We’re now in 2021, and so are Walt Disney shares. Foolish investors are naturally wondering: what can we expect now? What will the next weeks and months bring? If you’re invested, that could be floating around in your head as well.
In the following, let’s consider what could happen to Walt Disney stock. A little hint: The year 2021 is likely to be an exciting, but not necessarily less difficult period. That should now occupy us a little more closely.
Walt Disney share: figures that are still mixed
Basically, Foolishe investors should keep one thing in mind: The figures for Walt Disney shares will continue to be poor to mixed. Some theme parks are open regionally. In the meantime, at least some parks were open. However, some parks will also remain closed, which is likely to lead to a drop in sales.
The theme park in Florida alone is expected to remain closed for some time. The local authorities are currently very strict regarding the requirements. The parks will probably only be allowed to reopen when there is one infected person per 100,000 inhabitants. It will take some time until then.
The Walt Disney share could therefore face a turnaround in the current stock market year 2021. Not operationally soon, however. At least in the first half of the year, it should remain difficult, which is mainly due to the lack of sales and results in the amusement park segment.
Walt Disney is of course more than just the theme parks. However, in the coming year, for example, growing streaming revenues and sales will not be sufficient to fill this gap, so that the US media and leisure company can build on its old strength.
Streaming focus and growth!
Speaking of more than just amusement parks: what could provide movement and positive impulses despite falling numbers is the streaming segment. Here too, Walt Disney is more than just Disney +. After all, the company also owns Hulu in all its variations and ESPN +. Two other strong services with millions of subscribers.
However, the focus should be on Disney +. Or at the same time on the ambitious forecast issued by the Maushaus. Accordingly, the management would like to have 350 million active streamers in all services from its own product range by 2024. Further advances in user numbers are likely to lurk next year. That could imply further potential for Walt Disney stock.
Overall, the perspective is likely to shift. Instead of sales and results, streaming numbers and subscribers could become more important in the future. Probably also because in the future more than half of group sales will result from streaming.
The year 2021 will therefore be one thing above all: a year of Group restructuring in which the most promising segment is becoming more and more important. There is definitely a lot of potential at the Mickey Mouse group. However, possibly not only in the next twelve months.
Walt Disney share: on the way to something big!
Walt Disney should therefore be on the way to something bigger. The US leisure and media company will still suffer from COVID-19. However, the focus is likely to shift somewhat.
The streaming segment should continue to pick up speed, also with a content offensive. The group is therefore likely to change significantly over the next few years. In addition to the established, classic business models, there is a gigantic growth market.
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Vincent owns shares in Walt Disney. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Walt Disney and recommends the following options: Long January 2021 $ 60 Call on Walt Disney and Short January 2021 $ 135 Call on Walt Disney.
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