group gained 0.9% to settle at $188.73 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>UnitedHealth gained 3% to close at $524.99 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Block shares rose 2.9% to close at $89.50.</li>
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Citigroup analyst Jason Bazinet reinstates Walt Disney (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) with a Buy and announces $125 price target.

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A highly publicized ban of TikTok by the U.S. led to other apps getting caught in the crossfire, including a game featuring Marvel superheroes. Here's a look at what happened and what the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/43088960/trump-suspends-us-tiktok-ban-for-75-days-with-executive-order-but-legal-and-market-uncertainty-looms-over-platforms-future"> executive order signed</a> by President Donald Trump means for the game's future.
What Happened: The Supreme Court recently <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/43060894/supreme-court-upholds-tiktok-ban-ahead-of-trumps-inauguration">upheld a ban</a> on TikTok in the U.S., following a congressional ruling that parent company ByteDance would have to divest the U.S. division of the company by Jan. 19.
While TikTok <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43076609/tiktok-back-online-in-us-after-trump-vows-monday-executive-order">went dark briefly </a>over the weekend, an executive order signed by Trump provided an additional lifeline for ByteDance for 75 days.
Along with TikTok going dark on app stores from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) as part of the pending ban, other apps owned by ByteDance companies also disappeared from the stores and for a brief time were unusable.
This includes Marvel Snap, a mobile collectible card <a href="https://www.marvelsnap.com/home">game </a>that features characters from the Marvel Universe. The game was developed by Second Dinner and published by Nuverse, a ByteDance subsidiary, in 2022, as <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2025/01/19/tiktok-ban-lemon8-capcut-marvel-snap/77825175007/">reported </a>by USA Today.
The game uses Marvel characters from the comic book company owned by Walt Disney Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>).
A search for Marvel Snap on the Google Play Store Tuesday brought up other Marvel titles with the app still <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/42957741/tiktok-ban-deadline-ahead-what-will-happen-to-app-on-your-phone">unavailable for download</a>. Existing owners of the app saw service restored in the U.S, as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/20/24348353/marvel-snap-tiktok-ban-back-online">reported </a>by The Verge. The ban also impacted the PC version of the game, according to the company's announcement of the ban.
"Unfortunately, Marvel Snap is temporarily unavailable in U.S. app stores and is unavailable to play in the U.S. In a surprise to Second Dinner and our publisher Nuverse, Marvel Snap was affected by the takedown of TikTok late on Saturday, January 18," Second Dinner <a href="https://marvelsnapzone.com/marvel-snap-is-banned-in-the-united-states/">said </a>previously.
Second Dinner Chief Development Officer Ben Brode told followers on social media that no warning was given to the company or Nuverse that their app would be part of the ban.
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Why It's Important: The ban of ByteDance apps was a large talking point mainly around TikTok, but several other apps were hurt by the ruling and are now affected.
Along with Marvel Snap, here are some other apps that ByteDance owns or controls that faced a similar fate.
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<li>Lemon8: social media platform</li>
<li>CapCut: video editing software</li>
<li>Gauth: artificial intelligence homework aid</li>
<li>Hypic: photo editing software</li>
<li>Lark: enterprise collaboration platform</li>
</ul>
Based on the timing of the ban still pending, these apps and the Marvel game could continue to be disallowed in app stores and could go dark in the future.
Second Dinner is ready to ensure this doesn't happen again by making changes.
"Marvel Snap is back online in the U.S. But to make sure this NEVER happens again, we're working to bring more services in-house and partner with a new publisher. This is the start of a new era for Marvel Snap." the company <a href="https://x.com/seconddinner/status/1881535498709266691">shared </a>on social media.
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Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) tied its best platform market share and YouTube hit a record share in December, continuing the dominance of<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/streaming"> the streaming sector.</a>
What Happened: New data from Nielsen points to a strong December for the streaming sector including Netflix, who is set to report fourth-quarter financial results on Jan. 21 after market close.
For the month of December, streaming hit a market <a href="https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2025/holidays-football-and-blockbusters-drive-record-highs-for-youtube-netflix-and-amazon-prime-video-in-december-according-to-the-gauge/#:~:text=Netflix%20accounted%20for%208.5%25%20of,share%20set%20in%20July%202023.">share </a>of 43.3%, up 9% from November and up significantly from the previous year-over-year period of December 2023 when the market share was 35.9%.
Broadcast television had market share of 22.4%, cable television had market share of 23.8% and other options came in at 10.6%, according to the report.
Nielsen reported that overall television and streaming viewership was up 4% from November, with the tracking period dated Nov. 25 through Dec. 29 including Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Four of the days in the tracking period hit 100 billion TV viewing minutes, including Thanksgiving and Christmas. For comparison, nine days in all of 2024 had over 100 billion minutes of TV viewing and 2023 had 13 days with over 100 billion minutes of TV viewing.
YouTube led the way during the December tracking period with 11.1% market share, hitting a new record for the company owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>).
Netflix was another winner with 8.5% market share, tying a record from July 2023. The company saw its market share up 14% from November thanks to the success of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/sports/24/12/42711504/lebron-james-vs-nfl-nba-star-says-christmas-is-our-day-2024-ratings-paint-a-different-picture">NFL games on Christmas day</a> and the release of the highly anticipated second season of "Squid Game."
Nielsen reported that Netflix's December monthly usage would have still been up 11% without the two NFL games, showing the significance of its new monthly content like "Squid Game" and the movie "Carry-On." With the tracking period counting up until Dec. 29 and "Squid Game's" release coming on Dec. 26, the following month should have strong results as well.
Prime Video, which is owned by Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), had 4.0% market share, trailing only YouTube and Netflix among streamers in December. This marked the best market share for Prime Video in a monthly Nielsen report. The company was led by a Black Friday NFL game and the release of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/12/42537187/christmas-movie-with-the-rock-flops-at-box-office-breaks-streaming-records-for-this-company">Christmas movie "Red One"</a> on the platform. Nielsen also highlighted that MrBeast's game show "Beast Games" had over 700 million viewing minutes for its first three episodes on Prime Video.
