Disney Stocks

So, if you own Disney stocks, the latest financial report from the company for the 4th quarter should have you sitting pretty. The company posted a 30% gain for that quarter, beating estimates. So naturally, Disney stock prices shot up.

But y'know, there is another reason to own Disney stocks, and you can do this even with just owning ONE share in the company. While most people who own stocks have them in their names only on paper or electronically, the "certificate" that represents the stocks can actually be a work of art in itself, and worth owning. This is certainly true for the Walt Disney Company. Shown below is the paper certificate for one share of the Walt Disney Company, obtain way back in 2002 (personal information has been removed).

Of course, this was during the reign of Michael Eisner. I would love to get a new one with Bob Iger's signature. Curiously enough, the certificate doesn't show all of the Fab 5, with only Mickey and Donald representing them. Yet, it has Winnie the Pooh, which isn't a Disney creation.

As much fun as that was, we now next go to the Pixar stock certificate. Of course, this stock no longer exist since it has been bought by the Walt Disney Company. Still, it is a "historical" document in the sense that this stock has the signature of Steve Jobs, who was its CEO at that time.

Obviously, back in 2003, the stable of Pixar hits was still small, with Toy Story still its major signature. If you owned Pixar stocks then, you would have them converted into Disney stocks after the merger.

Zz.