USA Today (TDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

USA TODAY is a U.S. news media brand that publishes national and local news through its print newspaper, website, mobile applications and other digital platforms. Its coverage includes politics, business, sports, entertainment, technology, lifestyle and consumer topics.

Founded in 1982, USA TODAY was developed as a nationally distributed newspaper with an emphasis on accessible writing, visual presentation and broad geographic coverage. The brand also produces newsletters, video content, podcasts and other digital media, and operates within the broader USA TODAY NETWORK of local news organizations.

USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc., which operates newspapers and digital news properties across the United States. USA TODAY is not publicly traded as a separate company, and the ticker symbol “TDAY” does not correspond to the brand’s publicly traded ownership.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.38 to $6.61
• 50-Day Range: $6.15 to $9.05
• 52-Week Range: $3.42 to $9.21
• Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $944.05 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $9.03
• Consensus Rating: Hold

USA Today Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

USA Today scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 244 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

USA Today has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

USA Today has a consensus price target of $9.03, representing about 40.6% upside from its current price of $6.42.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

USA Today has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of USA Today is -21.40, 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 USA Today is -21.40, 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

USA Today has a P/B Ratio of 6.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.20% of the float of USA Today has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

USA Today has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Today has recently increased by 22.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

USA Today does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

USA Today does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

USA Today has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for USA Today this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for TDAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.40% of the stock of USA Today is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.71% of the stock of USA Today is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TDAY
• CIK: 1579684
• Web: gannett.com
• Phone: 703-854-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,500
• Year Founded: 1906

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for USA Today: $9.03
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $8.05
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.30)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.75 million
• Net Margins: -1.81%
• Pretax Margin: 3.01%
• Return on Equity: -21.13%
• Return on Assets: -1.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.74
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.34
• Book Value: $1.05 per share
• Price / Book: 6.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 146,820,000
• Free Float: 140,358,000
• Market Cap: $944.05 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.35