Here is the market share among streaming companies:
<ul>
<li>YouTube: 11.1%</li>
<li>Netflix: 8.5%</li>
<li>Prime Video: 4.0%</li>
<li>Hulu: 2.5%</li>
<li>Disney+: 2.1%</li>
<li>The Roku Channel: 2.0%</li>
<li>Tubi: 1.7%</li>
<li>Peacock: 1.6%</li>
<li>Paramount+: 1.4%</li>
<li>Max: 1.2%</li>
<li>PlutoTV: 0.9%</li>
</ul>
Outside of YouTube, Netflix and Prime, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDIS#NYSE">MDIS</a>) would be the other streaming winner. Disney owns Hulu and Disney+, which have a combined market share of 4.6%.
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Why It's Important: Streamers adding sports rights may be a major storyline to watch as cable and broadcast television compete.
The Nielsen report said broadcast and cable saw sports viewership up 17% and 29% respectively in December. Broadcast and cable see sports as one of the keys in not losing even more market share to streaming.
Streamers like Netflix are also disrupting the movie theater business model. New films are spending less time in theaters and hitting platforms like Netflix instead of being shown in cinemas.
JPMorgan analyst David Karnovsky recently predicted the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/25/01/43067485/box-office-set-for-95-billion-2025-comeback-as-netflix-reshapes-industry">2025 domestic box office</a> to grow revenue year-over-year. He cited concerns about supply and the output from Netflix as reasons to be cautious and not have too high of estimates.
The Nielsen report could provide a bullish take for Netflix ahead of Tuesday's earnings report.
Analysts expect the streaming company to report earnings per share of $4.19. That&#8217;s up from $2.11 in last year's fourth quarter, according to data<a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent012125&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1"> from Benzinga Pro.</a> Netflix has beaten analyst estimates for earnings per share in three straight quarters and eight of the last 10 quarters.
Analysts expect Netflix to report fourth-quarter revenue of $10.11 billion, up from $8.83 billion in last year's fourth quarter. The company has beaten analyst estimates for revenue in five straight quarters and seven of the last 10 quarters.
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Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) announced that Universal Pictures&#8217; Wicked topped the $700 million mark at the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/box-office">global box office</a>.
Of the total, $240.4 million came from the international box office, while <a target="_blank" href="https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/universal-pictures-wicked-surpasses-700m-at-global-box-office#:~:text=Wicked%20continues%20to%20captivate%20audiences,to%20Premium%20VOD%20on%20Dec." rel="noreferrer noopener">$460.6 million came domestically</a>.&nbsp;
The film transitioned to Premium Video on Demand (PVOD) on December 31, 2024, making it Universal&#8217;s best-ever first week.
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Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande,&nbsp;Wicked ended 2024 as Universal&#8217;s second-highest-grossing film of the year globally. It also became the highest-grossing non-sequel of 2024 and claimed the title of the all-time top-grossing stage musical adaptation, surpassing Universal&#8217;s Mamma Mia!
Comcast lost&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/24/12/42395322/warner-bros-discovery-stock-soars-after-multi-year-deal-with-comcast-comcast-shares-slide-on-subscriber-loss-estimates" rel="noreferrer noopener">87,000 broadband customers</a>&nbsp;in the third quarter amid telecom rivalry.&nbsp;Comcast is looking to spin off&nbsp;select cable networks and digital assets into a new publicly traded entity called&nbsp;SpinCo,&nbsp;which&nbsp;Goldman Sachs&nbsp;expects will boost CNBC and MSNBC monetization and&nbsp;be accretive to revenue growth.
Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson told Reuters that it expects broadband subscriber losses to be slightly above 100,000 in the fourth quarter, compared to the estimated 64,400 Visible Alpha consensus subscriber loss.
Goldman Sachs expects Comcast&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/01/42984925/whats-in-store-for-comcast-in-q4" rel="noreferrer noopener">fourth quarter to</a> meet estimates, with slight misses in broadband additions and content EBITDA.
Meanwhile, JPMorgan&#8217;s David Karnovsky noted that the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/25/01/43067485/box-office-set-for-95-billion-2025-comeback-as-netflix-reshapes-industry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">movie theater industry</a>&nbsp;is possibly normalizing&nbsp;after facing the 2020 pandemic and labor disruptions. It remains constructive on the sector, given the rise of the streaming market led by Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>). The analyst also highlighted Walt Disney Co&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) upcoming movies like &#8220;Zootopia 2,&#8221; &#8220;Snow White,&#8221; and more. Karnovsky projected the 2025 domestic box office to reach $9.50 billion.
According to&nbsp;Box Office Mojo, Disney Marvel Studios&#8217; Deadpool &amp; Wolverine became the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/24/12/42554393/disneys-marvel-rivals-game-hits-20-million-players-proves-superhero-power-still-reigns">second-highest-grossing movie</a> of 2024 ($1.34 billion).
Goldman Sachs&#8216; Stephen Laszczyk projected domestic box office revenue of $9.4 billion for 2026.
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Walt Disney's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) short percent of float has fallen 6.09% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 19.55 million shares sold short, which is 1.08% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.37 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Walt Disney Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1737378020_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Walt Disney has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Walt Disney's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Walt Disney's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 8.08%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Analysts turn their focus to the 2025 movie season, offering box office predictions as the industry grapples with the continued <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/streaming">rise of streaming platforms.</a>
JPMorgan 2025 Outlook: The movie theater industry <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/12/42750888/top-anticipated-2025-movies-for-big-screen-success-and-stocks-investors-should-watch">could be normalizing</a> after facing the COVID-19 pandemic disruption and labor stoppages, JPMorgan analyst David Karnovsky said in a new investor note.
"The key headwind for theaters remains supply – COVID and strike-related production shutdowns hampered output, and while the impacts are yet to be fully overcome, the lack of ongoing constraints sets up the conditions for a full recovery in volume by 2026 or 2027," Karnovsky said.
