Disney Shares Surge After ‘Woke’ Bob Chapek is Booted From Company

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Following Disney’s decision to oust chief executive Bob Chapek and bring back former CEO Bob Iger, the company’s shares jumped Monday’s premarket.

“It is with an incredible sense of gratitude and humility — and, I must admit, a bit of amazement — that I write to you this evening with the news that I am returning to The Walt Disney Company as Chief Executive Officer,” Iger wrote in an email to employees, obtained by CNBC.

The dramatic turn of events has had a positive effect on the company’s shares.

As ZeroHedge reported, shares of Disney surged 13% in premarket trading following the surprise news. Shares are down more than 41% year-to-date (as of Friday’s close).

Iger, 71, “has agreed to serve as Disney’s CEO for two years, with a mandate from the Board to set the strategic direction for renewed growth and to work closely with the Board in developing a successor to lead the company at the completion of his term. Mr. Iger succeeds Bob Chapek, who has stepped down from his position,” Disney wrote in a press release.

“The Board has concluded that as Disney embarks on an increasingly complex period of industry transformation, Bob Iger is uniquely situated to lead the company through this pivotal period,” Susan Arnold, Chairman of the Board, wrote in a statement.

Chapek’s leadership has been mired with soaring costs at Disney+ as shares for the company headed for the worst annual decline since the 1970s.

According to the latest earnings report, they were well out of Wall Street expectations.

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Earlier this month, The Daily Fetched reported:

Disney stock crashed to new lows amid reports the entertainment giant is planning layoffs, travel limitations on its employees, and a hiring freeze.

Then Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the austerity measures would be difficult” but necessary, according to a letter to top company executives.

“I am fully aware this will be a difficult process for many of you and your teams. We are going to have to make tough and uncomfortable decisions,” Chapek said.

“But that is just what leadership requires, and I thank you in advance for stepping up during this important time,” he added.

“Our company has weathered many challenges during our 100-year history, and I have no doubt we will achieve our goals and create a more nimble company better suited to the environment of tomorrow,” Chapek continued.

Below is what analysts are saying about Iger’s return (viaBloomberg):

Morgan Stanley (overweight, PT $125)

  • Iger return gives him the opportunity to finish what he started: “transition Disney’s media businesses from legacy distribution to streaming, quickly, profitably, and in the face of rising cordcutting”
  • “Disney’s content is under-earning and under-monetized” and Iger has two years “to sustain and enhance the company’s creative output.”

KeyBanc Capital Markets (overweight, PT $119)

  • Iger’s reappointment will be positive for the stock, as he has a proven track record for growing the media giant
  • The announcement “comes unexpectedly” as Chapek’s contract was recently extended through July 2025

Wells Fargo Securities (overweight, PT $125)

  • While the appointment doesn’t solve all of Disney’s problems, “investors will embrace it as it puts perhaps the best leader in media at the helm, with a mandate to shake things up”

Barclays Capital (equal weight, PT $98)

  • Given that Chapek’s contract as CEO was recently extended for 3 years starting July 1, “the sudden change is completely unexpected”
  • “Iger’s long track record and steady hand at Disney is likely to be welcomed by investors”

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El gato
El gato
10 months ago

Disney is supposed to be a family friendly company, and they need to stop ALL leftist baloney. They need to cater to the majority, NOT the small minority of perverts and mentally ill!

TNRich
TNRich
10 months ago

Get rid of the groomers and those want to shove their perversions on our children. Nothing less will save Disney.

Trutherator
10 months ago

Woke fats broke until the evil ones can get a critical mass of zombified “useful idiots”, as Lenin called them.

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