News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes content for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in five segments: News and Information Services, Book Publishing, Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron's, MarketWatch, and DJX through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, Websites, mobile device applications, tablets and e-book readers, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Newspapers
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone212-416-3400
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$10.07 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees28,000
Next Earnings Date11/6/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
News (NASDAQ:NWS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is News' stock symbol?
News trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NWS."
How often does News pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for News?
News announced a Semi-Annual dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, October 16th. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 10th. View News' Dividend History.
How were News' earnings last quarter?
News Corp (NASDAQ:NWS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter. The firm earned $2.47 billion during the quarter. News had a net margin of 1.54% and a return on equity of 2.59%. View News' Earnings History.
When is News' next earnings date?
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for News?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for News in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for News.
Has News been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about NWS stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. News earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for News.
Are investors shorting News?
News saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,740,000 shares, an increase of 18.4% from the June 15th total of 1,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 756,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View News' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of News' key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of News own?
Who are News' key executives?
News' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, Exec. Chairman (Age 88)
- Mr. Robert J. Thomson, CEO & Director (Age 58)
- Ms. Susan Lee Panuccio BBUS (Dist), B.Bus (Hons), ICCA, Chief Financial Officer (Age 47)
- Mr. David B. Pitofsky, Gen. Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer (Age 54)
- Mr. Kevin P. Halpin, Principal Accounting Officer
Who are News' major shareholders?
News' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Independent Franchise Partners LLP (1.57%), BlackRock Inc. (1.22%), Vanguard Group Inc. (0.69%), Sterling Capital Management LLC (0.54%), Northern Trust Corp (0.21%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.20%). Company insiders that own News stock include David B Pitofsky, Kevin Halpin and Robert J Thomson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for News.
Which major investors are selling News stock?
NWS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CQS Cayman LP, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Bank of America Corp DE, Vanguard Group Inc., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Laurion Capital Management LP and Gabelli Funds LLC. Company insiders that have sold News company stock in the last year include David B Pitofsky and Kevin Halpin. View Insider Buying and Selling for News.
Which major investors are buying News stock?
NWS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Independent Franchise Partners LLP, BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, TD Asset Management Inc., Invesco Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for News.
How do I buy shares of News?
Shares of NWS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is News' stock price today?
One share of NWS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.36.
How big of a company is News?
What is News' official website?
How can I contact News?
News' mailing address is 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The company can be reached via phone at 212-416-3400 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for News (NASDAQ NWS)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about News and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe NWS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe NWS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