The analyst forecasts the North American box office to hit $9.50 billion in 2025, up 10.8% year-over-year. Broken down by quarter, Karnovsky's predictions are as follows:
<ul>
<li>Q1: $1.77 billion, +9.7% year-over-year</li>
<li>Q2: $2.44 billion, +25.1% year-over-year</li>
<li>Q3: $2.57 billion, -3.7% year-over-year</li>
<li>Q4: $2.73 billion, +16.2% year-over-year</li>
</ul>
While the report does not share price targets for movie theater stocks, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNK#NYSE">CNK</a>) and IMAX Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IMAX#NYSE">IMAX</a>) are named in the report. AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMC#NYSE">AMC</a>) would be another stock to watch, given the potential increase in domestic 2025 box office revenue.
"While our forecast builds for significant growth, we believe it is below some of the more bullish estimates for $10b-plus which followed strong performance during the holiday period."
The analyst said he remains constructive on the movie theater industry given the rise of the streaming market, specifically increased film output from Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>). The rise of Netflix and streaming platforms has shortened theatrical release windows for movies.
"While these forces have delivered real stress to the ecosystem, with some hindsight, it appears many of the bear theses that existed pre-pandemic were overblown."
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) is also featured several times in the report, with Karnovsky highlighting upcoming movies like "Zootopia 2," "Snow White," "Lilo &amp; Stitch," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Fantastic Four" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash."
Disney is also highlighted for the early 2026 outlook with movies like "Toy Story 5," a live-action "Moana", "Avengers: Doomsday" and "The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu."
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Goldman Sachs on Movie Theater Stocks: Goldman Sachs analyst Stephen Laszczyk has a domestic box office revenue estimate of $9.4 billion for 2026.
Laszczyk projects a recovery to 82% of 2019 revenue levels, after which earnings would likely remain range-bound.
In the recent report, the analyst highlights IMAX and Cinemark as the two covered stocks in the sector.
The analyst has a Sell rating on Imax with a $16 price target. Despite the sell rating, the analyst sees several scenarios that could provide upside risk to the rating.
"Box office demand could recover more quickly and on a larger scale than expected," Laszczyk said.
The analyst said movie theaters could look to add more Imax screens. A change in China's policy to allow more American blockbusters in the country could also benefit Imax, the analyst added.
"IMAX may benefit from uplifts in ticket prices as studios and exhibitors look to increase revenue."
The analyst also has a Sell rating on Cinemark with a $24 price target.
Similar to Imax, the analyst said there are several scenarios that could provide upside for the movie theater stock.
Along with box office demand recovering faster than expected, the analyst said better food and beverage margins and lower operating expenses could help Cinemark.
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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Walt Disney (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in DIS usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 17 extraordinary options activities for Walt Disney. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 35% leaning bullish and 47% bearish. Among these notable options, 3 are puts, totaling $260,810, and 14 are calls, amounting to $715,318.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $70.0 to $150.0 for Walt Disney over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Walt Disney's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Walt Disney's significant trades, within a strike price range of $70.0 to $150.0, over the past month.
<h3>Walt Disney Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1737133234_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$40.8</td>
<td>$38.4</td>
<td>$40.25</td>
<td>$70.00</td>
<td>$241.5K</td>
<td>385</td>
<td align="right">60</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/31/25</td>
<td>$4.6</td>
<td>$4.35</td>
<td>$4.58</td>
<td>$111.00</td>
<td>$136.5K</td>
<td>345</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$7.75</td>
<td>$7.65</td>
<td>$7.7</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$77.0K</td>
<td>5.3K</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$8.2</td>
<td>$7.95</td>
<td>$7.95</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$69.1K</td>
<td>4.8K</td>
<td align="right">119</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/31/25</td>
<td>$4.0</td>
<td>$3.85</td>
<td>$4.0</td>
<td>$104.00</td>
<td>$48.0K</td>
<td>131</td>
<td align="right">120</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Walt Disney</h3>
Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from the firm's ownership of iconic franchises and characters. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Walt Disney, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
<h3>Where Is Walt Disney Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 3,079,299, the DIS's price is up by 0.98%, now at $107.5. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 19 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Walt Disney</h3>
A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $128.5.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Macquarie persists with their Neutral rating on Walt Disney, maintaining a target price of $110. 
&#x2A; In a positive move, an analyst from Redburn Atlantic has upgraded their rating to Buy and adjusted the price target to $147. 
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Decoding Walt Disney's Options Activity: What's the Big Picture?

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Walt Disney. Our analysis of options history for Walt Disney (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) revealed 8 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 37% of traders were bullish, while 37% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $289,325, and 4 were calls, valued at $193,476.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $100.0 to $110.0 for Walt Disney over the recent three months. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Walt Disney stands at 4487.86, with a total volume reaching 788.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Walt Disney, situated within the strike price corridor from $100.0 to $110.0, throughout the last 30 days.
<h3>Walt Disney Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1737049533_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$10.9</td>
<td>$10.4</td>
<td>$10.4</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$153.9K</td>
<td>4.9K</td>
<td align="right">148</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$7.2</td>
<td>$6.85</td>
<td>$7.2</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$113.0K</td>
<td>13.2K</td>
<td align="right">204</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$3.45</td>
<td>$3.4</td>
<td>$3.45</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$75.2K</td>
<td>5.1K</td>
<td align="right">218</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$4.7</td>
<td>$4.65</td>
<td>$4.65</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$33.9K</td>
<td>3.6K</td>
<td align="right">73</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$19.4</td>
<td>$18.65</td>
<td>$19.02</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$28.5K</td>
<td>857</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Walt Disney</h3>
Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from the firm's ownership of iconic franchises and characters. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.
In light of the recent options history for Walt Disney, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Current Position of Walt Disney</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 2,785,637, with DIS's price down by -0.7%, positioned at $107.42.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 20 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Walt Disney</h3>
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $128.5.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Macquarie persists with their Neutral rating on Walt Disney, maintaining a target price of $110. 
&#x2A; In a positive move, an analyst from Redburn Atlantic has upgraded their rating to Buy and adjusted the price target to $147. 
