Newsmax (NMAX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Newsmax, Inc. is a media and communications company that operates Newsmax, a conservative news and information brand. Its businesses provide news, political commentary, analysis and lifestyle content through television, digital media and publishing platforms.

The company's principal properties include Newsmax TV, a news and opinion television network distributed through pay-TV providers and streaming services, and Newsmax.com, its online news and information platform. Newsmax also offers content through mobile and connected-device applications, email newsletters, podcasts and social media channels, along with magazine and publishing products.

Newsmax was founded in 1998 by Christopher Ruddy, who serves as the company's chief executive officer and chairman. Based in Boca Raton, Florida, the company primarily serves audiences in the United States while making its digital content available to viewers and readers in other markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.51 to $9.96
• 50-Day Range: $8.37 to $11.42
• 52-Week Range: $5.11 to $12.11
• Volume: 275,070 shs
• Average Volume: 1.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Newsmax Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Newsmax scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 189th out of 237 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Newsmax has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Newsmax has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Newsmax are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.02) to $0.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Newsmax is -196.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Newsmax is -196.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Newsmax has a P/B Ratio of 11.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.95% of the float of Newsmax has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Newsmax has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Newsmax has recently decreased by 12.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Newsmax does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Newsmax has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Newsmax this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for NMAX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Newsmax to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Newsmax insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,611,995.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

61.03% of the stock of Newsmax is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Newsmax has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Broadcasting
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NMAX
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:NMAX
• CIK: 2026478
• Web: www.newsmax.com
• Phone: (561) 686-1165
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 500
• Year Founded: 1998

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.05)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$99.50 million
• Net Margins: -3.15%
• Pretax Margin: -3.16%
• Return on Equity: -8.28%
• Return on Assets: -3.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.39
• Quick Ratio: 2.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $189.26 million
• Price / Sales: 6.56
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.82 per share
• Price / Book: 11.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 129,160,000
• Free Float: 50,334,000
• Market Cap: $1.24 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.56