News (NWSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

News Corp is a global media and information-services company whose Class A common stock trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol NWSA. The company operates a portfolio of businesses spanning digital and print publishing, subscription products, professional information, real estate services and book publishing.

Its principal businesses include Dow Jones, which provides financial news, data, research and professional information through publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s; News Corp Australia and News UK, which operate newspapers and digital news platforms; and HarperCollins Publishers, which publishes fiction, nonfiction, educational and religious titles. The company also operates or holds interests in digital real estate services, including property-listing and related platforms in several markets.

News Corp serves consumers, businesses and professional customers across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and other international markets. It was created in 2013 when the former News Corporation separated its publishing businesses from its entertainment operations. Robert Thomson serves as chief executive officer, while Lachlan Murdoch serves as chair of the company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.49 to $31.09
• 50-Day Range: $28.12 to $31.19
• 52-Week Range: $22.20 to $31.66
• Volume: 3.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.17
• Dividend Yield: 0.64%
• Price Target: $37.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

News Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

News scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

News has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

News has a consensus price target of $37.80, representing about 21.6% upside from its current price of $31.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

News has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for News are expected to grow by 9.92% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of News is 30.17, 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 30.17, 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 1.83. 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

2.30% 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 2.07, 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 7.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

News has a dividend yield of 0.65%, 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 13.89% next year. This indicates that News will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

News has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 8 news articles for News this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for NWSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added News to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 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

11.59% 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

66.97% of the stock of News is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

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:NWSA
• CIK: 1564708
• Web: www.newscorp.com
• Phone: (212) 416-3400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21,700
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for News: $37.80
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.91
• 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: 1.86
• Cash Flow: $2.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.43
• Book Value: $17.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 541,050,000
• Free Float: 478,345,000
• Market Cap: $16.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97