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Walt Disney Options Trading: A Deep Dive into Market Sentiment

NBA team owner Mark Cuban says a pending TikTok ban could impact the lives of content creators, but will likely have a minimal impact on the NBA and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/07/39733479/nba-fans-rejoice-new-76b-deal-from-espn-amazon-nbc-will-bring-games-seven-days-a-week">other sports leagues.</a>
What Happened: Cuban, who is a part owner of the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/education/24/10/41302910/why-mark-cuban-stepped-back-from-mavericks-ownership-his-kids-dont-need-all-that-abuse"> NBA's Dallas Mavericks,</a> was recently asked if the TikTok ban could be bad for sports and how it would impact how fans get their news and content.
The billionaire said that fans can "also find the same league content elsewhere" in an email to <a href="https://www.sportico.com/business/tech/2025/tiktok-ban-update-sports-creators-leagues-impact-alternatives-1234823784/">Sportico</a>. The comment suggests that a pending TikTok ban could have a minimal impact on the NBA and sports according to Cuban.
Fans would be able to find clips on media networks and other social media platforms.
Cuban doubled down on this opinion when answering the question of what the overall impact will be on sports from a TikTok ban.
"Nothing," Cuban said.
According to Sportico, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) brand ESPN is one of the most followed sports companies on TikTok with 50 million followers. ESPN is a media partner of the NBA and also shares clips on other social media platforms.
The NBA has 23 million followers, making it one of the most followed sports leagues on the platform.
Together, these two accounts regularly share clips daily featuring NBA highlights and in the case of ESPN, clips from other sports leagues as well. Sports leagues have also partnered with content creators on TikTok to reach a younger fan demographic and sell tickets in the past, according to the report.
The ban, which is scheduled to go into effect Sunday Jan. 19, would see users <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/42957741/tiktok-ban-deadline-ahead-what-will-happen-to-app-on-your-phone">unable to download</a> TikTok if not already on their phones and would see no further updates or security bug fixes. There is also the possibility that TikTok parent ByteDance shuts the app down for the 170 million Americans who use the platform.
President-elect Donald Trump has voiced support for TikTok and a new report said he could use <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/43018125/trump-considers-executive-order-to-save-tiktok-from-being-banned-in-4-days">an executive order</a> to save the company.
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Why It's Important: While the TikTok ban wouldn't have a huge impact on the NBA or sports according to Cuban, the billionaire did show sympathy for the content creators who use the platform.
"Content creators who make a living (on TikTok), they would have a right to be angry," Cuban told Sportico.
In a recent interview with Jules Terpak, Cuban said he loved the old TikTok and referenced being on the musical.ly platform, which went on to become TikTok, saying he tried to invest in that precursor company.
TikTok changed the world with quick videos, dance and attention grabbing content, but a push to make money made the platform feel more corporate, Cuban added.
To fight off a potential ban, TikTok brought Cuban in for a meeting to share suggestions on how to get around the troubles, he told Terpak. Cuban said he suggested the company have an output in the form of a url for the feed of videos watched by anyone 16 and under.
This would make it to so parents would be able to go back and see the list and watch videos their children had watched at any given time. Cuban said this would benefit parents and help ensure people aren't exposed to propaganda.
Cuban said TikTok was an early winner of using an algorithm to put content that people would like in front of them based on what they were watching and were liking.
The billionaire predicted that TikTok would not get banned on Jan. 19 as the company could sue and could also be saved by Trump. Cuban also referenced one of Trump's friends having a stake in the company, which is likely in reference to investor Jeff Yass, who is a Republican megadonor, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42654769/tiktok-ban-under-trump-president-elect-wants-to-keep-months-after-pelosi-said-follow-the-money">owning a 15% stake </a>in ByteDance.
Several interested parties have placed bids on buying the U.S. division of TikTok to prevent the ban. Among <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/25/01/42834240/kevin-oleary-joins-the-peoples-bid-for-tiktok-as-pending-ban-looms">the interested parties</a> is Kevin O'Leary, Cuban's fellow shark on "Shark Tank."
Cuban offered his advice and a <a href="https://x.com/mcuban/status/1879028970726826132">warning </a>to O'Leary not to buy the U.S. division of TikTok recently.
"You have done the math saying that even if you lose half of your users, you can sell enough ads to cover your loans, and your overhead. You won't. Ad sales ain't like they used to be. Keeping users ain't what it used to be," Cuban wrote.
Cuban told O'Leary to "please say no" to acquiring TikTok.
"I'll leave you with this. When you sit at the negotiating table, you always look for the sucker. If you don't see one…"
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Mark Cuban Says TikTok Ban Won't Hurt Sports: Fans Can 'Find the Same League Content Elsewhere'

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) scored big with its first NFL Playoffs exclusive stream, airing the recent Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens matchups during the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/sports/25/01/42829221/how-to-watch-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-lix-betting-odds-will-history-be-made-by-chiefs-or-lions"> first week of the postseason.</a>
What Happened: Amazon set a new <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/streaming">Prime Video</a> NFL record with an average of 22.07 million viewers during the Steelers and Ravens matchup, which the Ravens won 28-14 and advanced.
The record tops the 17.92 million Amazon's Prime Video had for a regular season game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers earlier this season. That match was the most streamed game during the season, before Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) set the 2024 NFL streaming record<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/sports/24/12/42711504/lebron-james-vs-nfl-nba-star-says-christmas-is-our-day-2024-ratings-paint-a-different-picture"> on Christmas Day.</a>
Amazon has the rights to "Thursday Night Football" games and has regularly shared that the NFL games have provided a boost to Prime subscribers and also helped with advertising revenue.
The NFL Playoffs game sets a new bar for Amazon in its sports streams and the NFL partnership, as <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nfl-wild-card-2025-tv-ratings-prime-video-fox-1236108797/">reported </a>by The Hollywood Reporter. While the viewership was high and the game hit a peak of 24.66 million viewers during the game, the viewership trails several other media companies in their NFL coverage.
This is the second straight year the NFL has featured a NFL Playoffs game exclusive to a streaming platform. Last year, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) streamed a NFL Playoffs game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins on Peacock.
That game had average viewership of 22.86 million, which ranks ahead of Amazon's game this season.
Also ranking ahead of Amazon are both Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix with average viewership of 24.1 million and 24.3 million.
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Why It's Important: Amazon's NFL Playoffs match was also the least watched of the first weekend of games.
