New York Times (NYT) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Key Points

• The New York Times is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 6th, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $670.22 million.
• In its last earnings release, the company reported $0.41 earnings per share, surpassing estimates, and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 7.1%.
• Insiders have sold a total of 8,490 shares valued at approximately $479,728 in the last quarter, indicating a decrease in their ownership stakes.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $670.22 million for the quarter.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $635.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $634.99 million. New York Times had a return on equity of 18.70% and a net margin of 11.53%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect New York Times to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

New York Times Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE NYT traded up $0.37 on Friday, reaching $52.26. 1,918,758 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,698,410. The business's fifty day moving average price is $55.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.09. New York Times has a fifty-two week low of $44.83 and a fifty-two week high of $58.16.

New York Times Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 9th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 9th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. New York Times's payout ratio is 39.13%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other New York Times news, EVP William Bardeen sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.83, for a total transaction of $142,075.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,727 shares of the company's stock, valued at $950,595.41. This trade represents a 13.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO R Anthony Benten sold 1,990 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.75, for a total value of $112,932.50. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 39,685 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,252,123.75. This trade represents a 4.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 8,490 shares of company stock valued at $479,728 over the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On New York Times

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NYT. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of New York Times by 52.2% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,640 shares of the company's stock valued at $577,000 after buying an additional 3,990 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of New York Times in the first quarter valued at $442,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of New York Times by 690.7% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 846 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 739 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.37% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on NYT. Wall Street Zen raised New York Times from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of New York Times in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their price objective on New York Times from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, New York Times currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $56.40.

About New York Times

The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, creates, collects, and distributes news and information worldwide. The company operates through two segments, The New York Times Group and The Athletic. It offers The New York Times (The Times) through company's mobile application, website, printed newspaper, and associated content, such as podcast.