Before the Bell: Disney shares surge

Shares of the Walt Disney Co., rose in premarket trading Friday after the company beat Wall Street estimates when it reported results for its latest quarter.

The stock is up $ 1.38, or 4 percent, to $ 36.02 in premarket trading, after rising 2.5 per cent on Thursday.

Late Thursday, the House of Mickey Mouse reported revenues of $ 1.09 billion, or 58 cents per share, for the fiscal fourth quarter. It is up to 30 percent from a year earlier, thanks to higher spending by visitors to the Parks Disney and growth on the Disney Channel and ESPN.

Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings came to 59 cents a share, beating the 54 cents expected, on average, by analysts polled by FactSet.

Revenues increased 7 percent to $ 10.43 billion, beating 10.37 billion analysts on average.

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