Fox Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FOX#NASDAQ">FOX</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FOXA#NASDAQ">FOXA</a>) had average viewership of 35.89 million for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers game on Fox. Comcast had a viewership of 29 million for the Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. These games had viewership down 11% and 19% year-over-year respectively from last year.
CBS, which is a unit of Paramount Global (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARA#NASDAQ">PARA</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PARAA#NASDAQ">PARAA</a>), had two games over the first weekend with average viewership of 26.6 million for the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans game and average viewership of 31.2 million for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos game. These games saw an increase in viewership compared to last year.
Monday's contents between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, which aired on Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) units ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, had average viewership of 25.34 million, down 13% from last year's opening weekend Monday night game.
Four games will be played in the second weekend of the NFL Playoffs with Disney, Fox, Comcast and Paramount each having one contest.
Amazon's Playoffs game could serve as a continued test of how streaming viewership matches up against broadcast channels. This year's playoffs showed that so far more viewers watched on broadcast than on streaming.
The fact that Amazon's Playoffs game also fell shy of Netflix's Christmas Day viewership for NFL games could also prove costly if the two streaming platforms go head-to-head on sports rights in the future.
Amazon had a successful season of NFL viewership in 2024, with an average of 13.2 million viewers for its "Thursday Night Football" games, up 11% year-over-year, as <a href="https://frontofficesports.com/amazons-nfl-ratings-rose-13-in-2024-a-playoff-game-is-next/">reported </a>by FrontOfficeSports.
The company also streamed a second annual Black Friday game on Prime Video. When that game is counted into the games, Amazon's 2024 NFL viewership averaged 13.5 million viewers and was up 13% year-over-year.
Amazon has come a long ways from the 9.58 million average viewers it had for "Thursday Night Football" games in 2022.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">IAC Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IAC#NASDAQ">IAC</a>)</h3>
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<li>After the market close on Monday, IAC announced its board approved a plan to spin off its full stake in Angi to IAC shareholders. As part of the change, IAC CEO Joey Levin will leave his role and become an advisor to the company. Levin will also be named executive chairman of Angi. "Joey Levin has wanted a store of his own for some time and the spin-off of Angi affords him this opportunity. Although IAC will relinquish his services as CEO, we expect that he will continue to advise us for many years," said Barry Diller, senior executive and chairman of IAC. The company' stock fell around 7% over the past month and has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/IAC">52-week low of $39.61</a>.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 28.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>IAC Price Action: Shares of IAC gained 0.4% to close at $41.65 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to <a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent011525&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">latest IAC news</a>. </li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Fubotv Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FUBO#NYSE">FUBO</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Jan. 6, FuboTV, along with The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>), finalized a definitive agreement to combine Disney's Hulu + Live TV with Fubo, forming a combined virtual MVPD company. The company's stock fell around 29% over the past five days and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/FUBO">has a 52-week low</a> of $1.10.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 19.2</li>
<li>FUBO Price Action: Shares of Fubotv fell 14.4% to close at $3.81 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s charting tool helped identify the trend in <a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent011525&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">FUBO stock</a>. </li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GETY#NYSE">GETY</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Jan. 7, Getty Images and Shutterstock announced a $3.7 billion merger. The company's stock fell around 30% over the past five days and has a 52-week <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GETY">low of $2.06.</a></li>
<li>RSI Value: 24</li>
<li>GETY Price Action: Shares of Getty Images gained 5.7% to close at $2.58 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in <a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent011525&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">GETY shares</a>. </li>
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The wildfires in California continue to see devastation with 24 people dead and more than 12,000 structures destroyed. The sports and entertainment sectors are among those tackling the impact and making changes to the schedule as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/01/42953761/santa-ana-winds-return-as-la-wildfire-damage-estimates-rise-to-at-least-250-billion-fire-officials-investigate-downed-power-lines">relief efforts continue.</a>
Entertainment World Reacts: The wildfires saw several TV shows delay production last week and multiple Los Angeles <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/25/01/42888380/los-angeles-fires-shut-down-production-of-tv-shows-fallout-abbott-elementary-hacks-film-premieres-canceled-critics-choice-awards-delayed">movie premieres canceled.</a>
Musician Beyoncé announced a $2.5 million donation to Eaton Fire victims through her BeyGOOD nonprofit, as reported by <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/01/los-angeles-wildfires-celebrity-donations-volunteer-1236253904/">Deadline</a>. The relief fund will help families who lost their homes and go to churches and community centers to help in the relief efforts.
Paris Hilton, who lost her Malibu beach house in the fires, launched an emergency fund through her 11:11 Media nonprofit for the relief efforts. The fund started with Hilton's initial contribution of $100,000 and she is matching up to $100,000 in additional donations made.
Actresses Jennifer Garner, Halle Berry, Sharon Stone and actor Sean Penn were also named in the report as celebrities helping to mobilize donations to those in need after the fires.
Jennifer Lopez canceled several media appearances in the upcoming days to focus on helping the wildfire relief efforts.
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis and her family donated $1 million to the relief efforts.
Following last week's announced award show impacts from the wildfires, the Academy Awards also made a notable change this week. The movie award show extended the voting deadline through Friday and will wait to announce nominations on Jan. 23, versus an original plan of announcing nominations on Jan. 17.
The Academy Awards are set to be shown on ABC on March 2. The show will honor frontline workers "who have aided with the fire," as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/movies/oscar-nominations-fires.html">reported </a>by the New York Times.
The Grammy Awards, set for Feb. 2 on CBS, will also honor first responders.
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Sports World Reacts: One of the biggest impacts of the California wildfires on the sporting world will be on full display Monday night with the NFL Playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings moved from Los Angeles to Arizona.
"The decision was made in consultation with public officials, the participating clubs and the NFLPA," the NFL <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-rams-wild-card-game-on-monday-moved-to-arizona-due-to-los-angeles-area-fires">said</a>.
The Rams will lose its home-field advantage and now take on the Vikings in a neutral location. The Vikings who were early favorites for the game saw their odds improve from -1 to -2.5 at sportsbooks like DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DKNG#NASDAQ">DKNG</a>) after the venue change was announced.
