News (NWS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS) is a global media and information services company with businesses spanning news, publishing, digital real estate services and subscription-based content. The company operates through a portfolio of brands that serve consumers, professionals and businesses across multiple markets.

Its major operations include Dow Jones, which provides business news, financial information and data through publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s; News Corp Australia and News UK, which publish newspapers and digital news platforms; and HarperCollins Publishers, a global book publishing company. News Corp also owns Move, the operator of Realtor.com and related digital real estate services in the United States.

News Corporation was established in 2013 when the former News Corporation separated its publishing assets from its entertainment businesses, which became 21st Century Fox. The company serves audiences and customers primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and other international markets. Robert Thomson serves as chief executive officer, while Lachlan Murdoch is executive chair.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.92 to $33.99
• 50-Day Range: $31.22 to $35.32
• 52-Week Range: $25.49 to $35.76
• Volume: 764,784 shs
• Average Volume: 858,733 shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.20
• Dividend Yield: 0.59%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

News Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

News scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 238 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

News has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, 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: 0.6 / 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 32.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of News is 32.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

News has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.84% 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 3.04, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in News has recently decreased by 14.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

News has a dividend yield of 0.61%, 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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

News has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for News this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for NWS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added News to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• 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: 28.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.92
• 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: 2.03
• Cash Flow: $2.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.78
• Book Value: $17.00 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 541,050,000
• Free Float: 480,996,000
• Market Cap: $18.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96