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News (NWS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$32.09 -0.19 (-0.59%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$32.05 -0.04 (-0.12%)
As of 10/3/2025 06:46 PM Eastern
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About News Stock (NASDAQ:NWS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$32.04
$32.67
50-Day Range
$31.56
$35.17
52-Week Range
$26.25
$35.58
Volume
1.04 million shs
Average Volume
2.23 million shs
Market Capitalization
$18.13 billion
P/E Ratio
15.43
Dividend Yield
0.62%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

News Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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40th Percentile Overall Score

NWS MarketRank™: 

News scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 216th out of 294 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for News are expected to decrease by -5.83% in the coming year, from $1.03 to $0.97 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of News is 15.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 232.81.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of News is 15.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.64.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    News has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about News' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.86% of the float of News has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    News has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in News has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    News has a dividend yield of 0.62%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    News does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of News is 9.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, News will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.62% next year. This indicates that News will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about News' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.86% of the float of News has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    News has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in News has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    News has a news sentiment score of 1.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for News this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for NWS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added News to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, News insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    13.68% of the stock of News is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 14.63% of the stock of News is held by institutions.

  • Read more about News' insider trading history.
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NWS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

News' stock was trading at $30.43 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NWS shares have increased by 5.5% and is now trading at $32.09.

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. News had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 13.21%.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of News: Investor's Business Daily, News Technology Services, Wireless Group plc, Unruly, VCCircle, BigDecisions, NWS Digital India Pvt Ltd, and more.

News' top institutional shareholders include GAMMA Investing LLC and Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Susan Panuccio, David B Pitofsky, Marygrace Degrazio and Mft Sh Family Trust.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of NWS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that News investors own include IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), Applied Materials (AMAT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Record date for 10/8 Dividend
9/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend
9/10/2025
Today
10/05/2025
Dividend Payable
10/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST
Sub-Industry
Printing And Publishing
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:NWS
CIK
1564708
Fax
N/A
Employees
25,500
Year Founded
1980

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.43
Forward P/E Ratio
31.16
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.18 billion
Net Margins
13.21%
Pretax Margin
10.92%
Return on Equity
5.66%
Return on Assets
3.19%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.21
Current Ratio
1.84
Quick Ratio
1.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.45 billion
Price / Sales
2.15
Cash Flow
$1.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.72
Book Value
$16.61 per share
Price / Book
1.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
564,970,000
Free Float
487,684,000
Market Cap
$18.13 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.17

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This page (NASDAQ:NWS) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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