ESPN and ABC, units of Walt Disney Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>), will air Monday's game at 8 p.m. ET. The wildfires will likely be a big storyline discussed before and during the game and the Rams could see some extra fans rooting for them given the situation in California.
The NFL is <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-family-contributes-5-million-to-los-angeles-wildfire-relief-efforts">donating </a>over $5 million to the wildfire relief efforts, gathering donations from clubs and ownership groups.
"The NFL family is committed to working with the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams to support their local communities in their time of need," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Twelve Los Angeles professional sports teams, which are spread across MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS and NWSL are donating a total of $8 million to the wildfire relief efforts, Yahoo Sports <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/all-12-los-angeles-area-professional-sports-teams-donate-8-million-to-fire-relief-efforts-210643707.html">reported</a>.
The money will be spread out to several organizations including the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, World Central Kitchen and the American Red Cross, according to the report. Sports apparel company Fanatics also partnered with the Los Angeles area teams to distribute $3 million in team merchandise to families that evacuated their homes.
Fanatics also launched "LA Strong" shirts to benefit the American Red Cross and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
The wildfires have led to the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/sports/25/01/42889402/nhl-game-canceled-after-los-angeles-fires-nfl-monitoring-situation-ahead-of-monday-playoff-game">postponement of games</a> across the NHL and NBA in Los Angeles along with Monday night's NFL game move.
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Melania Trump&nbsp;is set to executive produce a new documentary on&nbsp;Amazon.com, Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) Prime Video, offering a rare glimpse into her life and influence in&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42806697/melania-trump-to-executive-produce-upcoming-amazon-documentary-offering-rare-insight-into-her-life-and-influence-in-donald-trumps-political-world" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donald Trump's</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42806697/melania-trump-to-executive-produce-upcoming-amazon-documentary-offering-rare-insight-into-her-life-and-influence-in-donald-trumps-political-world" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;political sphere</a>.&nbsp;
Smartphones
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) remains unable to sell its&nbsp;iPhone 16&nbsp;in Indonesia. the company has&nbsp;not met Indonesia's domestic&nbsp;content requirements, which stipulate that smartphones sold in the country must include at<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42890863/apples-airtag-factory-fails-to-impress-indonesia-iphone-16-sales-remain-banned-despite-local-production-plans" rel="noreferrer noopener"> least 35% locally-made components</a>.
Apple has clarified its privacy policies regarding Siri, following a $95 million settlement over allegations of unauthorized recordings. The company emphasized&nbsp;that it has never sold&nbsp;or used<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42890955/apple-clarifies-siri-privacy-policies-after-95-million-settlement" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Siri data for marketing purposes</a>.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSNLF#OTC">SSNLF</a>) is gearing up for CES 2025 with major announcements and futuristic tech. Samsung&#8217;s theme for this year&#8217;s CES presentation is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42808821/samsung-ces-2025-press-conference-from-cutting-edge-ai-to-transparent-screens-heres-what-to-expect" rel="noreferrer noopener">"AI for All: Everyday, Everywhere.</a>"
Early announcements from Samsung&#8217;s newsroom highlight AI-enhanced refrigerators, appliances with built-in screens, and more. Expect features like advanced personalization and smarter home integration.
Samsung has confirmed the release of its much-anticipated&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836293/samsungs-ballie-is-finally-coming-in-2025-will-this-round-home-robot-live-up-to-the-hype" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ballie</a><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836293/samsungs-ballie-is-finally-coming-in-2025-will-this-round-home-robot-live-up-to-the-hype" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;home robot</a>.
Samsung announced its Unpacked event, set for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in San Jose. The event will showcase the new&nbsp;Galaxy S25&nbsp;series <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836040/samsung-unpacked-2025-date-time-livestream-details-and-galaxy-s25-pre-order-offers-everything-you-need-to-know" rel="noreferrer noopener">and advancements in&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836040/samsung-unpacked-2025-date-time-livestream-details-and-galaxy-s25-pre-order-offers-everything-you-need-to-know" rel="noreferrer noopener">Galaxy AI</a>.
Samsung is set to introduce a subscription model <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42893958/after-apple-halts-hardware-subscription-plans-samsung-unveils-similar-strategy-for-ai-powered-galaxy-smartphones" rel="noreferrer noopener">for its Galaxy smartphones</a>.
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Alphabet Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) Google&nbsp;TV users are reportedly encountering issues with purchasing certain movies, including&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42808621/google-tv-reportedly-struggles-with-missing-movie-purchases-disney-classics-and-new-releases-now-locked-behind-streaming-services" rel="noreferrer noopener">Walt Disney Co.&#8217;s</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42808621/google-tv-reportedly-struggles-with-missing-movie-purchases-disney-classics-and-new-releases-now-locked-behind-streaming-services" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>)&nbsp;classics</a>.
Walt Disney said that its streaming platforms have reached another milestone.&nbsp;The company&#8217;s streaming platforms,&nbsp;Disney+,&nbsp;Hulu, and&nbsp;ESPN+, have amassed approximately 157 million monthly active users globally who<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42890512/disney-now-has-157-million-monthly-ad-supported-viewers-on-disney-hulu-and-espn-globally" rel="noreferrer noopener"> engage with ad-supported content</a>.
Technology
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) has decided to temporarily pause construction on parts of its&nbsp;ambitious data center <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42806852/microsoft-pauses-construction-on-33-billion-mount-pleasant-data-center-project-cites-technology-changes-and-design-re-evaluation" rel="noreferrer noopener">project&nbsp;in Mount Pleasant</a>.
Nvidia Corporation&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) CEO&nbsp;Jensen Huang&nbsp;delivered the keynote at CES 2025. The keynote's highlight was the introduction of the latest&nbsp;GeForce&nbsp;RTX 5000&nbsp;Graphic cards series, which include the $1,999 RTX 5090, $999 RTX 5080, $749 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42835923/jensen-huang-unveils-monster-gpus-nvidias-rtx-5000-series-starting-at-549" rel="noreferrer noopener">RTX 5070 Ti, and $549 RTX 5070</a>.
