News (NWS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) is a global media and information services company that operates in digital media, news publishing, book publishing, real estate information and subscription services. Its portfolio serves consumers, businesses and professional audiences across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and other international markets.

The company’s businesses include Dow Jones, which provides business news, financial information and data through publications and services such as The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s; News Corp Australia and News UK, which publish newspapers and digital news brands; and the New York Post. News Corp also owns HarperCollins Publishers, a global book publisher with titles spanning fiction, nonfiction, education and religious publishing.

News Corp’s other operations include digital real estate services, including businesses associated with property listings and information, as well as subscription-based digital products and advertising platforms. The company was established in its current form in 2013 following the separation of the former News Corporation’s publishing and media assets from its entertainment businesses. Lachlan Murdoch serves as executive chair, and Robert Thomson is chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.30 to $31.87
• 50-Day Range: $29.75 to $35.32
• 52-Week Range: $25.49 to $35.76
• Volume: 698,003 shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.83
• Dividend Yield: 0.63%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

News Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

News scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 245 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

News has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

News has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for News are expected to decrease by -2.29% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of News is 30.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of News is 30.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 233.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

News has a P/B Ratio of 1.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.99% 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 4.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in News has recently decreased by 10.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

News has a dividend yield of 0.63%, 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 19.42%. 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 15.63% next year. This indicates that News will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

News has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for News this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NWS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.10% 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NWS
• CIK: 1564708
• Web: www.newscorp.com
• Phone: (212) 416-3400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21,700
• Year Founded: 1980

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.24
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $573 million
• Net Margins: 6.35%
• Pretax Margin: 11.59%
• Return on Equity: 7.09%
• Return on Assets: 4.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 1.62
• Quick Ratio: 1.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.90
• Cash Flow: $2.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.06
• Book Value: $17.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 541,050,000
• Free Float: 480,996,000
• Market Cap: $17.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90