5 Best Inexpensive Stocks to Invest In Right Now

2. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 119

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is one of the best inexpensive stocks to invest in right now. Reuters reported on May 26 that The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Comcast’s Universal, and Warner Bros Discovery have managed to fend off a bid from China’s MiniMax to dismiss their lawsuit over its alleged theft of their intellectual property to ‌build its Hailuo image-and video-generating AI system in the California ​federal court.

MiniMax’s arguments were rejected by the U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld on Friday at the case’s early stage on the basis that the studio could not make a valid claim and that the U.S. court lacked jurisdiction over the company.

In a separate development, Raymond James lifted the price target on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) to $119 from $115 on May 7, reaffirming an Outperform rating on the shares and stating that the company delivered better-than-expected Q2 results and slightly raised FY26 EPS guidance to 12% growth. This bolsters confidence in a double-digit EPS CAGR through FY26-FY27, with strength supported by its strong franchise IP, resilient sports exposure, scaled streaming ecosystem, and robust Parks and Experiences cash flows.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) operates an international family entertainment and media enterprise. The company owns and operates television and radio production, distribution, and broadcasting stations, amusement parks, direct-to-consumer services, and hotels. Its operations are divided into the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products.