The lead product for&nbsp;Google's AI Studio&nbsp;has voiced concerns over the U.S. government's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836724/google-lead-product-questions-americas-ai-priorities-as-platforms-embrace-chinese-models-its-so-great-so-cheap-so-fast-such-good-rate-limits" rel="noreferrer noopener">approach to artificial intelligence</a>.
Also, Nvidia CEO&nbsp;Jensen Huang&nbsp;introduced the company&#8217;s $3,000 "personal AI supercomputer," a compact, high-performance machine designed to run advanced AI models right <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42838231/jensen-huang-unveils-3000-personal-ai-supercomputer-the-size-of-a-small-book-it-runs-the-entire-nvidia-ai-stack" rel="noreferrer noopener">from your desk at CES 2025</a>.
Amazon.com has expanded its home security portfolio with the launch of smart smoke <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42838001/amazons-ring-introduces-smart-smoke-alarms-at-ces-2025-boosting-home-security-with-pro-monitoring-features" rel="noreferrer noopener">and carbon monoxide alarms</a>.
Dell Technologies Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>) announced a major rebranding of its personal computers, aiming to boost sales by adopting a simplified <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42869349/dell-takes-bold-step-to-revive-pc-sales-with-simplified-apple-like-brandingxps-and-inspiron-are-gone-for-good" rel="noreferrer noopener">naming strategy similar to&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42869349/dell-takes-bold-step-to-revive-pc-sales-with-simplified-apple-like-brandingxps-and-inspiron-are-gone-for-good" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple</a>.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) CEO&nbsp;Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s&nbsp;accusation of censorship has been firmly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/42891403/mark-zuckerberg-accuses-eu-of-censorship-spokesperson-pushes-back-on-metas-allegations-we-absolutely-refute-any-claims" rel="noreferrer noopener">denied by the European Commission</a>.
The Commission stated that their regulations only mandate the removal of illegal content. "We absolutely refute any claims of censorship," said a Commission spokesperson.
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Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BX#NYSE">BX</a>) is making a significant move in the AI sector with a $300 million investment in&nbsp;DDN, a company known for its expertise <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/42892338/blackstone-invests-300-million-in-ai-data-firm-that-powers-elon-musks-xai-supercomputer" rel="noreferrer noopener">in data storage and analysis</a>.
Apple committed to updating its AI feature following a complaint from the BBC.&nbsp;The issue came to light last month after the BBC reported that an AI-generated summary falsely claimed that&nbsp;Luigi Mangione, accused of killing&nbsp;UnitedHealthcare&nbsp;CEO<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836957/apple-acknowledges-ai-flaws-after-bbc-complaint-vows-fix-for-misleading-news-summaries" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836957/apple-acknowledges-ai-flaws-after-bbc-complaint-vows-fix-for-misleading-news-summaries" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brian Thompson</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42836957/apple-acknowledges-ai-flaws-after-bbc-complaint-vows-fix-for-misleading-news-summaries" rel="noreferrer noopener">, had shot himself</a>.
OpenAI&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;Sam Altman&nbsp;has made a bold prediction regarding the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), suggesting it will <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42867568/openai-ceo-sam-altman-predicts-agi-will-arrive-during-the-trump-presidency-says-chips-act-not-effective-enough" rel="noreferrer noopener">occur during&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42867568/openai-ceo-sam-altman-predicts-agi-will-arrive-during-the-trump-presidency-says-chips-act-not-effective-enough" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donald Trump's</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42867568/openai-ceo-sam-altman-predicts-agi-will-arrive-during-the-trump-presidency-says-chips-act-not-effective-enough" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;presidency</a>.&nbsp;
Anthropic, the AI startup behind "Claude" backed by Jeff Bezos, is reportedly in advanced discussions to secure $2 billion in funding. This deal could elevate its valuation to $60 billion, positioning it among the top <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/01/42867792/jeff-bezos-backed-anthropic-set-to-become-one-of-the-top-5-us-startups-as-it-reportedly-eyes-60-billion-valuation-with-2-billion-funding-round" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">five most valuable U.S. startups</a>.
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Shares of companies producing entertainment content are trading lower as California fires could potentially affect production. Overall markets are also lower today amid a rise in yields.

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TD Bank, or Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TD#TSX">TD</a>), will consider selling its 10.1% stake in Charles Schwab Corp. The sale is part of a strategic review stemming from the Canadian bank&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/24/10/41271816/td-bank-to-face-3b-penalty-growth-limits-in-us-settlement-over-anti-money-laundering-failures">U.S. money-laundering scandal</a>. 
Incoming TD Bank CEO Raymond Chun confirmed the process to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-07/td-mulling-fate-of-schwab-stake-in-review-incoming-ceo-says?srnd=phx-deals">Bloomberg</a>.
Meanwhile, Eyenovia Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EYEN#NASDAQ">EYEN</a>) hired New York-based investment bank Chardan to explore either a reverse merger or sale. The ophthalmic technology company is keen on conserving cash while continuing to develop its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/24/08/40514648/why-is-eye-disease-focused-eyenovia-stock-trading-higher-on-thursday">Gen-2 Optejet device</a>. 
By cutting spending by 60%, Eyenovia is stretching its financial resources to give itself more time to consider potential opportunities. Whether that turns out to be a deal remains to be seen.
Smart Share Global Ltd (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EM#NASDAQ">EM</a>) is also considering buyout offers. So far, only Trustar Capital offered to take the company private at 62 cents per share. That&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/small-cap/25/01/42809956/why-is-smart-share-global-stock-surging-premarket-on-monday">a tempting 74.8% premium</a>. 
Smart Share boasted a financial war chest of $440.9 million as of mid-2024.
Lastly, Warburg Pincus is exploring a sale of Boca Raton, Florida-based medical software firm Modernizing Medicine. Reuters reports that the auction could attract bids north of $5 billion.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Off The Block</h2>
Revelyst, the former Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VSTO#NYSE">VSTO</a>) unit that includes bicycle-related brands, is officially owned by investment firm Strategic Value Partners as part of a $1.125 billion deal. 
