Walt Disney Company DIS will release earnings results for the third quarter before the opening bell on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Conversely, if the stock price decreases to $40, the dividend yield would increase to 5% ($2/$40). Next, we take this amount and divide it by Disney's $1.00 dividend: $6,000 / $1.00 = 6,000 shares. So, an investor would need to own approximately $716,100 worth of Disney, or 6,000 shares to generate a monthly dividend income of $500. Assuming a more conservative goal of $100 monthly ($1,2 ...