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Walmart Stock Split and Earnings Are Coming Up. What to Expect.

Investing Insights

Morningstar, Ivanna Hampton, Sarah Hansen

Bonds, Stocks, Analysis, Advice, Trading, Funds, News, Investment, Morningstar, Entrepreneurship, Mutual, Ideas, Etfs, Finance, Investing, Business, Economic, Independent, Christine Benz

4.2539 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Plus, details about Ford’s special dividend for 2024, and how spot bitcoin ETFs performed in their first month.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Please stay tuned for important disclosure information at the conclusion of this episode.

0:06.1

Here's what to head on this week's Investing Insights. Walmart plans to split its stock. I'll talk with a Morning Star analyst about what this means and whether investors should buy or pass.

0:16.8

Plus, Disney is ready to play full court ball in live sports streaming.

0:21.8

Yet, issues remain for the entertainment powerhouse after solid earnings.

0:26.6

And spot Bitcoin ETFs have hit the one-month mark since launch.

0:31.7

A look at how much money has flowed in and why the demand could grow.

0:35.8

This is Investing Insights.

0:41.5

Music flowed in and why the demand could grow. This is Investing Insights. Welcome to Investing Insights. I'm your host, Ivana Hampton. Let's get started with a look

0:46.6

at the Morning Star headlines. Disney's margins climbed in its fiscal first quarter. Morningstar

0:53.4

considers the entertainment powerhouses results

0:56.1

are positive, though underlying issues remain. Disney is now going all in on streaming live

1:03.6

sports. It's partnering with Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery to provide a joint streaming service

1:09.7

this year. Disney will launch ESPN as a

1:13.0

standalone platform next year. In contrast to these grand streaming plans, the company had

1:19.4

weak results in its traditional TV and licensing businesses, but the quarter validates Disney's

1:26.3

strength and ability to survive the media

1:29.3

industry's evolution. Morningstar estimates Disney value at $115 per share. It appears moderately

1:37.2

undervalued. Ford is cutting costs in 2024 to ease the damage from the United Auto Workers' Strike. The Detroit

1:46.4

automaker reported a strong fourth quarter, despite the UAW strike costing about $1.6 billion

1:54.1

in quarterly profit. It reported earnings per share of 29 cents, beating the average Wall Street analyst expectations.

2:02.8

However, it was down year over year. Management predicts flat to modest sales increase and

2:09.0

lower prices in 2024 compared to 2023. Ford will pay out a supplemental dividend for a second

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