True Religion, the jeans brand that&#8217;s as resilient as its famously chunky stitching, has a new owner. After surviving <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-13/true-religion-files-for-bankruptcy-again-as-denims-allure-fades">two bankruptcies</a>, the brand began collecting offers from apparel companies and private equity firms, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/jeans-brand-true-religion-exploring-sale.html">reported</a> last year. Acon Investments, teaming up with a fund led by American Eagle CEO Jay Schottenstein, emerged as a winning bidder.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/01/42913622/dollar-soars-to-27-month-highs-30-year-yields-hit-5-stocks-tumble-jobs-report-oil-spike-darken-feds-interest-rate-cut-hopes">Dollar Soars To 27-Month Highs, 30-Year Yields Hit 5%, Stocks Tumble As Jobs Report, Oil Spike Darken Fed&#8217;s Interest Rate Cut Hopes</a>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Updates From The Block</h2>
Houston-based gas power producer Calpine received a $30-billion offer from Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CEG#NASDAQ">CEG</a>), a nuclear power giant known for its &#8220;emissions-free&#8221; messaging. The deal marks a significant pivot for Constellation, which spun off from Exelon in 2022 and has since doubled its share price. Calpine, previously taken private in 2018 for $17 billion by Energy Capital Partners, Access Industries and CPP Investments, would bring a major gas-fired portfolio under Constellation&#8217;s umbrella, forcing a rethinking of its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/green-energy">green-energy branding</a>.
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) and Fubotv Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FUBO#NYSE">FUBO</a>) have agreed to merge their <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/25/01/42857294/fubo-gets-fairy-tale-outcome-analyst-says-disney-deal-lowers-risks-overhang-on-stock">live TV streaming businesses</a>. Disney will take a 70% ownership stake in Fubo and the combined entity will become the second-largest live TV streamer in North America, with 6.2 million subscribers — trailing YouTube TV. Hulu + Live TV is included in the deal, while the rest of Hulu remains independent. As part of the agreement, Fubo <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/09/40855153/fubotvs-lawsuit-against-disney-fox-and-warner-scheduled-for-october-2025-trial-report">will drop its lawsuit</a> against Disney-backed Venu Sports. Disney and its partners will pay Fubo $220 million and Disney will provide a $145 million term loan due in 2026. The deal also includes a $130 million termination fee if it fails to close due to regulatory issues.
KKR &amp; Co. Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KKR#NYSE">KKR</a>) is extending its offer period to FUJI SOFT shareholders from Jan. 9 to Jan. 24, seemingly hoping patience will outlast Bain Capital's aggressive courtship. Bain Capital, meanwhile, has gone full &#8220;hostile partial takeover&#8221; mode. But KKR, as the largest shareholder, is reportedly confident that Bain Capital's offer <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42894417/kkr-extends-tender-offer-for-fuji-soft-amid-bain-capitals-hostile-bid">will not gain traction</a>.
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PAYX#NASDAQ">PAYX</a>) is acquiring Paycor HCM, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYCR#NASDAQ">PYCR</a>) in an all-cash deal valued at $4.1 billion, offering $22.50 per share — a 19% premium over Paycor's recent trading average. The acquisition, unanimously approved by both companies&#8217; boards, is set to close in the first half of 2025, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42855388/paychex-buys-paycor-41-billion-deal-to-strengthen-ai-driven-hr-solutions">pending regulatory approvals</a>.
The Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GT#NASDAQ">GT</a>) entered <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42873285/goodyear-sells-dunlop-brand-to-sumitomo-rubber-expects-65-million-annual-soi-impact">a deal to sell its Dunlop brand</a> to Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) for cash <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/n42865505/goodyear-announces-sale-of-dunlop-brand-to-sumitomo-rubber-industries" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">proceeds of around $701 million</a>. The purchase amount covers the brand transfer across Europe, North America and Oceania, a transition support fee and Dunlop tire inventory purchase. The deal also includes ongoing offtake, licensing and other commercial arrangements. Dunlop brand includes trademarks and related intangible assets for consumer, commercial and specialty tires across Europe, North America and Oceania. As per the deal, Goodyear will continue producing and distributing Dunlop consumer tires in Europe until at least Dec. 31, 2025, paying royalties to SRI while retaining all profits.
Italy&#8217;s Banca Ifis on Wednesday made a 298 million euro ($309 million) offer in shares and cash for its competitor, specialty lender Illimity Bank S.p.A. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bankruptcy Block</h2>
Prospect Medical Holdings is working with law firm Sidley Austin and consulting firm Alvarez &amp; Marsal to restructure three Connecticut hospitals that are under financial strain, according <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/prospect-medical-explores-restructuring-56ab7a48" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">to</a> The Wall Street Journal. Prospect purchased the hospitals (located in Waterbury, Manchester and Vernon) in 2016. Yale New Haven Health System intended to buy the hospitals for $435 million in 2022, but an agreement never came to fruition. As of Friday, the hospitals have not yet filed for bankruptcy.
Corsa Coal Corp. (TSXV:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSO#TSXV">CSO</a>) filed for voluntary chapter 11 relief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 6. It intends to conduct a sale of its assets. The company committed $15 million in debtor-in-possession financing to support operations during the bankruptcy and sale process.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Notes From The Block</h2>
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<li>At least 686 U.S. companies filed for bankruptcy in 2024, according to the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ac3c1e2f-c9bc-417e-a686-7170e1bf8533">Financial Times</a>.</li>
<li>That&#8217;s up about 8% from 2023. It&#8217;s also higher than any year since the 828 filings in 2010. Recall how companies were still reeling from the financial crisis at the time.</li>
<li>At least 30 of last year's bankruptcy filers had at least $1 billion in liabilities at the time of filing, the publication noted, citing data from S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence.</li>
<li>Some of the major bankruptcies from 2024 included Party City, Tupperware, Red Lobster, Spirit Airlines and Avon Products.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s worth noting that liability management exercises are becoming increasingly common. These out-of-court sessions are meant to serve as a workaround or alternative to bankruptcy.</li>
<li>Joshua Clark, a senior director at Fitch Ratings, notes that many of the companies that go through those types of ordeals go bankrupt anyway if a debt agreement falls apart.</li>
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For last week&#8217;s Deal Dispatch, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/health-care/25/01/42793786/deal-dispatch-vera-bradley-party-city-modells-interest">click here</a>.
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